79 Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps a patient learn to change their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours so as to feel better. Do you know of any funny online challenges? to attempt: tentare to dare: sfidare deadly: mortale dizziness: vertigini to fuel: fomentare sweating: sudorazione to trigger: scatenare withdrawal: ritiro 160 ADOLESCENTS ANXIETY, FOMO, AND HIKIKOMORI The physical and psychological changes a teenager lives through may lead to troubled states of mind. Anxiety Anxiety is an emotion characterised by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes. Some of the consequences of anxiety are increased blood pressure, panic attacks, sleep disorders, dizziness, and sweating. Anxiety disorders mostly start during the teenage years; if left untreated, they can have long-term effects that can continue into adulthood. Treatment options include psychological therapy, such as family therapy or cognitive behavioural therapy ; more rarely, medicines may be recommended. It can also help if adolescents get regular physical activity, eat well, reduce their caffeine intake, avoid smoking and alcohol, get enough sleep, reduce their stress levels through meditation, relaxation or breathing exercises. FOMO More and more, and fuelled by social media, teens wish and sometimes even need to be continually connected with what others are doing so as not to feel left out. The Fear of Missing Out refers to the fear of not being included in something (such as an interesting or enjoyable activity) that others are experiencing. Sometimes, in order to feel part of a group, teens also take part in online challenges where someone attempts a specific activity and dares other users to do the same. Some of these challenges can be fun , but others may be dangerous or even deadly. Hikikomori Hikikomori is a Japanese word which means pulling inward, being confined , and describes a total withdrawal from society with extreme degrees of social isolation and confinement. Teens (but sometimes even 20- to 30-year-olds) who suffer from it isolate themselves in their bedrooms for months or years at a time because they are afraid of not being ready or enough for the outer world and interact with it only through technology. Hikikomori can be triggered by a variety of factors and it is often accompanied by other mental health issues such as depression and anxiety disorders.