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Question by farida: How can i talk to my mom about teen depression ?
I am in 16 years old, I have very frequent mood swings accompanied by the signs of teen depression. Most of the time I am really depressed but for no reason at all, I wish i could make it go away. I get furious and an enormous rage for the simplest reason like my younger brother just asking for something repetitively…
Before (about a year ago), I had no friends, no self-esteem, no nothing. But recently I transfered classes and started having friends and enjoying myself, that’s when I started to have these depressed feelings. I just feel that it is strange that just when things are starting to get better,I start having these emotions.I am so confused.
Nobody has a clue because I just suffer in silence.
I feel lost. I feel that I have lost myself.. I feel that there’s a huge amount of pain inside me and I can’t figure out its source; severe emotional pain not just frustration just like any teen. I spend the whole day in bed, I am isolating myself, I STRONGLY binge, my relationships with my moms deteriorating because I am losing my nerves in an unbelievable way. I once even got really mad and punched glass and ut my hand !! I wish i could cry; just let it all out. I can’t seem to get myself to cry even though i can feel the tears in my eyes . I can never do it.
I have lost my confidence and self-esteem; I cant stand looking at myself in the mirror, I am fat and ugly. I don’t see the point of trying to do anything. I feel worthless and that nobody wants me in this life. I just don’t want to do anything anymore, I feel that I have no energy at all.
I hate myself and I hate my life and I am only 16 yrs old!!
I hate myself, I really do. I feel that I am sinking real deep and that there’s nothing I can do anymore.
I feel this’s all for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON!! You cant imagine how bad it is…
I lose my nerves and snap at people, in the course of the last week i have gotten into 6 serious fights with different people. I am really starting to hate my mom A LOT !
Sometimes I am very cheerful, cant stop laughing but sometimes I am really really sad and i feel that i dont want to live.
I have this huge amount of anger, fear and sadness that whenever I think is gone comes back after a few days…
These emotions are driving me crazy, so my question is “Is this normal at my age or is there something for me to worry about?”
I don’t know what to do, I feel that my feelings are up to my throat, very close to exploding…
I am starting to hate myself for this, I feel like I am acting like a spoiled brat which totally isn’t like me…
I really hate myself.
Sometimes, it is even difficult to get out of bed for another miserable day. I have researched for the symptoms of adolescent depression and almost all of them apply to me… I don’t know whether it is a normal teen thing or real depression. I know they are not very accurate nor are they a diagnosis but I have taken online tests and they all result in “Moderate/Severe Depression”…
Although I try really hard to put on a happy face,my friends are starting to notice – but my family doesn’t. My closest friend just keeps telling me that i should snap out of it and that I’m not grateful for the life I have, that some people wish to have half what I’ve got..
Nobody knows, not even my parents,I don’t want any family member to know; they will think i’ve gone nuts and also something inside me is intimidated to talk to anybody…
I don’t know what to do, in order to go to therapy my parents have to know but I cant tell them… I feel that there’s absolutely no hope for me but I don’t want to live my whole life this way…
I tried talking to a teacher and it momentarily made things better . But after a while, i started getting really attached to her ; when she’s not around, i just really break down… I even felt like she was more like a mother to me than my own mother. But I don’t know why things backfired, i started hating her LOATHING HER and I can’t even stand to look at her face and she has noticed that.. I feel that my life is so messed up and there’s nothing i can do about it..
I really hope you get to read this.
I am really lost :/
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Answer by Catie
I used to self harm and I kept it from my mum for 2 years-but when I told her it was the best feeling and I got help straight away and I’m now seeing a doctor, I’m 15 so younger than you-if I can do it then you can, just tell her everything you just wrote down, if you can’t tell her face to face, then maybe do it by text\phone call\letter\email\get a friend to tell her but whatever you do don’t keep it to yourself x
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This is not normal. I know how you are feeling, especially about it coming from nowhere. I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety 3 years ago in 8th grade. Just like you, I took online tests and got the same results. When I was struggling so bad I decided to go see my school counselor. She helped me tremendously and because of her I didn’t commit suicide. As long as you aren’t a threat to yourself or others they can’t, by law, tell anyone anything you tell them. Often people forget that school counselors can be a really good resource. But, telling your parents could really help you. School counselors can only do so much and I didn’t really start to get better until I got professional help after my parents were told. Another resource for you could be hotlines that offer support for teens struggling with multiple issues. I hope you can get some help. I know the pain and suffering you are experiencing is really difficult to deal with and it is even harder to do it alone.