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my depression
hello everyone. i'm 17 years old and i just dont seem to be happy anymore, i can't feel anything around me, i dont feel like talking to anyone and i cant even remember my old life. i feel sick and worthless, i always ask myself, whats the point of life? whats love? whats me?!! my thoughts scare me sometimes. i broke up with my bestfriend and he's a guy though. but i just cant feel it. sometimes i say maybe he's the reason of my depression.. but i dont really know.. im very tired of this, i forget how it feels to be trurly happy, sometimes i ask myself maybe the problem is with me? i cant even trust my parents, i always feel like they are hiding something and they lie to me. i cant feel anything and its killing me. whats wrong with me? how can i deal with this? is this normal?
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Okay I know exactly what you mean, but killing yourself is not the problem to your solution. You should find something out there that you like to do it may be go do some sports tell close family about your situation be open . Or maybe your not happy spiritually some people feel like they are missing something from their life, so they look around search for a religion you know , something that makes sense to them and maybe you will realize what you want to do and how you want to set your life. But please PLEASE don't kill yourself.
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The problem with kitten lover 2000 advice is she hasn't studied enough psychology to realize that you may be truly depressed.
Having suffered from depression myself, and winning the battle against it. I see some of the things I felt in your writing. The type of depression I suffer from is more of a physical ailment as it is the lack of one or two chemicals secreted in the brain that helps with mood swings and stress. This is supplemented with a pill for the chemical replacement, which is a hormone and talk therapy. The talk therapy is needed to find the triggers for the stress that brings on the depression so that you learn to recognize them and properly deal with them. For me it is chronic pain as a result of an auto accident I played no part in causing.
My suggestion is you see your family doctor for a complete check up. Just to make sure there is no physical reason for your depression. Ask your doctor to screen you for depression. The screening consists of a number of question that will be asked of you. Based on your answer a diagnoses can be made as to whether you suffer from depression and to what degree. Your doctor may refer you to a psychiatrist.
Don't get up set if you are referred to one. Your not crazy. Because the chemicals deal with the brain a psychiatrist is the best doctor to help you. They are medical doctors who Board Certified to practice psychiatry so they are also able to prescribe medication if warranted. You will then be referred to a psychologist for talk therapy to get at the root cause of your depression.
Frankly I would not be surprised if you were diagnosed with depression or what is now referred to as teenage depression. Being 17 is a very stressful time for a teenager. Your High School years are ending and your College years are on the horizon or beginning. You did not say just where you are school wise but you are somewhere in that area. You are either looking at your Senior year in High school or possibly your freshman year in College.
If this is the problem, and it just may be, relax we have all been there and made it through. If you need a little help by way of a magic pill; it's no big deal. We are all different and we all need a little help from time to time. So see your doctor and see if you are truly depressed. Then go from there.
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I'm 17 and study pyschology too and can relate to some of what you say.
Fistly, you need to be more positive. That includeds everything from being friendly with everyone, loving yourself and turning these negative thoughts into positive ones. For example, you feel your parent are hiding somehting from you, but then a positive of this is that they may not be and if they are they love you too much to tell you some things.
I'd suggest finding something you're good at. This can be writing, knitting or whatever, and then work towards being really good at it. This hobby should take your mind of the really depressed feelings you have.
You also sound very kinda philosophial eg: 'whats the point in life?'
The fact is, life is what you make it. If you just mope around all down in the dumps and don't create opportunities for yourself, there may never be a point. So you have to make the point if you get me?
One of the best ways to stop feeling this philosophical is to help others. By doing charity work for people who say are about to die from illness but would love to live, it'll make you realise how precious life is and also you'll feel a huge sense of reward.
So put a smile on your face and find a talent because you suceed in life by picking yourself up and moving on :)
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