It’s 11 p.m. You’re sitting at your desk, tired and longing for sleep. But you know you must keep working because more homework awaits you. Around 1 a.m., you finally crawl into bed. At 6 a.m., you run to catch the bus. At school, you fight to stay awake, but you can’t focus on what’s being taught. You just want to get through the day so that you can go home and sleep. But that night, the routine just repeats itself, and the cycle begins again.

This is what almost every day looks like for a teenager named Carolyn, as detailed by the Stanford Medicine News Center. However, this isn’t just Carolyn’s story. My name is Sarah, and it’s mine, too. In fact, it’s the daily reality for countless teenagers trying to balance expectations, responsibilities and rest.

According to the Child Mind Insti

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