What do I do? I think I have depression.?

Question

Okay so I'm 16. I think I have depression. I'm not totally sure but I looked it up and I have pretty much all of the symptoms (insomnia, loss of interest in stuff I used to love to do, suicide thoughts, irritability, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, aches, fatigue, hopelessness, ect...) and I don't know what to do. Like I know the obvious thing would be to tell my mum. But she never listens to anything I say. I try and try to talk to her and she just like turns everything around like I'm just being a whiny brat. She just refuses to believe that there is something wrong with me. Maybe she's right? I don't know. is it normal for me to have all these symptoms? I'm just really confused..

Answer 1

I think you should try to do something new; something you did do before to forget about all the bad thougths you have now in your mind; try to do a sport and try to talk with somebody (but please don't do anything stupid).

if you want to talk write me on messenegr: [e-mail]

Answer 2

Try talking to her again or just go to her with the phonebook and ask her to take you to a DO. I will explain more below. If she doesn't listen, find a friend's parents or a neighbor who can take you.

Avoid antidepressants. They all have side effects and are or will make your anxiety disorder worse  when you stop them. Here's why:

Antidepressants actually block or eliminate your body's neurotransmitters and "trick" your brain into thinking that the levels are high when they are not. In depressed and anxious people, their levels of neurotransmitters (seratonin, dopamine,etc) are often too low due to either stress, poor nutrition, etc. Taking medications often eliminates the neurotransmitters altogether and causes one to become dependent on them (when they stop, they are more depressed than before).

Anyone who tells you otherwise is misinformed or trying to make money off of you. (your doctor)

My DO (doctor who treats the entire body, not just the symptoms) has put me on amino acids, Neuroreplete, which help to stimulate your brain to produce more neurotransmitters. I am told is 100% safe and effective and is all natural. There are NO side effects. That, coupled with cognitive-behavioral therapy can completely eliminate depression and anxiety, including a number of other mental health issues.  

Look in the phone book for a DO or online. Good luck!

You can go here to see info. on my DO.

www.osteodocs.com

www.neuroreplete.com

Answer 3

No, the symptoms you are having are not normal, and yes, they sound very much like the symptoms of depression.  Is there someone else you can talk to?  A relative?  Someone from church?  School nurse or a teacher?  If not, try 'googling' for a teen crisis or depression hot line.  Sometimes it's easier to talk to a stranger, and the people who answer hot lines are trained for this particular thing.

I know it sounds cliche and it's hard to see right now (I've walked in your shoes), but I promise you, this too shall pass.  Things WILL get better.

Answer 4

hi hun

They thoght I'd had depreshion and now I've been disaginsed with bipolar but thats not the point just letting you no I've been there done that.

Your mum is not right but alot of people from that genration don't belive depreshion is a real illenss but is is you are in pain like any sort of sickness just a diffrent sort of pain. Also alot of parents are in denial no one wants it to be there child.

Make sure you keep telling your mom how you feel that you are tired and you cant focous and your upset and suicidal and make sure you let her no that your stuggling and not copeing.Hopefully it'll kick in that hey my babys hurting!I need to do something.

Make sure you go to the doctor becasue you are sick.Don't ever feel like your just weird or just being whiny and silly becasue your not you are sick and you can't help this same as people can;t help getting cancer or can't help getting a cold.The doctor will give you options.Sometimes you just need people to talk you or ways to cope or sometimes you need medication.Medication does help alot! Don't ever feel emabrsed only you and your doctor will no becasue they can't tell any one.

Just won;t try to do it alone becasue honestly hun most of the time you can't. I could never go threw what I'm going threw on my own.I need all the help I can get just to stick in there.

so most of all no it;s ok! to have depreshion it's ok to feel how you feel becasue it is NOT your fault hun.Make sure you get help becasue it will not madgicallly go away on it's own.Have a good cry to your mom get those feelings out and get that help.

Good luck :)

YOU WILL BE OK

Answer 5

i think your mum should comfort and talk to you. i do think it's a normal thing...only because that's what most teenagers go through. i think it will eventually go away. you can do a lot of things that could help you be happier..like watch funny youtube videos, or inspirational interviews of your favorite people. watching movies that relate to me have always made me feel better...but relate to me in a positive way. don't watch a depressing movie about a young girl with a mental problem or anything like that. lets say you love to dance..watch flashdance, or something that will lift your spirits.

Answer 6

FIRST:  Iron deficency test: Go to the mirror and pull your lower eyelid and see if the color is red or flesh color. If its flesh colored you are lacking enough iron and should take a herbal iron like Floradix. It will take a month to see a difference. Iron carrys oxygen in your blood and if you dont have it you will feel tired, cold hands and feet, headaches, RLS, dull brittle hair, brittle nails, poor sleep, pale skin (see thru), shortness of breath, fatigue, poor concentration, low mood, ringing in the ears, irregular heart beats, cracks in the corner of the mouth, dizziness, fainting, sore tongue and canker sores. Add b12 and folic acid for best results

then go to this website and see what other minerals you are lacking.

http://www.phpure.com/nutrition_products...

Answer 7

uk wat i did? i went and set up an apointment with the doctor. thats what you should do you should go talk to a doctor and h**l tell you if your realy depressed but if ur having thoughts of suidcide then theres no question about that. they might put you on antidepressants or they might make u go see a phycologist to work it out. i go see one now and im going to go see the doctor next week. good luck. im srry about ur mom =(

Answer 8

i felt exactly the same as you did from 9 and i still do know. i lost someone close to me when it started, and although the symptoms have all but disappeared i still fell down 6 days out of 7. to be quite honest with you, you're still growing up so to speak, (so am i, 18) and you'll still have your hormones all over the place. as for talking to your mum, i know what its like, my mum's the same even now I'm in my own place. if you're really worried go to doctor or e-mail me if ya just need to chat, sometimes it helps talking to someone who doesn't know you.

Answer 9

the ultimate solution to overcome any mental problem , is do go fpor yoga .,

it wil help ur entire body to stimualte with proper supply of oxygen ..

which wil help ur brain to function well and healthy ,

if ur unaware of yoga , u can get it live on Astha Tv , available in many countries, or may seek help thru internet ,

yoga wil boost ur internal power of confidence where no other classes or therapy can go .. \

remember notrhing is wrong , just ur time and thinking about urslef is wrong .

stil need any help u can mail me at [e-mail]

Answer 10

I'm pretty much in the same situation as you. i'm 16, have depression, and my mum will probably not understand.

I'm apathetic about my depression, i don't care about it, probably the best thing.

Answer 11

There are many things you can do to help treat your depression.

Moderate exercise for at least 20 - 30 minutes, daily, and up to an hour. Brisk walking is good, and try to be mindful of the feeling your foot makes as it hits the ground: it is a relaxation technique. Also use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris whichever works best for you.

Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it. Also take a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin; a deficiency in vitamin B9 (folic acid, or folate) is known to cause depression. Around 30% - 40% of depressed people have low vitamin B12 levels. Depressed females using the contraceptive pill may benefit from vitamin B6 supplements.

Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as St. John's wort, (the strength varies, but the supplier should be using a standardised hypericin content, so follow the directions) or supplements, such as SAMe, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55 at ezy-build ).

Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy. Co-counselling is shown in the first 3 pages of section 2, or online therapy, or even talking with someone you feel comfortable with, and a much more detailed post is on page R.

There is a quiz for depression via sections 1, or 2, at ezy build: print the result, and take to your school counselor: your mother is more likely to take notice of an adult in a position of responsibility.