What are the symptons for children who are emotionally disturbed?

Question

i was in the car with my mom and for no reason i just burst out laughing.she said that was a sign of being disturbed.ive just been recently taken off of anti depression pills but i still self injury.i just wanna know if my mom was serious(she is a very dramatic person) and if she is serious i wanna know more symptons so i dont get put back on those pills

Answer 1

they can have bad dreams, like runing and running forever, or falling and not stopping.  

Answer 2

kids shouldn't take antidepression pills without under supervision of a talk therapist once or more a week..antidepressatns CAN cause someone (especially under 18) to be psychotic even if they were not before. laughing is a serious sign, but not your fault. it is a sign the antidepressant is dangerous to you because it is causing withdrawl symptoms. stay away from the pills, you are smart! but build a good relationship with a talk therapist, sounds like your mom is not giving you enough support or rationales in the mental health area...