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Q: Everynight I sit in bed for about 2 hours before I fall asleep. Its not a big problem staying awake but the stress I go through trying to fall asleep is terrible. It's been going on everynight for about three weeks. I told my mom there was something wrong with me and that I needed sleep pills but she blew it off. So I began taking tylenol PM (without her knowing) and it put me to sleep within 30 mintues. But this weekend I ended up exposing alot of my secrets to her (that I have been drinking, etc) and told her about the pills. She believes me now and is going to take me to the doctor but she take forever to set up an appointment and I hate bringing it up. So Im going to probably end up taking them again. My question is, are all of these problems I've been having signs that im depressed? To me, it seems like what every kid my age does and that I shouldnt be worried.

Yeah as you said every kid goes through it. Yeah it probably is depression and all that stress from school and home. If I were you try drinkin a hot cup of ovaltine or milo and you'll feel sleepy. Well also you should try running around and do chores and go for walks and stuff to get yourself tired so wen u hve your bath and a hot cup of milo or ovaltine you will feel drowsy!

PS- Don't ever take sleeping pills to sleep at your age because you willl get so hooked on them. My grandma had a stroke and she used to take sleeping pills cause at one point of her life she couldn't sleep and now that she has the stroke she got sooo hooked to them that she had trouble sleeping for the first week after she got it.Oh and for the first week she had withdrawal symptoms...feelin dizzy n stuff!