Depressed and Need help, but too scared to look for it.... What do i Do?!


Question: i'm a college student about to graduate, and that much scares me now. I've been really suffering with depression for seven years, since my grandfather died. I've opened myself up to a handful of people in the past hoping they could help, even girlfriends. But bad choices left me being more anti-social then ever before.

The problem is that I'm afraid of seeking help. When i try, i can't help but to think of myself as pathetic, and that stops me. I really need help though, because its getting worse, and all my classes are suffering. I might not even bother graduating if I sink too far.

What do i do? How do i get over my emotions enough to find help?


Answers: i'm a college student about to graduate, and that much scares me now. I've been really suffering with depression for seven years, since my grandfather died. I've opened myself up to a handful of people in the past hoping they could help, even girlfriends. But bad choices left me being more anti-social then ever before.

The problem is that I'm afraid of seeking help. When i try, i can't help but to think of myself as pathetic, and that stops me. I really need help though, because its getting worse, and all my classes are suffering. I might not even bother graduating if I sink too far.

What do i do? How do i get over my emotions enough to find help?

Awwww! First off you should give yourself a pat on the back. Some people such as yourself can't even finish college or uni whatever it maybe because their depression gets so bad that concentration just wont even allow them to remember where they left their car keys! Congrats on they grad! You are not Pathetic in the least...! You know why you are so afford....basically its not getting help its fear of the unknown! You need to do this (go see help for not only you but YOUR future! This depression can get alot worse then it is...trust me I know I have had depression since i was 15 and got help at 23! This is not trying to frighten you but inform you...if you don't seek help things will get alot worse! Do it for your future Hun!

i feel the same way. im way to scared to get help and i have become antisocial and my grades are suffering. i have opened up to one person who cares for me. im working on getting the courage to tell a counselor but that will take time on my part. i guess thats all i can say for you. u need help so maybe if u told someone u trust, they could get help for you.
hope i helped and best of luck! =)

Print this out and place it on one of your professor's desks. If you can't talk to anyone, this will get the ball rolling.
Good luck to you, I know how hard depression is to deal with!

i'm just getting out of this problem myself, what you need to do is try and not have any unguarded thoughts, what i mean by that is look carefully at what your thinking and if you all of the sudden have a thought that makes you sad start thinking about something else or tell yourself to stop it. it has helped me greatly,I think you should see a consoler, just do it. i know its hard to get yourself to do things sometimes but remember, your depressed you probably feel like ****, how is that helping? is not feeling pathetic for a few hours really worth months of misery if not years? I say just do it, force yourself to do it. you need to teach your brain who's boss and control your own life, i know its easier sad then done, believe me i know.





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