Whats wrong with me? Stress or Depression?!
Question: I am getting easily bored. I cry at times because I can't just have a "normal" family bonding Christmas season, and also because of the unfairness life is throwing toward me. I don't feel very hungry, and I feel weak and tired. I feel a bit cold at times, like there's no one to warm me, to take out the pain smashing me down. I sigh constantly about the downs of life. This started a few days ago with my mother getting angry but now I am completely taken over by all this. My parents are stuck in a little world of their own. My mother is ignoring me basically, and we live together and all, but I barely see her because I try to escape by going outside. My father is working a lot... so no one seems to notice. I feel empty and lonely. Is this stress or depression
Answers: I am getting easily bored. I cry at times because I can't just have a "normal" family bonding Christmas season, and also because of the unfairness life is throwing toward me. I don't feel very hungry, and I feel weak and tired. I feel a bit cold at times, like there's no one to warm me, to take out the pain smashing me down. I sigh constantly about the downs of life. This started a few days ago with my mother getting angry but now I am completely taken over by all this. My parents are stuck in a little world of their own. My mother is ignoring me basically, and we live together and all, but I barely see her because I try to escape by going outside. My father is working a lot... so no one seems to notice. I feel empty and lonely. Is this stress or depression
it sounds like you are depressed. See a counsellor, whether it be your school counsellor, one at the public hospital or one your doctor can recommend.
email me if you like - I'm always happy to help.
You named some very clear signs of depression. I think, you just need a change in routine. That may be the cause for your boredom or crying often.
Try new things, make new friends.
I went through the same thing, but it's just a phase deary :)
Could be a little of both but if that's you in your avatar i can say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. You are gorgeous. You say that no one seems to notice then it's really up to you to let them know how you feel. No one can read your mind and i'm sure both parents love you more than anything and would want to know what they can do to help. Everyone feels sad sometimes but you have to ask for help.
Sounds like a combination of both stress and depression. You should find someone to talk to about what's going on in your life or find a way to express yourself(i.e. writing). Exercise might also help. When I get stressed out, I go for a run. It gets you out of the house and gives you time to escape. Your body also naturally produces endorphins which will make you feel happier. Hope this helps! Good luck!
you feel depressed...make new friends
Sounds like depression to me but only a proffesional can diagnose it. I say go to your Mom and ask her why she's ignoring you. Always say what you feel and do what you think. Just don't do anything rash, hug her and talk to her. As far as your Dad he probably thinks he's giving you his love by providing for you by working so much. Many parents do this and don't think we just need a hug or 10 minutes to speak to them. Talk to them. Corner them before they leave the house but use a lower voice no shouting and no bad words. Hug them, good luck with this, I hope you feel better soon<3
Happy Holidays.
Depression, get new friends; be happy its Christmas. ENJOY LIFE!
I'm not sure, but I have suggestion for a cure.
Try living in a third world country for a while. You may see things in a different light upon return.
Not being sarcastic, honestly. Been there myself.
Honey, I hate to tell you this, but sometimes life isn't fair. As far as your feelings, maybe you should sit down and have a talk with your mother about your feelings, instead of avoiding her. Sometimes getting things out in the open is the best thing.
First of all, the world doesn't owe you a way not to be bored. Christmas is a time to feel stressed since we are shown an expectation of family life that often doesn't happen (people in family fights are not any more likely to reconcile than at other times) and an expectation of happiness that doesn't happen or an expectation of the Season that doesn't jell with reality (ever wonder how Santa delivers gifts in Florida?). As your your father working alot but no one not noticing, why don't you notice? Even a depressed person can say "thank you Dad, I appreciate and love you" and give him a kiss.
Well, cheer up, Christmas will pass and we can all go back to our gloomy existance together and "muddle through somehow".
