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Depression =/
okay so what does it mean when i'm always tired and i lost intrest in many things? but when im around people i always laugh and "act" like im happy but im really not what do i do ? i dont know whats wrong with me? i just feel like im not excepted by people for some odd reason i feel like im not good enough for them why do i feel this way?
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How long has this been going on? Was there something that happened that serves as a possible trigger for this? You should write down your feelings, what you have been thinking, and general overall moods in a journal for awhile to get a stronger sense of the problem.
Once you have done this tell your parents exactly what you said to us and use those examples you have written down. Be sure to note whether your mood goes from sad to happy, to elated and then back down again. That's a sign of a mood disorder so you have to keep tabs on that.
After speaking with your family make an appointment with your family doctor and ask for referral to a psychiatrist. That doctor will figure out the proper treatment which usually involves sessions and anti-depressants.
Relax, you aren't crazy and won't be spending any time in the hospital unless in crisis. It would seem to me that you have issues with moods rapid cycling and be happy sometimes and then crash back down again.
You have to be careful when it comes to that happening. Make sure you don't have any grandiose ideas, plans, feelings of omnipotence or borderline delusional ideas. Look for rapid speech and thoughts that keep coming to you at a hundred miles an hour that don't cease and moods that keep flipping constantly.
If that's what is happening right now or any of it is happening and you have solid examples of it skip the family doctor and go to an emergency room for the psychiatrist to evaluate you and recommend a course of action. Likely, this will be sessions with him/her and proper medication unless you're off the rails and need to be brought back down.
While you may see a family doctor be sure of one thing you're there to get a referral to a mental health professional. Family doctors should NEVER prescribe anti-depressants or give treatment for depression, bipolar or any other mental health issues.
They aren't specialists and often ill-equipped to handle this and don't have an idea outside of throwing drugs at an issue of proper treatment involved. A psychiatrist and personal experience has taught me that much. I wish you the best. Remember to hit my inbox if you need further help.
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