What are teenagers expressing by changing their appearance with fashion trends?
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"Teenagers change their appearance not just for fashion, but to express the intense inner transformations they are experiencing; it is a healthy exploration of identity that deserves guidance, not condemnation."
According to Osho, when teenagers change their appearance with fashion trends, they’re giving an outer voice to intense inner changes—experimenting with identity, energy, and growth before maturity stabilizes them. It’s a healthy, temporary expression that should be allowed and guided with better alternatives, not condemned, so their inner upheavals find creative outlets rather than turning into tension, rebellion, or destructive extremes.
They change styles because they’re changing inside and need a safe way to explore who they are.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces conflict: acceptance lowers stress and rebellion.
- Guide wisely: offer healthier, beautiful alternatives (music, art, grooming).
- Supports growth: allows safe identity exploration until they naturally settle.
- Guide wisely: offer healthier, beautiful alternatives (music, art, grooming).
- Supports growth: allows safe identity exploration until they naturally settle.
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