Are kids being melodramatic

Thank you also for this great debate! After reading your response, one point I noticed right away was ' Are kids being melodramatic? Well yes, but, they may not know it just yet. That's why we have to point it out so they can fix it before it haunts them for the rest of their lives. ' You're partially right in this. The reason I say partially is because someone being melodramatic or partaking in any behaviour which can be labelled with an adjective is subjective to the person using the label. There is without a doubt hundreds of people who are genuinely melodramatic at a young age and grow out of it. But that's the fun of life, we live and reflect on our past, and occasionally have a good laugh of what we used to be. This is a single scenario which may apply to millions of people who have previously been melodramatic and eventually evened themselves out and learned how to deal with their emotions in a more healthy manner. However it is not the only scenario, and I believe this is where the Pro side of this debate falls short. The second scenario is people who genuinely have conditions such as depression, anxiety and autism. These people sadly are unable to be cured with simply being taught differently, or forced to think differently. It's in their nature and it always will be. They can only learn to live with it and find people who love them enough to deal with it and see past the problem. In the previous example I used of my Mother. Though her severe depression annoys me from time to time, in the case of simple things being blown way out of proportion, I know that if I sat and told her she was behaving badly or not being correct in dealing with her emotions, it will only lead her into a deep depression phase, opening the door to things such as suicide. I believe this is because we all have, as I've mentioned before, different thresholds. I can sure as hell handle a lot of grief and can manage to see the bright side of things, so I have a high tolerance level of the problems life sends my way. However other people do not, and therefore they must continually vent their problems and show signs of distress, whether it be simple muttering about problems every couple minutes or out lashing in a different manner such as crying, self harm. Or in my opinion a more constructive way, which avoids physical abuse such as making a YouTube video, more friends, writing poetry, taking a long walk, listening to music or writing some Facebook posts as an outlet. I'll finish up by hitting on your closing statement of aiming to help at the very least. I agree with this completely. Help is priceless for anyone who needs it, and even better for those who don't know they need it. But the help one can give is very limited. And the correction of serious illnesses that affect the mind are extremely limited. Therefore I feel I'm happy to tolerate people who act differently and react differently, as every human as we agree is entitled to. 'Are kids being melodramatic' Not yet, when they start taking their lives over first world problems such as losing their iPod or not getting the gift they wanted, I will fully agree with the statement, but at this time I feel it's a little exaggerated and can be considered slightly insensitive as it does cover a bunch of people who may or may not suffer from illnesses which they cannot help. Thank you for the debate, and I also wish you good luck in the voting period! forsoke