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Do I have Depression?
I'm an eighteen year old female who thinks she might have depression. I hate that word it's thrown around like an explanation to everyone else's problems when they're feeling low. That's why I don't want to speak to anyone I know about it the would either dismiss it because it's so thrown around plus I don't want to say I might have it if I haven't. I've been to Iapt in the past, I had a difficult upbringing and the doctor showed me how to deal with future situations, but it hasn't helped. It was my birthday yesterday but until I got tipsy I couldn't enjoy myself, everyone had made such an effort but I just wanted to cry. They asked me what I wanted to do after and everyone had different requirements and I iust had to snap and ask them to decide because I felt like I couldn't cope having to make a decision like that the problem was too difficult. I feel so tired lately I don't have the energy to enjoy anything I'm so tired and fed up I any face things, even spending time with my family I love them so much but I just feel so tired and fed up I go to be alone, then my boyfriend jokes he doesn't care but I can't dealt with it it upsets me straight away and f we have an argument I have to walk away or I'm hysterical and it hurts so much. I have random irrational thoughts of hurt or jealously which I don't act on but I feel like a bad person for having them, what is wrong with me? Sometimes I get so fed up with all the problems and endless list of jobs to do I can't cope is think about how I'd feel if something happened to me I love my family I hate my Friends at college now I'm meant I be relaxing but I'm tired and fed up what do I do?
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Like adviceman said, none of us are doctors so we can't tell you whether you have depression or not.
You should just simply go see a doctor. Because there are different types of depression, and depression can also be a symptom of other things so that's why you need to see a doctor. Not only that, if you do have depression or something else, then you can get on the right medication and things will get better.
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We are not doctors so none of us can tell you for certain if you are depressed. In what you have written there are a couple of symptoms that might point to depression but not enough to lead anyone or a doctor to make that diagnoses.
To be diagnosed for depression. Make an appointment with your family doctor for a complete physical. A complete physical is needed to rule out any organic reason for some of the symptoms you are complaining about.
During the physical, which you have also asked the doctor to screen you for depression, the doctor will ask you a number of questions. From your answers the doctor will be able to make a diagnoses of whether or not you are depressed.
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