INVISIBLE

Everyone happens to feel alone or powerless sometimes. In the last years, there’s been an increase of teenagers suffering from this state of mind and having consequentially repercussions on their lives.  There are several reasons why a teenager can feel “invisible”, one of them  is that we live in a society full of prejudices  and very competitive, where everyone is judged. 

Something we believe has been experienced by everyone at least once in their life, is the feeling of being invisible. If we could see all of our memories in front of us like on a movie, we're sure we’d all find that particular moment in which we felt like we were alone in the world, and it's not so fun at all. We could define this type of invisibility as 'harmless', because, sooner or later, we find a way out of it. However, there are some people who are not able to come out of it so easily, people who feel like this all their lives.

On the contrary to what is generally assumed, feeling invisible is a common experience, especially among teenagers, so among us. Actually, we feel that people do not think about this problem at all, and that's why we do not even realize it also affects the closest people we have.

Personally, we do not recognize anyone among the people we know that is considered invisible, but it is something that can be easily found in the Internet.

Social networks are full of young people who feel the need to shout at the world that they exist but too afraid of saying it out loud to their friends and family, so they write about it on their profiles.

The invisibility they feel is often caused by the lack of interest shown by the people closest to them, so, consequently, they feel unlistened, unappreciated and unloved.

Most of the times the parents are those who let these feelings grow inside teenagers, but this can also have its beginning at school when teachers and classmates do not give the right amount of importance to everyone's opinions.

Nevertheless, this problem can have bigger consequences than you could imagine: indeed, it can bring those who are affected to do something crazy in order to be noticed, or even worse, to self-harm.

We believe that we need to become less self-centered, to show more interest towards those who seem lonely and friendless, but also to the ones close to us because we might have not given them enough attention. 

So, guys, this was our opinion about this very important topic. We hope you read this article carefully because it's never too late to help a friend who needs to be listened to, don’t forget it! 

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Giacomo & Lorenzo T.