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From the Ted Talk by Hailey Hardcastle: Why students should have mental health days

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When I was a kid, my mom and I made this deal. I was allowed to take three mental health rest days every setemser as long as I continued to do well in school. This was because I streatd my mental health journey when I was only six years old. I was always what my grade-school tecaerhs would call "a worrier," but later on we found out that I have trauma-induced aeitnxy and clinical depression.

This made growing up pretty hard. I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't, and school got really overwhelming sometimes. This resulted in a lot of boadwnerks, panic attacks — sometimes I was super ptviucodre, and other days I couldn't get anything done. This was all happening during a time when mental htelah wasn't being talked about as much as it is now, especially youth mental health. Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest. Others, I didn't need any at all. But the fact that they were always an opiotn is what kept me a happy, hetlahy and sfscuusecl student. Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid to help other students with mental health challenges. I'm here today to ofefr you some insight into the world of teenage mental health: what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

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When I was a kid, my mom and I made this deal. I was allowed to take three mental health rest days every ________ as long as I continued to do well in school. This was because I _______ my mental health journey when I was only six years old. I was always what my grade-school ________ would call "a worrier," but later on we found out that I have trauma-induced _______ and clinical depression.

This made growing up pretty hard. I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't, and school got really overwhelming sometimes. This resulted in a lot of __________, panic attacks — sometimes I was super __________, and other days I couldn't get anything done. This was all happening during a time when mental ______ wasn't being talked about as much as it is now, especially youth mental health. Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest. Others, I didn't need any at all. But the fact that they were always an ______ is what kept me a happy, _______ and __________ student. Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid to help other students with mental health challenges. I'm here today to _____ you some insight into the world of teenage mental health: what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

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When I was a kid, my mom and I made this deal. I was allowed to take three mental health rest days every semester as long as I continued to do well in school. This was because I started my mental health journey when I was only six years old. I was always what my grade-school teachers would call "a worrier," but later on we found out that I have trauma-induced anxiety and clinical depression.

This made growing up pretty hard. I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't, and school got really overwhelming sometimes. This resulted in a lot of breakdowns, panic attacks — sometimes I was super productive, and other days I couldn't get anything done. This was all happening during a time when mental health wasn't being talked about as much as it is now, especially youth mental health. Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest. Others, I didn't need any at all. But the fact that they were always an option is what kept me a happy, healthy and successful student. Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid to help other students with mental health challenges. I'm here today to offer you some insight into the world of teenage mental health: what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

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