Help Coping with depression problem.?!

Question: Help Coping with depression problem.?

I believe that I have depression and I would like some help. I don't want to tell my parents and only my best friend knows. I don't want to tell my parents because them not knowing means 1. that they don't have the stress of having to deal with my problem and 2. I have a reason to try and put a smile on in front of them and seem happy like I used to be. The reason I believe I have depression is that I haven't been finding half the stuff I used to, to be entertaining, interesting, fun. I have attempted suicide and I have tried drinking, a bit of drugs (nothing I got addicted to so I stopped), and I at one point cut a ton (at least 4 cuts a day) now it is only occasionally but when I cut I still make more than one. I hid/hide the cuts by making them on my thigh sometimes if my friend (that knows) has recently found that I have been cutting my wrists (because she will check everyday for a week after that) and if I can do it on my wrists then I will and I keep long sleeve shirts on or wrist bands. I know that it is bad to do but it makes it better for a short period of time. I want to stop cutting and I don't want to try drugs again (I don't want to get addicted). I would really like some advice on how to stop all the self harm and substance abuse. I also don't want me stopping to result in in another suicide attempt. I beg you to please help. I just started high school and it has been giving me alot of trouble to and I think this may be contributing to all my problems. Thank you in advance.

Answers:

Julia,
Listen to me carefully, this is all very serious. Attempted suicide, cutting and Drugs are serious things. I don't know your situation with your parents, but I would advise, strongly, for you to tell them all of this, putting on a happy face when your feeling a little down is one thing. But were taking serious issues here, if you want to rid yourself of them you will need professional help and counselling. These things will eventually involve your parents, I know your hoping for a miracle answer here, something that will make all this go away, but there is no immediate answer here and you wont find one online. You need to see a counsellor, they will help you. If you can talk to your parents, talk to your school counsellor or a teacher, someone at your church if you attend one or another relative, someone. This will still eventually lead to your parents I'm sure, they will have to find out eventually I promise you that, but talking to someone that can get the ball rolling is what you need to do if you won't talk to your parents first. You need help my friend, don't waste your life by being too afraid to get it now, life is to be lived in happiness, don't let your fear stop you from getting the help you need, because it is fear, fear is what is stopping you from telling them. You can label it as keeping them from the stress, but the truth is, your afraid of telling them because of what you think they'll think of you, your scared because you don't want then to think less of you.
But if you don't do something now you'll end up in hospital or dead, then they will be not stressed, not disappointed, but devastated. Tell them is the best way, they can sort this out for you, they can get help for you. But if you still can't tell them follow my earlier advise and tell someone.

Best of luck to you, and listen to me, if you want to change this, you can, take action, take it now.

Nate

You need to tell your parents. It doesn't mean a freakin thing if it inconveiniences them. A dead child will certainly ruin their lives forever. You need to tell them all of this. Hiding this may only get you killed. Whatever you are going through WILL pass. Please please please get help, your parents can help you. They can get you help.

I went through this.

Well, things are not easy. It is possible to beat depression which is a long way.I never heard about a
pill which is able to stop cutting. Cutters in our Yahoo group tell us they do not feel the urge to cut if they are in a happy or normal mood. Sometimes they use some tricks what to do instead of cutting.
You did not mention anything about the nature of your depression and the possible reasons, for example did you experience an emotional earthquake which is over now or is depression caused by an
ongoing stress situation and you cannot escape. Or is the reason for depression unknown? Things might need a more detailed discussion. One of the possible ways is to contact other cutters and ask about their experiences or contact other depressed people and ask for methods.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/dep…

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