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  • Teens Focused on Their Pain (3-9-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    For parents, understanding that people in pain will intensely focus on relieving that pain may help you understand why your teen is choosing to live a self-destructive lifestyle.

    In an airport security line, a lady dropped her laptop computer squarely on my toe. The pain was instant. From the moment my toe was hit, my breathless focus was on my pain.

    It reminded me of the teens I work with, who are in similar emotional pain. It is all they can think about. They resort to using drugs or alcohol and become angry as they seek ways to find some relief. I hope it offers you a different perspective on seemingly wayward teens. They are good kids just wanting to stop the pain in their lives.


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