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I haven't been myself lately
Hi! I'm a 14-year-old girl and I've been feeling really weird lately. Everything that I'm about to list has been going on for about a month now: I cry over EVERYTHING. For example: My dad said to stop playing guitar because I was too loud and he was trying to work so I went to my room and cried. I've been really irritable as well. I do have a generally short fuse but now it's even worse; I've even been going off on my parents occasionally (which I feel terrible about afterward). My little sister even decided not to share a bedroom with me because I was constantly yelling. I've been eating and sleeping way more as well. I had a relatively healthy diet in the past, but now I get home from school and eat a bag of popcorn, a pop tart, crackers, chocolate, and anything else I can get my hands on. I get super drowsy and just kind of lay down wherever I am whether that be the floor, a chair, a bed. I'm wide awake throughout the day but I get home and it's like school drained me of my life. I use to really like school. I don't like a lot of things that I use to like. I'm openly rude to all of my friends and I don't want to be around them. I sit in the bathroom and read during lunch periods sometimes. Speaking of reading, I only feel okay when I'm reading or on my blog. What's wrong with me??
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I think you're going through depression. Depression can be caused by anything, I know because I'm going through the same thing and my symptoms are exactly the same as yours. I'm here for you and I'd love to talk about it with you. Boys threw me into this depression and it's getting worse. If you want to talk to me, just message me and ask me anything because i'm here for you and we can figure this out together.
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Dear Haven't been myself lately,
It's hard to tell if you're suffering from depression or merely experiencing these things as a normal part of just growing up and being a 14 year old girl.
If these "weird" feelings continue or worsen, it might be prudent to express these things to your school counselor, who can arrange for you to receive the help you need to get back on track.
Another possibility is that many, if not all, of your symptoms could be caused by a diet that's deficient in key nutrients. My advice to you would be to consume more fruits and vegetables and eat less sugary snacks.
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It's most likely puberty since you're only 14.
But I agree with adviceman to go see a doctor just to make sure that it is just that and there's nothing else going on. Better safe than sorry.
I mean you don't want to keep acting like this because it can ruin relationships and even your health since you're eating pretty bad.
What helps is exercising. Dance, run, just do whatever to get moving. It'll help. Even if you feel super tired from school, you'll feel better afterwards. And watch what you eat.
Exercise releases endorphin's. People with depression are told to exercise because it helps.
Keep your head up, and be careful with what you do and say to people as well. Take care of yourself.
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Relax your normal it is called Puberty. What your going through is battling all the changes affecting your body because of all the new hormones floating in your body. Sometimes Puberty will call what doctors now describe as teenage depression and while you write of some of the symptom of teenage depression you do not write of all of them.
What I suggest is that you make an appointment with your family doctor for a complete physical. Doing so will rule out any organic reason for why you feel this way. While you are with the doctor ask to be screened for depression. This is a simple test where the doctor will ask you a number of questions. Your answers will allow the doctor to make a diagnoses.
Whether you are diagnosed with teenage depression or not there is medication the doctor can give you to make going through puberty a lot easier on you and your family.
As I said in the beginning; based on what you have written and my advanced years as a parent and hopefully future grandparent. You are most likely suffering problems of puberty which is normal for your age. See your doctor for help with this problem.
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this may seem strange but you're only 14, you're still going through many different changes. You're going to be discovering many different things about yourself as you grow into a teenager. As for lashing out on your friends and parents, it is /slightly/ possible you have impulse control disorder and it's where you lash out on others verbally,psychically or mentally hurting them.
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