Please read and please help asap?!

Please read and please help asap?

i think i have depression. but i dont want anyone to know... meaning i dont want to go to the dr to get diagnosed. how can i cure it? and i think i am a hypochondriac. my mom always says i am anyways.... and now i am starting to believe her. every small ache or pain i complain about. i dont know what to do. please help!

4 weeks ago
im 16 if that matters

4 weeks ago
symptoms i have for depression are sleeping a lot(staying up late sleeping in)...but i think that is normal
and then i used to love love love school and now i never want to go and my grades are declining. i still am active in the sport i used to love but i hate going to practice and just seems like hard work instead of fun. and then i am always super bored. ahhh... and all i ever want to do is sleep. and i am really shy.(although i am starting to come out of my shell) i dont know. maybe i am just a hypochondriac and obsessing over this way too much.

4 weeks ago
nah... i think i am just hypochondriac. seriously. i mean i do feel down sometimes but not what i see real people who have depression have. i need to stop thinking about this (hypochondriacism.... i dont think that is a word... haha) i dont know. ahhh..... stupid illnesses. why do we have to get this way anyway?

Look, depression (or whatever it is you have) is nothing to be ashamed of. Many people go through it. Not to mention the fact that if you carry this all by yourself, without talking to anyone about it, that will just make the depression worse. I know it is hard to tell people things about yourself that you don't want anyone to know. But hiding will not make things better. Something that might be cured in weeks or months could become a lifelong ordeal if you turn it into a secret. Do you want to walk around with this weight on your shoulders for the rest of your life? No, I didn't think so. So grit your teeth, talk to your school counselor or parents, and get help. Believe me, going through life alone is much harder than admitting that we have problems and facing them. Because once you move past this, you can get on with your life. If you keep it inside of you, it will be there forever and you'll never get past it. It's going to get worse until you face it.
Aches and pains are a symptom of depression, too, by the way. Your parents probably already suspect something is wrong. Do this for yourself - talk to someone, you aren't alone. Quit pretending that you are.
Good luck and God bless.