COVID-19

I chose this question because so many of us are in this crummy, leaking, barely steerable boat right now. Three things in particular jumped out at me about your question, because I’m seeing them in other Scarleteen users, my social media channels, and my friend circles: loneliness, lack of purpose…

The current pandemic is stressful all on its own. But for many of us – very much including young people who aren’t living independently – the stress of the situation is amplified by some of the realities of social distancing. It cuts some of us off from our support networks, from friends, from…