How do I tell my mom that I think I am depressed?!


Question: How do I tell my mom that I think I am depressed!?
I generally joke around, and never really act unhappy around anyone, but I never actually feel the way I act!. I don't know if my mom would take me seriously if I told her I felt depressed, but I really do!.
We also don't have that much money, so I don't know if it would be right to put her in the position of having to get me medication!.
How do I tell her I want help!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I was in the same situation!.

The most important thing is to just TELL her!. I'm telling you; you NEED to!. Even if you're unsure if its depression or not, its better safe than sorry!.

If she doesn't believe you; tell her this!.

The most you both can do is just see for sure!. Depression can kill!. If left untreated, depression is serious!.

I do suffer from clinical depression, yet I am not on medication!. You don't need meds to cure the depression!. One of the first (and cheapest) things to do is talk to a counselor or therapist!. If it gets to a point where you feel you are getting worse or if the therapist suggests it, THEN you can be put on meds!.

I've suffered depression since the age of 13 (I'm 15 now) when I first started cutting!. I haven't been put on any medications, although I'm beginning to really look into it since I relapse several times a month!.

Just talk to her!. She is your mother; she wants whats best for you!. Always!. :)

Good luck, and if you need anything, send me an email!.

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Just say the following words to your mom

>>I'm Depressed<<<

Is it really that hard!?

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well, when i told my mom that i was depressed, i use a tape!.!.!.!.which was a lucinda basett
www!.stresscenter!.com
but yea!.!.!.i got them to watch the tape, and i say that i wanted to see a doctor about itWww@Answer-Health@Com

tell her you are serious as in not joking around!.!.just sit down and tell her you're depressed and talk to her!.!.tell her why and stuff and she should believe youWww@Answer-Health@Com

Get her to take you to a doctor for a diagnosis!.!.!.and have her there with you!.!.!.!.and she will hear what the doctor thinks!.!.!.!.but insist you need to go see someone!.!.!.even if it is just to reassure you!.!.!.!.She will probably listen!. If she doesn't, find a way to get to a doctor yourself!.!.!.then have the doctor call her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Just get out more!. I quit anti-depressants because they made me too mellow!. Not good for playing football!.

Hang out with your friends on some weekdays after school and work if you can and don't stay in by yourself on weekends whenever you can help it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well, you could go to your school counselor and the counselor could contact her for you!. You could also talk to her just like you did when posting this question!. You could also show her some literature on depression and explain to her why you feel you may be depressed!. I've been through depression and I bet that many people who know me would say they didn't think I was depressed!. I was able to hide it quite a bit!. Finally I reached out for help and it has made a huge difference!.
Good for you for seeking help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Don't be scared, just tell her!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Depression !.!.!.mannn!.!.!.!.
thats a rich white person's disease!!!!

naw jk!.!.
uh!.!.
just tell her when it feels that the moment is right!.!.
sit down w/ her and converse about your feelings and if maybe u can see a therapist !.!.maybe your school can appoint u one!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

If it is difficult for you to say the word "depressed", you can start by explaining to your mom the symptoms you are experiencing!. For example, change of appetite, change in sleeping habits, out of touch with reality, loss of interest etc!. (whatever your symptoms may be)!. That will prompt your mom to take you to a doctor and then your doctor can diagnose you, if you are in fact depressed!. Similarly, you can tell your mom that you want to see a doctor because you <input symptom here, e!.x!. aren't sleeping lately>!. I hope that helps!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I had to tell my dad!. He then told my mom, which made it a lot easier!. Other than my dad, I have never told anybody that "I am depressed!." Even then, I didn't tell him outright!. I hinted at it, and told him I had been contemplating suicide while I was at college my first year(living in the dorms)!. Jumping out the 8th story window would have answered only a few of the questions, so I stayed alive to answer all the rest!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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