ALLES OK

In the organizer's words:

Adolescents are experiencing our world in a state of crisis: pandemic, war, climate change... This has an impact on the mental lives of young people: Anxiety, loneliness, eating disorders, depression, self-harm, suicide - mental illness among young people is on the rise. But what to do when the psyche suffers? Many young people withdraw or seek attention on social media such as TikTok and Instagram. Some express themselves to friends, who - like many parents and teachers - are overwhelmed by the question of how to deal with the situation. The interactive play "Alles ok" tells the story of three young people: Lio wants to be away, disappears into himself and into computer games. He no longer speaks. Sina is shaken by panic attacks, desperate anger and the feeling of being abandoned. She pushes people close to her away. Nele is friends with both of them, suffers with them and doesn't know how she can help. All three are overwhelmed - in dealing with themselves and their environment. A negative spiral of pressure to perform, fear of failure and loss, unstable self-esteem and avoidance strategies. Everything is in disarray. And the parents don't know how they can support their children. The situations shown are based on the everyday experiences of young people and therefore offer opportunities for identification. After the performance, the young people are encouraged by the moderator to look for helpful options for action: How could they behave in the crisis situations shown? How can they talk about their suffering, fears and worries? How can they react or help if they perceive problem situations in their environment? The collected ideas are tested on stage with the participation of the young people: scenes are taken up and acted out with new options for action. Young people practise dealing with difficult everyday situations and realize that they are not alone with their thoughts and feelings. They learn to interpret dangers, act with self-confidence and offer or seek help. This can open up new ways out of the crisis. This content has been machine translated.