It seems to be exogenous (situational) depression: there is a quiz in section 2, following, but why not just call, or visit friends, and see your school counselor as soon as you get back there? See depression treatments, at ezy-build *(below) in section 2, and consult a doctor, to eliminate thyroid problems, etc. as possible contributing factors: also seek a referral to a therapist using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy. It is your decision, and yours alone, as to whether to take any antidepressants offered, but, before you do, read section 1, and check medications out at www.drugs.com so you will be on the lookout for side effects, like sexual dysfunction. My strong recommendation, however, is to follow the advice of my doctor, his associate, and also Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP, and Dr. Mercola, as well, at http://www.mercola.com and avoid antidepressants (pages 2V, and 2Z refer, & antidepressant websites: page 2). The reasons why we all share the same view on this are explained in full, as you will find, if you read the whole section. All of their advice, (except prayer, because many people are not religious) I have incorporated into the "core treatments", including others as options, such as herbal remedies, Inositol, or SAMe. If you are diagnosed with clinical (major) depression, antidepressants may be necessary for a while, which will give the treatments time to become effective. The antidepressants themselves need at least several days, or even many weeks to become effective. It's a good idea to taper off them slowly, with medical advice, after several months, say, to a couple of years, at most, because they are only effective in the long term for about 30% of people. Because of this, you would be well advised to begin the treatments immediately, and maintain them. I'd just thank your mental health care provider, and pocket the prescription, trying the treatments for a few months, to see if they are sufficient for you, before considering filling it (unless clinically depressed, and having great difficulty functioning, or suicidal, in which case I'd take them). If the amount of daylight you have been exposed to recently has reduced, perhaps due to the change of seasons, see Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) in section 2, at * http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and, instead of taking 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily; replace 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements for the winter months only! (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Consider having your doctor test your vitamin D levels.
You have written a lot of questions tonight. It sounds to me like you are searching for a label instead of searching for a solution. Don't hide behind labels.
it sounds like both; someone said something about a change in routine, but I'm sure its more of a disinterest as opposed to boredom. you sound lonely and extremely distressed, though you don't need me to tell you that. you need to seek professional help. you're not going to be able to get yourself out of this w/o help. believe me, i know. too well. you need a professional to assess whether or not you need meds or just some counseling. our parents don't realize that the things they do to us will mess us up for the rest of our lives. sometimes, no matter how hard you try to rectify the situation,it just wont work because they wont let it work. whether they are aware of it or not,their actions will determine our emotional health. you cant get them to change. you can only change you. get the help you deserve. if you feel they will be open to talking, then do it. if not, all you can do is take care of you. by the way, if you need meds than take them. some one said to avoid them, but, thats for your md to decide. i tell you one thing, if i didnt take meds, i wouldnt be alive to tell you anything. i believe in the power of antidepressent and mood stableizers. like i said, they saved my life. that douch above doent know what shes talking about.
just like tom cruise
depression.
Life is conundrum and we are mere guinea pigs. Enjoy artificial life as we know it, or get out and make a difference. Technology though useful is deteriorating society as a whole.
We'd all be somewhere speaking our minds in person, instead, we're at home staring at a stupid screen.
No chemical imbalance ( never proven )
Think about it
don't believe anything .
You are depressed because you are very analytical .
The medical world and corporation came up with the " chemical imbalance" term - ( drugs , pills - billion dollar industry)
i went thru depression
last year ( Thru this girl friend i realized what went wrong with me , Google - Covert incest and check out this books " silently seduced " and " emotional incest " .
No pills , NO Drugs Nothing. I taught myself to Get out of it
( Most important lesson learned - My parents never loved me , it was all a system created for me to Give "THEM " love , 2nd lesson - I have a choice , to let it go and aim for the maximum i can in this life )
also check out
www.covertincest.org ( because i am POSITIVE all depression has a root in family ) check it out
bye
You can contact me any time
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jomymay6@hotmail.com
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or jomymay6@gmail.com
Don't think even for a second when i say " I KNOW WHAT U FEEL LIKE " that I don't !
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p.s: google attacking anxiety and depression - by lucenda basset
and U may also have social anxiety and and anxiety disorders .
google them also
bye
Sounds like a little of both plus a little selfishness on your part. Quit feeling sorry for yourself and do something about the way you feel. You feel weak and tired because you don't eat, then EAT. You are cold, put on a sweater. You get bored, who doesn'? Find something that will make you happy and do it. If you are empty and lonely, make some friends. Life isn't fair, you are not the only person having a bad holiday. Think of someone besides yourself. Say a prayer for the troops in Iraq, I'm sure they are depressed tonight too. Grow up. Think about someone besides yourself.
You sound as though you are depressed and also stressed out...any person going through what you are would feel the same way.I think that you really do need to seek some professional help...both a doctor and a therapist...even moving in with some other relatives for while might very well help.
I wish you the best :)
I cry at times because I can't just have "normal" family bonding . This happens to us all to one degree or another. It is part of our culture to have these days of glad/sadness. I think every culture has done this. Bear it out but look for some of the good opportunities. You can meet those who are separated from your life normally. The gifts are nice and the family is a feeling only . It is not a true reality but more of a TATER thing in life. Cognitive therapy asks the same things to help you fly right. Keep asking and reaching to those who have been there We care and we know the pains. Depression is just extended stress. God you are just beginning the struggles of life.
Its depression.Hang in there.Sometimes the holidays can make people depressed
Forget the counselor and forget those people who don't want to help you out. Make new friends, find a job, and soon you'll begin to feel happier.