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Depression
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what is the best way to deal with depression without seeing a doctor or using a hotline???
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Doctors are finding and treating more teenagers for depression than they use too. Teenage depression is now something doctors recognize and treat as a disorder where once it was looked at as merely a phase teenagers went through.
Most depression is more of a medical condition than a mental condition as the cause is the lack of one or two chemicals secreted in the brain to control depression. Since these chemicals are secreted in the brain doctors prefer that a psychiatrist treat the patient rather than the family doctor as the psychiatrist is better trained for this.
Lets face it; if someone is going to tax the chemicals in the brain that control moods why not a teenager, especially a female. You have all the facets of puberty to deal with. The hormones racing through your body, the changes in your body, both outwardly and internally. Plus there is a change in schools not once but twice both of which come with a whole new social structure. The there is learning to deal with boys and their suddenly seemingly to have six sets of hands.
We cannot forget the changes at home. You have more responsibilities, more is expect of you both at home and in your school work. College is on the horizon, SAT scores are on your mind. Part-time jobs are also on the horizon. This is a lot to handle when your 15 years old.
There are certain things you can do to organize and limit the impact of these things though they don't go away. For some of us, some, not the doctors, call us "Type A personalities" get so wrapped up and put so much pressure on ourselves we just don't have the reserves to handle it all. At least that is my way of putting it.
When this happens the doctors can help us with medication and talk therapy. Talk therapy with a trained counselor in teenage depression can help you identify what is really causing you the most stress and help you deal with it in a way that will be less stressful.
Talk to mom or dad and tell them what is bothering you. ask to see the family doctor and tell the doctor what is bothering you. The doctor will most likely what to do a full exam just to rule out other causes. Then expect to be referred to a psychiatrist for treatment.
Suffering from depression is does not mean your crazy. More people suffer from some form of depression than we think. according to a recent study as many as 1 in 5 of us suffer from some form of depression at sometime.
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Exercise has been proven to be extremely effective at treating depression, although it might seem impossible when you're not feeling good. Start with something like walking or dancing, and build up, making sure to get some physical activity in every day.
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There are things you can do to improve the symptoms such as using arts and crafts as a means of self expression; exercise that releases those feel good chemicals; establish a routine that works for you; socialising; speaking to a trusted adult about yourself, feelings, problems and situations etc; taking up hobbies and finding something youre passionate about again; doing something positive and productive such as volunteer and charity work.
Many things can be done to aid certain aspects of depression that all professionals would encourage in their patients. However, depression is a serious psychiatric condition and without proper help it cannot be treated and the patient will more than likely face a decline in mental health as the depression escalates.
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Depression is a serious condition that needs to be treated by either therapy or medication. It is almost impossible to treat depression on your own.
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