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getting help
ok so im 15/f and i think i might have some mental health problems, not like crazy but i have anxeity attacks, alot of people say i have OCD, i think i might have ADD, but also my family thinks im a hypochrondriac so its hard to convince them somethings wrong with me. i want to get tested because i feel so different from my family. i cant concentrate when i do hw and study, i have a hard time retaining information, i can get moody really easily, i have panic attacks like monthly about school, life, anything can set it off, theres just so much that i feel that theres something wrong with me otherwise i wouldnt have all the problems. how do i get help, tested, and how do i convince my parents that somethings wrong with me? please help, i tried asking them for getting tested for ADD and they laughed and said i always think somethings wrong with me. please i rate 5's!
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You're 15, you're studying for exams, being asked to think about your future and there's a lot of pressure in your life right now so it's perfectly normal for you to be suffering with some anxiety.
Usually, if parents believe there really might be something wrong, they will do something about it but it does sound as though your parents are dismissing your problems rather too soon. Even if you don't have ADD, you do sound as though you are having problems coping with whatever might be going on in your life and it's important that this issue gets dealt with.
Try talking to your parents and try to put to them that you're struggling and you're concerned you aren't coping as well as you could be right now. You may not have a great deal of life experience but the fact is that you know when something is wrong with you and, even if they don't agree, you need to sort this out now. So tell them you think it would be a good idea to speak to a doctor and maybe speak about counselling. The GP will then assess your symptoms and if you do have something like ADD, s/he would pick up on it.
So have a chat with them, unemotionally, and see what happens.
Good luck.
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Okay well... These kind of mental problems are hard to face, but they wont go away so you need to learn to deal with them before they start to take over your whole social life. One of my good friends, Nate, was diagnosed with this disease and he acts much worse than you. But he tries to make the most of the life that he has. all he does differently is gets moody but everybody does that. This mental problem is like a nonstop period time because all that happens is your emotions get wired and which causes panic attacks. And my friend Nate has like major problems he can barely even go an hour without throwing something at somebody but believe me that you are one of the lucky ones because many people have it a lot worse than you do!
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ok this is a hard one and i see you need some answers so i'll do my best...what I would do is tell your best friend whats up or simply show them this question you wrote.. then have THEM (your best friend) say something to your parents with you there as well.. when someone else notices something and can back you up maybe your parents will at least TRY to understand
say things like "maybe i don't have something wrong with me but i would feel so much better if i KNEW" until then you should write about stuff in a journal to get your stress out, usually before you go to bed
and when you start to cry or panic grab a pillow and just breath until you're breathing normal.. also get a lot of sleep, a good night sleep always makes a better day and so do healthy eating habits and other simple things like that. if you really want to help your problem you're going to really have to be confident when dealing with your parents. and DON'T FORGET to give your parents examples of WHY you feel like you might have something wrong.
i would read this answer more than once because there's a lot of information.. i hope it helped good luck!
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