Fear And Anxiety

In this day and age lots of kids come across most of the same pressures. Such as peer pressure from friends to drink, smoke, do drugs, and join gangs. These are some every day fears some kids come across every day. Violence, drugs and problems at home are what cause most kids fear and anxiety.

My partner and I did a survey asking kids if they have ever experienced fear and or anxiety. All of them responded "yes," except for one. The survey also included a question which asked what theyre greatest fear is, alot of the kids said being brutally murdered or beat up. What do these responses tell you about todays society. Our society today is dangerous and an unsafe place to be. This is why parents dont give their children many privelages like to stay out late, because they don't want their kids to get caught up in a world of drugs and violence.

My partner and I also did a class questionnare asking; "What causes you fear and anxiety," They answered," criminals, big brothers, drunk bums, failure, bully's, gangs, and drug and alcohol pressure . Our next question was, " How do you react?" They said," run , fight, spit, beat up brother or sister, yell at mom and/or dad, shoot them, stab them, and hide.