Anxiety is terrifying. Learn what this teen does about it. | Raci Levine | TEDxManhattanBeach

As much as schools, parents, and the media talk about anxiety and the imperative to support the mental health of young adults, anxiety is still front and center as an issue for teens. In her honest and candid talk, high school student Raci Levine shares how when anxiety surprises her and catches her off guard, she has found a friend in writing - a tool that helps to take the edge off and allows her to live her life. Raci Levine is currently a junior at Mira Costa High School. She is passionate about writing and runs the Features section for La Vista, the school’s newspaper. Raci is also the president of Mira Costa’s American Jewish Cultural Club where she is committed to raising awareness and encouraging diversity throughout the campus.
Raci volunteers with the philanthropic group Sandpipers Junior and has completed UCLA business and entrepreneurial courses. Whichever college Raci ends up attending, she hopes to travel the world and take on many new adventures. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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What an amazing young woman

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im 15 yo and i cant stop anxiety and fear deom people thats rlly scary and i cant focus in the class and i cant talk all this is true and worse nbdy understand me 😭 i cant calm it 😢

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Great job! Very inspiring

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I’ve been thinking about these college kids today, those who get accommodations, who get catered to by the institution, the employer, society. Imagine being in a group of hunter-gatherers, living in a land where lions attack humans daily. All humans suffer the fear of this attack. Immensely. But to make the society work, to make it so that all can go about living, breathing, eating, reproducing, individuals in the society must take turns keeping guard with a dart gun for tranquilizing the lion(s). To use it, the darter must be in a close proximity to the lion. This increases the anxiety of the darter. Meanwhile, those safe in their homes and with the group, individuals among that group are so filled with anxiety about the lion, that society caters to them, ignoring the darter. The darters, being given less attention and resources, succumb to the lions, one by one, as resources have been allocated to quell the anxiety of the individuals who swear they can’t function, especially not as darters who practically ensure the longevity of the society. Eventually, the anxious are left and they must become darters, but cannot last more than a few hours.

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Now imagine if those people had access to resources that could teach them how to handle their anxiety properly so they'd be prepared for the lions. (Also your narrative sets a false representation of anxiety, what those people are really feeling is just stress, anxiety is a mental disorder. If someone I loved was out risking their lives I'd be stressed too, but that's not anxiety)