I don't care anymore? :< Help? Depression? No?!
Question: I just lost intrest in doing things I once enjoyed doing...
I stopped talking with my friends. I just don't feel any emotions for them anymore. They've done nothing wrong but... I just don't care.
I can't draw anymore. I used to love drawing, but I can't hold intrest for it for more than a few minutes.
I can't take up photography anymore. I just don't see the point.
I can't study or do my work anymore. I don't see the point. Get a successful career--and then what? I can't think positive anymore... I can't see the point.
--But I DON'T want to this negative! But everytime I try I just... I don't know. My parents don't understand--they won't even try to listen. I don't think this is depression (is it?) but this constant feeling of giving up has really started to affect my life... and my grades. What should I do?
Answers: My method is this.
1) When I'm feeling happy, I do what I want to do.
2) When I'm depressed, I do the opposite of what I feel like doing. For example, I feel like staying in bed but I get up, I feel like staying in but I go out, I feel like being alone but I call my friends.
Easy as that. One thing I have found is that after the initial recognisation of depression and acknowledgement of it, there seems to be very little point talking about it unless you are really worried or it doesnt go away.
In my experience, talking about it seems to reinforce that I'm different, unwell, that the world sux, and that no-one can ever understand. Whether any of these are true is unimportant, I just try to recognise as early as possible each time I'm not doing well so I can realise when it is time to do the opposite of what I think and feel like doing!!!!!
You are actually a really pretty girl for starters, smart, with a future, obviously kind-hearted based upon your choice of profession.
I'm not sure if you work out but that is something I do which helps. Eating healthy and trying to force yourself to wake up and stay in a routine too. Another thing that helps me is to try to make sure you can see a good future, even if that means you book or plan a holiday to look forward to.
Relax. Everything is cool. You, from what I've seen so far, are a great girl, with a great future.