A mental health campaign mimics a teenager's room in Nervion Plaza

“There are days when I don't feel well, and I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't feel like going to school. Sometimes it's hard for me to breathe.” These phrases are often associated with young people who are going through a phase A stage in which there is a lot of discomfort, isolation, and even some behavioral disorders.

The Ministry of Health estimates that 70% of psychological disorders begin in childhood and adolescence Therefore, early attention is crucial to treating a person's health. For this reason, the San Juan de Dios Hospital Association organized the awareness campaign Ask therapy In it, through Alex's rooma fictional teenager, and in collaboration with the Nervión Plaza shopping center, the goal is to inspire young people and find the necessary help to deal with their fears.

That's why A The stunning wooden structure will be simulated from today until next Saturday. A room like the one any young man could have in his home. There, Alex, the fictional teenager in this project, has a computer and a chair PlayerOr books, posters, magazines or a skateboard, among other items that can be found in the room of any boy or girl between 18 and 25 years old. Although Alex is not physically present, his room seeks to attract attention and connect with any young person who enters the exhibition he organizes Hospital order In cooperation with Shopping center. One vote counts His story And everything that worries you. accompanies him Professional voice In parallel, it explains the reason for that feeling and the solutions that may result from it.

“Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't like what I see, but other days I do. Why does the image I have of myself change so much?”, can be read in a note written by teenager Alex. , and pasted it in front of the mirror, while in parallel next to the aforementioned annotation there is another comment in which an expert points out this “The mirror does not always give us a true picture of who we are.”Accompanied by various advice for the imaginative young man.

At the same time, the campaign aims to help teenagers not feel alone.”Knowing that there is someone to ask and who to identify with when taking the leap to seek help from mental health professionals“, explains the psychiatrist at San Juan de Dios Hospital, Marta Lopez.

For her part, San Juan de Dios District Awareness Coordinator, Diana Casillas, stated that the initiative “aims to promote prevention and Focus on how to manage discomfort and emotional well-being today What are the challenges and needs that must be strengthened at the individual and collective levels?

To bring young people closer to this initiative, school visits to the facilities were organized, in addition to holding meetings Educational workshops With them, they can learn about mental health and express their problems. In addition, the initiative is also available through the link www.askcura.org.