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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 18:59:51

Im moving across the globe in August and I just went through all of my freshman year fighting with friends. I just got a boyfriend. My mom is an alcoholic and when shes not drinking we're fighting. My mom dosnt drink ALL the time just when she does its bad. I cut myself.

am i defenetly deppressed?

What can i do other then take medication.

I also just recently started getting major anxiety attacks

Answer:

If you don't want to take medication, you can change your diet. You can eat more complex carbohydrates to help with the anxiety. You can do things that naturally raise your endorphins (a list is here: http://www.recoverfromdepression.com/bet...

You can talk to a counselor, cut sugar and caffeine, exercise, take Bach Rescue Remedy or other herbals.

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Yes. I mean, you're cutting yourself...so what do YOU think?

PLEASE get some help from your doctor.

Also.....other people cannot make you happy. In other words if you think your boyfriend is going to make your depression go away.....that's not going to happen at all.

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well i have thought about this and i think u should stop cutting urself and try something soothing and just tell ur friends to stop cuz they r ruining ur life. tell your mom that u need help. talk to her about how shes not paying attention. take my advise and do counsiling they wont tell anyone ur problems.

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I suggest getting counseling quick, especially family counseling and especially counseling for your mother.

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I think at this point, some sort of counseling is the way to go. There are many places with sliding fee scales if you don't have insurance. Give counseling a try before you dismiss it completely.