Am i sufferring from depression or some mental illness?!
Question: i had severe acne 5 years ago when i was 13 years old. i was really sad. i cried alot. i looked down and dare not face anyone. right now i'm left with depressing scars and i cry almost every single day. my family are not understanding of my situation. i was angry all the time and it was never my intention to hurt anyone. as result of my acne i have OCD. i dont go out just stay in my room all the time. i missed my high school prom even. i spent my time crying while my friends enjoyed their night. right now i'm going to business school, and i'm sure i'll miss prom again too.
am i suffering from depression? nobody could tell me to lighten or look on the bright. words are nothing to me right now.
Answers: i had severe acne 5 years ago when i was 13 years old. i was really sad. i cried alot. i looked down and dare not face anyone. right now i'm left with depressing scars and i cry almost every single day. my family are not understanding of my situation. i was angry all the time and it was never my intention to hurt anyone. as result of my acne i have OCD. i dont go out just stay in my room all the time. i missed my high school prom even. i spent my time crying while my friends enjoyed their night. right now i'm going to business school, and i'm sure i'll miss prom again too.
am i suffering from depression? nobody could tell me to lighten or look on the bright. words are nothing to me right now.
Hey there ....
You sound like you need someone to talk to ....is there a family member, like an aunt or someone that you can share with....or a pastor or rabbi? You do sound very very depressed andI'm
worried about you.
As far as acne scars, they can be lasered, so you just will have to hold on to that hope for the future....that will come true for you one day.
As for your mom's thing, that is her problem, not yours. That is her failure, not yours.
You have a right to a life. I swear it will get better, if you let it get better.
Go out and go to your school, get your certificate, and start with one tiny step at a time. You are not your acne,you are not your imperfections, you are a sensitive, loving person that is suffering and you deserve to live and love.
Remember you are valued on this planet, it may not feel that way, but I value you.
If you are suicidal, please don't do it, call 911 or google kill myself...and all these sites will come up to help you.
you are on this planet for a reason.
believe.
yes sounds like u have depression, i have the same disorder.. i was diagnosed with it. It helps me to talk to someone or to write it our even text it... Its my way of getting my feelings out there. I was diagnosed with depressiona t a young age, about 7 for abuse and other things went on in my past to cause the depression, i coped witht he things that went on by having depression. I went on meds for about 6 years then turned 18 and quit taking them. the meds were like zoloft and antidepressants like that. I am heppily engaged and waiting for the news of a baby or not. good luck!
Oh dear...I'm sorry to hear that. Why don't you talk it out with a counsellor or a close friend? He or she will point you in the right direction (ie, a professional therapist etc), in case they suspect you have depression.
Hope you feel better soon. Take care!
Don't be afraid or fearful, for you are not alone. I have somewhat diagnosed myself with depression over the last 8 months. It's almost as if it seems like the world is passing you by and everyone else is moving on except for you. But the thing is, no one understands that it is hard for you to move on. I've actually figured the date that I "died" mentally. It was when my BF and I got back together. Yes, I have attempted suicide. But overall, don't give up my friend. Trust God and He will guide you and lead you in all your paths. Look at me, I am still living 3 months after my first suicidal attempt all thanks to the Holy One.
When you say OCD means people tend to be perfectionist and ritualistic in behavior which they cannot control.
You are only depressed and engulfed by self pity. Acne is a normal thing that teenagers and adolescents might encounter as they grow.
You handle your acne problem too seriously. And never think of the positive side like medicine or cure for acne. Acne is curable, you know that.
And if you don't feel at ease with it, try to visit a dermatologist so that they can help you.
As I would say, you don't have any psychiatric anxiety disorder. Only lack of confidence and self-pity which you need to get rid of.
please talk to someone like at your school are church anyone you trust you can even look in the yellow pages for suide hotlin
they can refer you to some one that can help also you can caLL YOUR local mhmr you can find it in your local phone
book i hope you can find the help you need
There is a quiz about depression, through sections 1, and 2, at ezy build, below: print the result, and take along to your primary mental health care provider. With depression, there is a choice of possible treatment types which needs to be made, and you can decide to use either allopathy, (modern Western medicine) with its reliance on antidepressants and therapy, or alternative treatments, which I advise trying first. This is because antidepressants are known to increase the rates of suicide, homicide, and aberrent behavio(u)r, particularly with young people, and often have unwanted side effects, such as sexual dysfunction, and/or weight gain.
Tests have shown that apart from clinical (major) depression, their results were not significantly superior to those taking a placebo (inert, or "sugar pill"). Antidepressants retain a degree of long term effectiveness for only around 30% of people. There is a saying in the mental health field: "If the only tool you have in your kit is a hammer, you tend to treat everything as a nail". So it goes with doctors, and their prescription pads: handy, quick, and convenient, when trying to manage their large list of patients, and often allocating only 10 minutes to each.
Most of them are only trained to provide antidepressants and referrals for therapy, with those whose depression is resistant to those treatments being advised to have ElectroConvulsive Therapy, (ECT) with its risk of permanent, partial memory loss. Therapy, while often effective at first, becomes "same old, same old" after a while, for many people.
I now advise people to: (1.) Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily, (certified free of mercury) with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their freshly squeezed juice. If vitamin E is used, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it's synthetic, avoid it. (2.) Work up slowly to 30 - 60 minutes of exercise, daily. (3.) Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). (4.) Use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris whichever works best for you. (5.) Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy. (6.) As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as St. John's wort, or a supplement, such as SAMe, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55).
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 around 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). Optimal levels are 50 - 55 ng/ml (115 - 125 nmol / L). It should be above 32 ng/ml.
Don't use medications and supplements together, without medical advice, except for Omega 3, which is safe, anytime. Omega 3 fish oil supplements: EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid (omega 3) ----360 mg.DHA (docosahexaenoic acid (omega 3)-----240 mg
Take enough supplements to attain, or exceed the levels (no possibility of overdose) of those every day, with an orange, or the juice of a freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit, or other antioxidant.
(make sure the epa is higher then the dha) important for adults... kids need the opposite levels: more dha than epa, but all are beneficial, if you can't achieve the recommended proportions.
They should be certified as being free of mercury, and if containing vitamin E, it should be shown as from a natural source; otherwise it is synthetic: avoid it! Consider having your doctor test your vitamin D levels, (60% of depressed people have low vitamin D levels!) using the 25 Hydroxyvitamin D test. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult to achieve.
If the above is insufficient for you, after several months, (unlikely) try one of the alternatives, such as the neurofeedback, magnetic, or low current electrical stimulation, or EMDR therapy, (see sections 33 - 34) keeping ECT back, as a last resort.
OCD is addressed in section 7. Consult a detmatologist, about dermabrasion, and laser therapy for the acne scars. WORK on those problems: it will make you feel better.
Is there a history of depression in your family? Have you ever felt this way before about something that was bothering you?
How long have you felt this way? There are a number of factors that need to be looked at to determine if you are indeed suffering from depression. Your description sounds alot like someone who is very self conscious of their looks, who may be suffering from a lack of self esteem, not depression. Don't be so consumed by how you look. You don't need to live your life seeking the approval of others. I was always self conscious of the dark skin under my eyes and always wore glasses to cover my eyes. I usually had a hard time looking someone straight in the eyes because of how I looked, but I overcame the insecurities I had with myself. Everyone has some blemish, so don't let this consume you. Look people straight in the eyes and be proud of who you are, and all the good qualities you possess. Don't be so worried about what others may be thinking when they look at you, if you do your letting other people control your life, and that's even more unhealthy then what your dealing with now.