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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:00:58

Good luck.

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Tough call. I thought that they came out with a depression hot-line some years ago. Where a teenager could call to speak with a counselor. ALSO, the Ad Council has several no-cost, non-profit orgs that may be of some use.

Bottom line is every teen gets depressed. Unfortunately some worse than others. At least you are smart enough to ask for help which is a great thing to do. Many are to afraid to. I hope that things do get better for you. They did for me so there is hope.

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i started getting depressed when i was 11 so i know where you are coming from. there maybe a cause..ie you need to make changes in your life or you may just be depressed for no reason at all(which is always fun eh?) i think you should try counselling thats what helped me out of my depresssion. you could try those free anonymous phone lines and see if that helps and if you strike someone nice on there you could always see about face to face counselling. just make sure the people are trustworthy. use like a reputable counsellor. try and exercise and get lots of sleep... that may help a bit. i think if you werent depressed you would feel like getting out more and doing fun things and meeting more people. Just take it easy on yourself too.. these are probably the hardest years of your life but they will pass. you'll be ok just hang in there.

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I sugest talking to a couselor at your school. Do something because I can tell you that I started getting depressed when I was 12 and spent many nights crying and feeling alone and I also had few real friends. Although I have been through many things in my life,many good things, many bad, the depression has never gone away and affects my life on a day to day basis. Sometimes I cry myself to sleep at night and have found my self crying on the bus on the way to the store or work just for no reason, I just felt sad. I am 41 years old and can tell you that depression can last a lifetime if you dont treat in when you are still young

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you need to show them that you are getting grown and that you have a different personality.