I think I'm depressed (please help)?!
Question: I have recently been searching depression websites since I have been feeling really horrible and worthless lately and realize i have most of the symptoms of depression: excessive sleeping/eating, loss of social skills( i can't even carry out a conversation anymore), loss of interest in activities that once interested me, and i am continuously putting myself down. The problem is that my parent's don't really understand me, and I have always been Ms. Positive/Optimism and had a bubbly personality, so I'm not sure my parents will take me serriously or even listen since I seemed to have lost the ability to express myself verbally too. On the websites they say you shouldn't wait to just get over depression because in most of the time it doesn't just go away, I have no idea how to confront my parents about it without feeling like a complete idiot.
Suggjestions would be most helpful.
(i'm in highschool by the way)
Answers: I have recently been searching depression websites since I have been feeling really horrible and worthless lately and realize i have most of the symptoms of depression: excessive sleeping/eating, loss of social skills( i can't even carry out a conversation anymore), loss of interest in activities that once interested me, and i am continuously putting myself down. The problem is that my parent's don't really understand me, and I have always been Ms. Positive/Optimism and had a bubbly personality, so I'm not sure my parents will take me serriously or even listen since I seemed to have lost the ability to express myself verbally too. On the websites they say you shouldn't wait to just get over depression because in most of the time it doesn't just go away, I have no idea how to confront my parents about it without feeling like a complete idiot.
Suggjestions would be most helpful.
(i'm in highschool by the way)
This is what I had when I was about 15. Though, for a while I didn't realise I was deppressed because It began to feel normal.
I really do think that you should take action, because I went for ages without telling anyone (I was too embarassed), but I was only fooling myself.
After years of having it, I eventually told my Mum and started having hypnotherapy. I didnt think it was helping, untill a few weeks after I left, I started feeling better, and I realised it was just the simple fact that I had spoken to someone about it.
Deppression can be caused genetically, by imbalanced hormones or through experiences and all causes should be taken seriuosly.
Please start seeing someone. If you are at school, ask if you can see the college councillor, or someone similar.
Trust me, the best thing to do is talk about it. Keeping it to yourself will only prolong and it will keep bottleing up.
I know it will get better. I thought i would be like that for life, but I was proved wrong.
Edit:
Also, I never knew the true reason and still don't. Sometimes I have anxiety attacks, which is really rare, so I started seeing my college councillor. Even though it doesn't bother me to much, I still think it's good to see her because she's also trying to help me get to the root of what made me deppressed all those years ago, to prevent it coming back.
After being diagnosed and my threee children are as well. Peer Support,educate yourself on your diagnosis(done by a professional)and medication,get printed materials and give to parents,give info on websites to them as well,get involved with mental health education courses and support groups. You are not allone 20-25% have some mental health issues and not all get help. Denver Nobles
If you are looking at depression med sites, they are trying to convince you that YOU do have depression.
I did a really well written article in the newspaper was called the overwhelming truth. In it I explained being overwhelmed by stress and drama get you to feel down.
I think talking about is it the first step to overcome the problem. Congratulations!. I think you should sit your parents down and tell him, also feel them in on reason why you are. Parents are really uninformed and only know the bad things about it from the news and junk talk. Be sure also to give them reasons why.
I didnt tell my parents when I was having problems, I told them I need to go to the doctor and I broke down at the doctors office and I went to a psych and got weekly counseling. I told them. the biggest thing I regret is not telling them the real reason I was depressed. I encourage you to be upfront with with your parents and your doctor 100% of the time.
I really hope this helps!.... Good luck and best wishes (hugs)
Don't feel stupid. Depression isn't something you should feel dumb about. But I agree, I think you have to talk to your parents about it some how. It may be difficult but very important. If you don't want to talk to them in person, maybe a letter and you can leave it some where they will see it. If that doesn't sound like a good idea, maybe getting someone else to talk to them for you, who you feel you can open up to and trust. Maybe an older brother or sister, an aunt or uncle, anyone really, maybe even one of your friends who your parents know. Some times coming from outside sources parents will see things differently than coming for their own child. But do something before it get any worse (not that it will, but it could).
Just speak frankly to them. If you go about it in a serious manor, they should listen to you. If they don't, talk with your councilor at school, family doctor, or contact a mental health org.
i know exactly what you are talking about. I was going through a tough time with my parents when they kept ganging up on me and making me feel worthless. whenever something went wrong with one parent, the other parent backed them up and didn't care about my feelings. i think you should try and talk to your friends about it and see if they can help you through everything. or if you don't want them to know whats going on, then tell another family member that you feel will understand you like a grandmother or a sister or something. I hope you feel better soon.
u r definately depressed The simple test is that your question is very long and depressed person cannot think coherently that much to put dn the question .Just relax and u will be fine If u think u r depressed yhen certainly u will be depressed