Am i just being a regular teenager or do i need help?!


Question: Am i just being a regular teenager or do i need help?
Everything is just tooo overwhelming these days. Life is being so repetitive and routine, school-sleep-eat-movies-school etc..I cant take it anymore, i have super strict parents so trying to do something spontaneous or rebellious is out of the question if i want to have a home. I cry practically every time i come back from somewhere with my friends just because it was soooo..normal, like deja vu. Sometimes i want to overdose on some pills, cut myself', run away, anything!!, just to make my life more interesting. Am i just being a regular teenager or is there something i can do about it. im sick of feeling so lost and drowned in my thoughts. Im 15 and a girl if it makes any difference

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You sound depressed and like you need help. There is a lot of help out there for teens. Tell your parents or if you can't then tell a teacher or counselor or a friend's parent. Depression is temporary and life gets better when you're older so hang in there and get the help you need!



I think you're being a regular teenager, but at your age having super strict parents is hard to deal with. Maybe you could find a hobby, painting, writing, crafting, anything you can throw yourself into at home that will help relieve the stress and boredom. You can find something to do that is positive. I know that at 15 you're ready to try your wings a little bit, and super strict parents make it hard to do that, but cutting, over dosing on pills, or running away will only exchange one problem for the other. If you can take up something that is really interesting to you, then it will put your thoughts on to something else.



You are a regular teenager. Teenage years are very difficult but you can make them easier by releasing your energy in some way. Take up some hobby, e.g. climbing, cycling etc where you could experience adventures :)



tell your parents or something



That's actually pretty normal, which I know is a horrible thought. I won't say it's COMPLETELY normal because everyone is different to some extent.

15 is a difficult time for both girls and boys though, a lot of times parents (and adults in general) forget what it was like when they were that age. It's easy to sit back and say "It's normal, it'll get better, get over it" but at your age it certainly doesn't FEEL that way.

If possible try to talk to your parents about it, if they refuse to listen, try to talk to a school counselor or SOME adult who is at least willing to listen to you without judging you. Even someone as young as 20 would be helpful. Someone who is old enough to know that things will get better, but young enough to not just pass off your feelings.

Don't try to ignore how you feel, try to find someone to talk to or some constructive way to make yourself feel better. (I used to write) But don't think you're crazy either. It does get better...although that's doesn't seem like much help, I know.

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That may very well be part of your problem then. Parents that are that detached from reality are really of no help for children who are more grounded in the world. Skip your parents then, please tell me you're in a public school and not a christian school. If so, try to talk to counselors or your friends parents. If your friends parents and counselors are also christian, try to find someone outside that group of people. Try a youth center, a recreation center or someplace that isn't affiliated with a church.
Believing in a supernatural being is one thing, but it shouldn't be used as a scape-goat by your parents to never have to try to deal with a real situation.




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