When a
teenager is feeling gloomy for one reason or another. Can deal with love, homework, or other typical teenage problems, like mood swings in general. Will usually pass in a couple days or less. Sometimes lasts longer, the bigger the issue.
Does not have to do with life-changing problems, like
parents divorce,
death of family members, etc.
Person 1: I was rejected, and now I am feeling sad. Am I getting
depressed, like, seriously?
Person 2: No, you probably just have a case of Teenage Gloomies.
or
Person 1: Urgh, I can'
t control my feelings anymore! I'm going from sad to happy to sad again in a minute! Am I getting some sort of clinical
depression?
Person 2: Nah, you just have a bad case of the Teenage Gloomies. It'll pass.