Do you or someone you know suffer from these symptoms?

• Internet history composed primarily of Facebook photo albums of one particular girl.
• Modified, oftentimes inconvenient paths to class to increase the odds of run-ins with this particular girl.
• Over-exaggerated eye rolls from friends upon mentioning her name due to excessive referencing of her.

If so, you may be suffering from a clinical case of High School Crush. Although this condition can be incredibly common, when left untreated it can lead to pathetic desperation, friend fatigue from extreme annoyance, creepiness, or even chest pains caused by broken hearts. Over time, these symptoms may intensify and cause a more destructive condition―Obsession.

Studies show that High School Crush develops most frequently in teen-aged male and female humans and that it can occur as frequently as every time someone attractive enters the room. Populations in which boy/girl cross-contamination occurs may be at greater risk. Evidence suggests that this affliction has appeared throughout history; for example, see Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.

But there’s hope for all in a new cure to High School Crush: Doing Something About It.

In a clinical trial it was found that Doing Something About It was the most effective method of treatment for High School Crush. Subjects who decided to stop thinking about it so much and instead try Doing Something About It were more likely than their peers to wind up happily involved with the object of their desire or to get over it and finally move on with their lives. In both of these outcomes subjects resumed normal functioning of homework, sports practice, and getting along with friends.

Although Doing Something About It requires moderate levels of courage, goals, and—at times—an action plan, partaking in this experimental treatment often results in alleviation of symptoms of High School Crush and, in some cases, actual romance. Doing Something About It usually involves action as simple as:

• Asking her out on a date.
• Admitting thinking she was “kinda cool” and suggesting to her the two of them “hang out sometime.”
• Or at least going up and talking to her.

But don’t take my word for it. Try Doing Something About It today, before you let your High School Crush consume you!

Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant Number: 90-FE-0024. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.