Question about depression?!
Question:
Question about depression?
a chemical imbalance in the brain? or could it sometimes be activated randomly through the teen years? i am 15, and i thinkk i am depressed, but there hasn't been any event in my life that could possibly lead to depression. i have always been a bit shy, so is it just my personaliy??
Answers:
Most teens go through this stage, i did too. Yes, I think it can depend on your personality and your perspective on life (which changes as you get older anyway...) so dont worry too much about that.
Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain yes, but that is only with more severe cases. Most of the time, it tends to be hormones going mad combined with the stress of school and growing up. As I say, i understand as i've been there myself :(
You will be fine though, dont worry. If you can, talk to someone reliable and understanding about how you feel, it helps to have someone else's perspective sometimes, and can bring you down to earth and make you realise "its not that bad" :)
Also, I found that writing and keeping a kind of... mood diary.. helped. I found it recently and found it a little strange and a bit funny as i was so dramatic while i felt like that :P
Hope this helped
El xxx