i am soooo depressed like my parents dont believe they say it will pass.... well that was a year ago and im still depressed, i really need help cuz i cut myself adn do other stuff nothin deadly but things to cause me pain. for depression pills do you have to see a doctor or wat???? not that it would make a differance cuz im only 15 couldnt drive anywhere to get them.....
junebug93 answered Monday December 10 2007, 10:13 pm: If you told your parents that you cut yourself and do "other stuff" that is similar, likely they will take you more seriously. It might also do to throw in that they told you it would pass a year ago and it hasn't, and now you would like to seek help. Going to a guidance councilor/ therapist/ nurse that can do therapy can be an important step in the right direction, however, the only way to actually get an antidepressant prescription is to go to a family doctor or a psychiatrist. If you really need to get around your parents, you could always ask them to step out of the room while you speak to your family doctor, and use the subway or some other form of public transportation to get antidepressants from a drugstore. I'm assuming, though, that you want your parents to support you? Approach them when they seem the least preoccupied, and ask them if they have a moment. Then, tell them how you feel, that you cut yourself, that you want to get checked out for depression (and anything else you'd like to tell them).
It's hard, because it's not like a physical disease where anyone can see the signs. You'll have to keep telling them seriously until they listen. If nothing else do what you have to do... and this could mean seeking help on your own through some kind of therapist/ guidance councilor. It's good that you're trying to get help for this. I wish you luck =] [ junebug93's advice column | Ask junebug93 A Question ]
Brandi_S answered Monday December 10 2007, 9:31 pm: Well, if you haven't told your parents that you cut yourself, then you need to do so.
You have to have a prescription for antidepressants. Best place to get them is a therapist. They will try to see if they can end your depression by trying to figure out what is causing it and solve that issue. They can also prescribe antidepressants if you need them.
Trust me though, you want to do what you can to try to get past it without the pills. They effect the chemical balance of your brain.
If you do, in fact, have a chemical imbalance, then antidepressants will fix that. If you are just having some sort of hidden issue, then they really can do you more harm than good. (Been there...)
Attention: NOTHING on this site may be reproduced in any fashion whatsoever without explicit consent (in writing) of the owner of said material, unless otherwise stated on the page where the content originated. Search engines are free to index and cache our content. Users who post their account names or personal information in their questions have no expectation of privacy beyond that point for anything they disclose. Questions are otherwise considered anonymous to the general public.