The adolescent period is a stage full of exploration and change. Popular topics and challenges on the Internet may sometimes have an impact on their mental health and even trigger the urge to self-harm. The following are some Internet topics or challenges that may be potentially risky： ### 1. **Challenges related to self-harm or suicide** -**“Blue Whale Challenge”**: This type of challenge requires participants to complete a series of tasks, which may eventually lead to self-harm or suicide. Although such challenges have been widely banned, they may still appear in some hidden corners of the Internet. -**“Scar Challenge"**: Some challenges on social media encourage young people to show self-harm scars, which may trigger imitation behavior. ### 2. **Extreme weight loss or body image challenges** -**“A4 Waist Challenge”**: This kind of challenge emphasizes extreme physical standards, which may cause adolescents to be dissatisfied with their body image and even cause eating disorders. -**"Rib Challenge"**: Participants are encouraged to show an extremely thin figure, which may cause unhealthy weight loss behavior. ### 3. **Dangerous behavior challenge** -**“Suffocation Challenge"**: This kind of challenge requires participants to seek stimulation through suffocation, which may lead to serious physical injury or even death. -**“Fire Challenge"**: Participants touch their skin with a lighter or flame, which may cause burns or other injuries. ### 4. **Negative topics related to mental health** -**“Aesthetics of depression"**: Some content on social media romanticizes depression or anxiety disorders, which may cause adolescents to mistakenly believe that mental health problems are a symbol of ”cool“ or ”fashion", thereby ignoring the real need for treatment. -**“Loneliness Challenge"**: Encouraging adolescents to isolate themselves or avoid social interaction may exacerbate loneliness and depression. ### 5. **Topics of cyberbullying or exclusion** -**“Exclusion challenge"**: Certain challenges may encourage adolescents to exclude or bully others, causing the excluded person to have the urge to self-harm. -**“Appearance humiliation”**: Some topics may focus on negative evaluations of appearance, which can cause low self-esteem and self-loathing. ### How to help young people cope with these risks? 1. **Open communication**: Encourage young people to discuss the content they see on the Internet with trusted adults and maintain an open dialogue environment. 2. **Educational guidance**: Help young people identify the potential hazards of online content and cultivate critical thinking. 3. **Mental health support**: If adolescents are found to have a tendency to self-harm, seek professional psychological help in time. 4. **Supervision and restriction**: Properly supervise the Internet use of adolescents, set parental controls or restrict access to certain high-risk content. The online world is full of complex information, and the mental health of adolescents needs our common attention and protection. By understanding these potential risks, we can better guide them to grow up safely and healthily.