I think I am depressed
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Mental Health
2007-11-15 19:00:00
Im going through a lot of crap right now, and i dont know how to deal with it. i feel like i have no one to talk to. my grades are going down. i just moved to a new school and i am not popular, i used to be really popular at my old school. i feel like i have no friends at all this year. i want to sleep all the time. i only live with my dad and sister and there is fighting all the time. i have gained like 5ish pounds since i moved and i used to be really skinny. i just want someone to talk to. someone that seriously understands what im going through. what should i do?
Answer:if this keeps going on for much longer then please get some help.
however, from what it sounds like it is just temporary. there are some practical things you can do. you had friends at your old school so it might take you some time to make some new friends. talk to the next person that you sit next to in class. join a club or start doing a sport...that will help you lose the weight you gained. speaking of weight...5 pounds is not a lot. as far as your family is concerned the healthy activities previously mentioned (clubs and sports) will help you stay positive. hopefully this attitude will trascend the rest of your family. i think you'll feel better in no time. good luck.
You sound depressed.
Just find someone you can trust and tell them about it. Go to a guidance counselor at your school.
i swear to god i am not making this up. me too. i used to have a in science. now i have a c. my mom had a medecal prob.i want to cry but no tears come. i feel like to just tell someone but wat would they do?
I would tell your school counselor or doctor what you wrote here and ask them to help you. Good luck. If you want to email me directly please feel free to.
you have a computer so as i do when depressed. Read or play games or find friends on chatlines. Or read and answer questions here. Once u see some others problems , yours might not seem so bad. But yup, i can understand on feeling alone. Feel you don't have a life. Don't let anything hold ya back and live day to day and take steps to meet people. All though I have yet to follow my own sugestions.
well, the first thing u need to do is write down all of your bad feelings, pray on the free prayer lines and tell them how u feel and there will be millions of people praying for you . Try it, it really does work. Good luck!!!
hrm...even though you probably wont believe this but as you get older, you feel more happy and comfortable being alone and popularity really really doesnt matter. Work on your school and building up your character and confidence. Remember, even many of hollywood's greatest stars were loners or not very popular growing up and came from disfuctional families e.g. johnny depp, wawona ryder, angelina. But what's coolest is that in 5 years when you look back to now, you will realize you've endured lots of change and i'm sure your friends will be eager to hear these stories. Feel better.
You are going through what psychologists refer to as "situational Depression". Talk to a school counselor first. Change is hard, and changing schools is one of the hardest adjustments to make because you feel so alone and alienated. But the depression will not usually stick around for weeks on end. If it does, you will need mental health services. There are low or no cost clinics in almost all American cities now. Don't be afraid to ask for help. It does not mean you are "crazy'.
I think you need t go and tell your Dad ASAP. Do not just let these feelings ride. You could end up sufering from depression for years to come. Handle this now.
You sound down but not totaly depressed. You might be home sick and remember being young these days is harder. New school and differnt people. if you feel worse talk to a guidence teacher or write a note and give it to your parents letting them know how you feel and you would like to talk to a doctor, Good luck !
I think you should go and get some help,i know it is hard starting a new place and making new friends so please go and talk to someone about these feelings. hope everything gets sorted and you will look back at these times and wonder why you where so worried,beleive me i have been there.
Look... there is no easy way to say this, but being someone who has been depressed for well over a year now, maybe I can help. I was going pretty good in life, My grades were up, my family was doing well, and I had a very good chance of getting together with someone that I really cared about. But as my luck would have it, my dad got cancer, (He's fine now) I went through numerous heartbreaks, most by the same girl. I felt as though I lost all contact with the world around me. I never felt so empty, so hopeless, so... alone. I had gotten to the point where I was willing to commit suicide, but some very good friends of mine stopped me. All I can say is keep your head up, and never look back. Remember, Life only happens once. Sieze the day and make it yours. All you have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to you. You'll be fine. My nickname is also my email address if you want any further advice on how to deal with this situation. I wish you nothing but the best of luck, and Don't worry, everything will turn out okay.
it sounds like your going through what i'm going through..I just moved to a new place and a new school and I have hardly no friends and i'm not popular anymore..It really sucks but I recently left the school and I'm going to military school in 4 weeks. be strong you'll get through it. I wouldn't recommend medication, when I was taking it, it just made things worse for me. you can email me if you want.
I know how you feel I have been were you stand right now! I had been hurt so many times by so many people. But, I told myself that there had to be a better way, not by my own strength or understanding but there had to be something that wouldn't hurt me and a better answer than taking my life! You know something? THERE IS! The Bible Says: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Prov.3:5-6) Know that we are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed! (2 Cor. 4:8-9). I believe that you might be hearing the voices in your mind that I once heard right about now. About your nothing and have no value! But you know what? THERE ALL LIES from the deceiver Satan! You don't want to hurt from all the crap no more right? Then I would encourage you to turn and give your lies in your mind over to Jesus! Know that you are Loved, you are something! and above all else you are certainly valued! The Bible says: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:6-7) Jesus said: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you! (Luke 6:27-28) The only way to start to stop hurting is to forgive the ones that make you feel the pain you feel now! In addition start developing a relationship with God and Jesus.Challenge yourself to match the lies in your mind with truth! Know that no matter how alone and hurt you feel. Know your never alone with a good relationship with God and Jesus. God loves you! The Bible says: "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5)God created you, and God loves you. His only Son, Jesus Christ, loved you so much that he gave His life on the cross so you could be saved and break free from in perfectness, sin,hurt and voices of lies in your head that try to put you down to become a child of God. I know you feel like you are caring your own cross on your back right now but, PUT IT DOWN THIS INSTANT! And give Jesus all your worries and burdens. When you accept Jesus Christ into your life, something wonderful and supernatural happens. God Himself comes to dwell within you! You become part of His family, and you can know the joy of His presence every day. Pray right now and I encourage you to invite Jesus into your heart, ask him to bring back the joy back into your life! I to will be praying for you sister because I was too once where you are now and the only way am still alive is because my faith in Jesus saved me and he showed me the better life I could be living if only I put my faith and trust in Him. I encourage you to read a bible! start with the gospel of John! There you will find a story of a man named John the Baptist that paved the way for another man named Jesus that loves you and will bring you guidance and hope to your life, if you look to him and follow him for your life's answers instead of your self! I can't stress enough how I know what your going though and you really need a change of atmosphere in your life, get out of the darkness and try to meet new people! A lot of Church's have small groups and support groups and some even have single groups. So, I would encourage you to do that because it wasn't till I started putting Jesus first before myself that my life started to get better, I had a whole new image of myself and I started to see how much I was really loved and valued in God's eyes. You have so much to offer! So, Go ahead right now, this minute, pray to Jesus! ask him to lead your heart so you may trust him that everything will be all right and the next step you take will be right in line with what he wants for you in life, and what life is suppose to be like in serving him! Tell him you don't want to be hurt anymore! You don't want to live with these voices in your head that tell you your not valued. May Jesus bring some new friends into your life. May Jesus teach you forgiveness for your family for their constant bickering that will eventually help you straighten things out with them and teach you truth! In Jesus Name. Amen
Wow, I'm so sorry that you have to go through all of this stuff alone. Do you have a guidance counselor at your school that you would feel comfortable talking to? He/She may be able to refer you to a counselor outside of the school and may be able to make some helpful suggestions for making friends.