Articles

The following pages contain articles, submissions and short stories sent to tscNOW! by our users.

Teen Pregnancy
Kay, one of our visitors talks about her 15 y/o friends pregnancy

Suicide - Last Solution or Just Running Away from Problems
Written by MD_Geist, a TSCNow staff member from Germany. You can talk with him most days in our chat room or via email md_geist@tscnow.com

Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Researched and presented by jonnyboy, one of our UK staff. this informative article not only describes what stress is but offers practical tips for getting help with stress and post traumatic stress.

I Just Want to Hug Her
Mom I Love You

I am Ugly !
Something a lot of people our age fear, Luke_14 helps show why no one is ugly :)

Hiv and Aids
Hiv/Aids Information Written by Luke_14

Am I ready for Sex ?
This excellent article discusses the subject of sex and when a person is ready for sex. Written by a tscNOW team member, Brad-nowell. Brad, a guy from the US, deals with this difficult subject in an open and straight forward style. He tells it like it is, everyone who is thinking of having sex with a partner should read this article first

Opinions of a pre-teen
Inspired by a chat room conversation between several teens, this article was written by a 12 year old boy, for publication on this site. The young authour has become part of the TSC staff, He has the gift of maturity beyond his years.

A Letter from Jackson a tscNOW visitor
Well, I am a 16 year old Male from Victoria, Australia.
This article was written when I had just finished a discussion about sex with my girlfriend and realised that when it came to 'what if this went wrong' I had no idea what I would do and it seemed the more and more friends etc I ask the less teenagers knew about what they would do.

Issues and Answers
Issues and Answers is a series of articles written by one of our staff members, Jason.
Jason writes from a Christian perspective, and addresses some of the many moral issues that we hear discussed in TSC. He has a fresh open approach, and shows a different perspective to some of the more 'traditional' attidudes. These articles are based on his own opinions, observations and research. TscNOW encourages all points of view and welcomes people from every religion and ethnic background. TSC has staff from several different religious belief systems. We welcome comment and feedback from everyone. Jasons first article deals with the Christian churches attitude toward Homosexuality.

Sharon Underwood's Letter
Sharon Underwood is the mother of a gay son, her now famous letter is presented here, highly recommended reading!

Depression and Suicide
An essay by brad-nowell

Suicide Survival Guide
Based on a real life experience, here is one persons tips for dealing with the loss of a friend or loved one.

The thoughts, ideas and opinions expressed in these pages are those of the original authours and do not necessarily reflect the opinons of tscNOW or its staff