Lightfully Behavioral Health

If you are asking, “What is sextortion?” it may be because something scary happened online or you want to help your teen stay safer. Sextortion is a form of blackmail. It happens when someone threatens to share a private sexual image, video or message unless the teen sends more content, pays money or does what the person demands. For teens, this can be frightening, isolating ...

Anxiety affects more boys than many parents realize — and it can be easy to miss because it doesn’t always look like fear or worry. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 9% of boys ages 3 to 17 (about 1 in 11) had current, ...

If your teen seems different after a traumatic experience, it can be hard to know what to do next. Not every young person who goes through trauma develops PTSD, and some stress reactions improve with time. However, mental health treatment may be helpful if your child’s symptoms continue to affect their sleep quality, school performance, relationships, mood or safety.<...

Learning how to deal with social media addiction can feel challenging, especially if your teen’s phone is tied to their friendships, school, identity and daily life. Social media addiction isn’t a formal diagnosis, but some young people can develop compulsive use patterns that share traits with other behavioral conditions. 

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Anxiety can feel different for every teen. Sometimes it shows up as worry, overthinking or trouble sleeping. Other times, it can feel sudden, intense and physical. People sometimes use the term ‘anxiety attack’ to describe intense anxiety or panic-like symptoms, such as a racing heart, chest tightness, shaking, dizziness, nausea or a sense that something bad is about to happe...