Shea Wiedemeyerâs depression crept in slowly.
The high school freshman had struggled with some anxiety before schools shut down abruptly in March, but in the isolation of the pandemic, cut off from daily interaction with friends and teachers at McCallum High School in Austin, the feelings snowballed.
âI feel stuck in this sort of in between age where Iâm old enough to see current events that Iâm able to understand their impact and have opinions on them, but Iâm unable to really do anything about it,â she said. âItâs a very discouraging feeling and it leaves me feeling pretty hopeless about the future, both my own and that of the world.â
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Closed classrooms and remote learning have left many Texas school students dealing with mental health issues including loneliness, depression and thoughts of suicide. Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune
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Shea Wiedemeyer s depression crept in slowly.
The high school freshman had struggled with some anxiety before schools shut down abruptly in March, but in the isolation of the pandemic, cut off from daily interaction with friends and teachers at McCallum High School in Austin, the feelings snowballed.