I feel like this is never going to end..help?!
Question: I have had epsten barr.. which is kinda like mono... and my mom thought i was depressed so she had my doctor do every test they could... thats what it came out with... its been about 2 months.. and i have turned down antidepressents many times... im 16 and like a month ago went on homeschooling and quit dance which about 6 months ago was what i lived for. i dont care about anything or anyone.. but yet i dont want to say im depressed. well not to my doctor or mom.. i sleep all day now.. i left a really nice arts schooling i had been going to for 7 years.. its like im on a slide.. and im ready for it to all end. i wanna get off it... i want to be me.. i dont even know who "me" is anymore. i dont cry anymore, i dont leave the house, i dont talk to friends, my family almost never sees me, i have become someone even i dont know. i just want it all to stop.. i cant take it anymore... i need advice... and i dont want antidepressents.. abfgujghrtfg please.
Answers: I have had epsten barr.. which is kinda like mono... and my mom thought i was depressed so she had my doctor do every test they could... thats what it came out with... its been about 2 months.. and i have turned down antidepressents many times... im 16 and like a month ago went on homeschooling and quit dance which about 6 months ago was what i lived for. i dont care about anything or anyone.. but yet i dont want to say im depressed. well not to my doctor or mom.. i sleep all day now.. i left a really nice arts schooling i had been going to for 7 years.. its like im on a slide.. and im ready for it to all end. i wanna get off it... i want to be me.. i dont even know who "me" is anymore. i dont cry anymore, i dont leave the house, i dont talk to friends, my family almost never sees me, i have become someone even i dont know. i just want it all to stop.. i cant take it anymore... i need advice... and i dont want antidepressents.. abfgujghrtfg please.
Melissa, it's ok. My mom has the same thing. It's a really difficult thing to deal with. A lot of time's it can be confused with depression or it can be both things. One thing I would highly recommend is consider checking your nutrition. I'm not so sure if epstein bar is curable BUT I do know that altering one's nutrtion can immensly uplift one's emotional and physical well-being, even if it does not cure a disease. Try adding some walnuts to your diet for some omega 3s. TRY and get a little bit of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Even dried fruit or microwave vegetables are ok. Do whatever you can. Maybe even a multivitamin. I know a lot of people suffer a lot of physical and emotional problems in their life in part because of nutritional deficiencies. This might help you.
Also, I know when I was your age, I had a LOT of the same problems you did. The brain and body are changing so much at your age that sometimes it's very hard to adjust to the chemical changes. If that's the case, trust me, you'll BE OK. You will overcome this. It's a rough road but you can do this. Try your diet and "try" just "try" to get outside and go for a walk, even if it's 30 minutes. I can almost promise you, it will make a difference.
It's such a difficult time for you, I know, but I really believe if you work on the nutrition if you haven't already and a bit of exercise, it'll make a world of difference and help your changing body adapt to it's needs.
Unfortunately the antidepressants are probably what you need right now. Maybe just try them for awhile, and give it a chance. Good luck.
i think we go thru dark times and hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel for you thing is its you who needs to get with it . noone else but you. and if you don't see that happening then it stays the same yeah your depressed alright i would see a dr and at least try the pills its not going to happen overnight but at least its a start i live with someone who has let their condition go on and on like this and its hard to have no controll they need help but like i say up to them i can not force them .....................good luck
I had Epstein Barr when I was in my 20's and I know it seems hopeless, but I got better. I got a book that talked about natural remedies because at the time I would have tried anything to feel better. It listed vitamins and other stuff to take for it and eventually I came out of it, so look into it I never took antidepressants for it, the depression for me was because I was so exhausted all of the time and couldn't function and I was young and it was really frustrating. So this is definitely worth a try. Take Care I hope you feel better soon.