I'm about to be 17 and i've been feeling depressed for almost a year... I've been trying to find distractions and that helps for a little bit, but as soon as i'm not distracted i get depressed again. I'm not suicidal at all, just fed up with being sad all the time. It has gotten to the point that it is affecting my relationship with my boyfriend and i feel like i dont love him anymore but i know i do! I dont know what to do. I need to tell my parents but i dont know how. My relationship is falling apart because of this. When we are just hanging out im always so upset.. we always have to be doing something for me to be "happy". How can i tell my parents? They always say im such a happy go lucky kid and always can make them laugh. How am i supposed to dissapoint them like that? I've researched online how to tell them but it doesnt help. Idk what to do. My boyfriend is the only one that knows how i feel... i cant tell my parents. Please help me. also, i havent had that bad of a life, so idk why im depressed. I'm thinking what triggered it is that i lost all my friends this year, for no particular reason. They just got new friends and forgot about me.. I felt worthless. The only people i hang out with now is my boyfriend and one girl that is 2 years younger than me (she is mature for her age, and we have been friends since birth). She doesnt even know how i feel. I'm going to be a junior and she is just now going to be a freshman. It makes me feel horrible that the only friend i have is someone that much younger than me.. Idk what to do. I need to get help but idk how without telling my parents...
Is there any way to get medication or prefessional help without telling my parents?
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The medications do not work and they are dangerous to boot. The best thing you can do for depression is improve your diet and get on a regular exercise program. Exercise works far better than any antidepressant and with no side effects.
Watch this video and learn why you do not want to get on the drug wagon that will make you into a drug addict.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fduMpYhv1_M&feature...
Don't fall for the indoctrination that is going around destroying many lives while drug companies get richer and richer.
good luck to you
I'm going through almost exactly what you're going through...Whenever I get depressed I use it to gain knowledge...I read about existentialism, nihilism, all that philosophy and read articles about what famous scholars had to say on the topic of death and all of those topics that eminate from depression's aura....and now I know what I want to do for a living...I'm also going to be a junior and afraid of what would happen if I told people what I'm going through and how my thoughts have changed because of depression...I'm now very blunt, have become agnostic, and would rather spend my time alone in order to think instead of hanging out with friends...And sadly, I've lost most of my friends because of it...
Get over your fear of telling your parents. They are your parents and they deserve to know how you feel, I'm sure they probably WANT to know how you feel. Ask your boyfriend for support in talking to your parents. Your parents care more than anyone in the world about your state of happiness so there is no reason to be afraid to talk to them.
If you don't have an open relationship with your parents I would suggest telling them that you want to make an apt. to your family doctor for a check up or something that you can think of and talk to your doctor about it. You remind a lot of myself when I was your age and I wasn't able to tell my mom that I was depressed either now that I look back I wish I would have. Your doctor will probably tell your parents so they will end up finding out anyways but you have to do whats best for your health and well being. If your parents get upset that you think you are depressed then I can see why you think that. I hope everything works out for you, good luck.
Sounds to me like you've got "Angsty Suburban White Teenager Syndrome" (ASWTS). Fortunately, there is a cure. All you need to do is stop being such a whiny ***** and start accepting the fact that you're alive now and you will die some day. So you should just enjoy it while you've got it and stop worrying about bullshit.
Also stop listening to any stupid emo music you might listen to (Anything from Blink 182 to Good Charlotte and everything in between) and start listening to more heavy metal music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raerE_zUfCA
Tell your parents you don't want drugs to fix your problems. A wise man once said don't pray for a easier life pray to be a stronger person
Also join clubs.
Believe me God can understand z whole deal and capable to make solutions too. Pls talk to him, just as ur friend!
Don't worry, things will keep getting better as you get older, up until your thirties