If anyone has ever told you that high school is the best four years of your life, you should advise him or her to seek professional help immediately. The most obvious adjustment that a young woman faces in her adolescent years is with her changing body. Puberty can bring on fun stuff like breasts and menstruation rather quickly, and a teenager may need more time to get acclimated to the new things her body can do. Emotional and social changes accompany the physical ones. Even today, social expectations for young women are often less egalitarian and more limiting than people want to admit.
Young women begin to have romantic interests.
They strive to achieve independence from parents, establishing stronger connections with their friends. Often, fitting in with a group of peers can be stressful. Feelings of isolation and depression can result. While adolescent females are less likely to commit suicide than their male counterparts, they are more prone to thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts. While most adolescents have thoughts about suicide from time to time, continual thoughts indicate a more serious problem.