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Emotional Changes in Adolescence Back to Home Page Emotions are funny things. Many of us cannot control our emotions and they may appear suddenly. If someone has ever yelled at you over nothing, that is probably their anger getting the better of them. There are so many different emotions, and they are different for each person. Someone may not feel anger very well and feel sad too easily. During adolescence we begin to think in new ways and feel new emotions. Quite often physical changes will make us angry and confused. Teenagers are known to fight with their parents often about matters that do not matter much.



The teenager gets a new sense of independance and a feeling of clarity. Many people begin to think clearly and this often causes more fights. Teenagers believe that they are right and they believe their own thoughts even though they may not be true.

There are quite a few actions or thoughts that are common in kids going through puberty, some of these are: · Hormones, which set off physical changes at puberty, are also responsible for affecting moods and general emotional responses in teens. · Worries about physical changes -- height, weight, facial hair, developing breasts in girls -- are also a source of increased emotions. · Irregular meal patterns, skipping breakfast and fasting to lose weight are not uncommon. · Lack of rest may lead to moodiness, gloominess, irritability and a tendency to have spurts of anger.

How do I handle my emotional changes? You may feel as if you are the only person in the world going through this, but you must remember that your parents and the people you trust went through the same thing and are there to help you. You could also taking up a calming exercise it could either be one that relaxes your body like yoga or meditation, or it could be something where you can take out all your anger e.g boxing, rugby. It is sometimes good to get all your anger out in a way that does not harm people. It tends to happen that girls lean towards the relaxing exercises such as yoga and boys like the physical exercises such as rugby. However this is not always the case.