Teen depression

[candy8998]

I have been really worried about myself for a while now, up until today i came home and turned the t.v on, dr.phil was on, he was talking about s3xting so i decided to watch the last ten minutes of the show, when in the last five minutes he talked about teen depression and listed the symptoms, and i realized that i have most of them, I'm not sure if I'm on the verge of teen angst, peer pressure, pressure at home, academic failures, things like that or if I'm developing a serious problem. I could be, because I'm not open about my problems except to one person, but usually it's bottled up and i know it's affecting me. Anyway teen depression is the point in which an individual transforms from a child to and adult, and the pressures they face dealing with this. It can either be depression or excessive moodiness due to a higher level of hormones and imbalances.

The symptoms are;

Sadness or hopelessness**

Irritability, anger, or hostility**

Tearfulness or frequent crying**

Withdrawal from friends and family**

Loss of interest in activities**

Changes in eating and sleeping habits**

Restlessness and agitation**

Feelings of worthlessness and guilt**

Lack of enthusiasm and motivation**

Fatigue or lack of energy**

Difficulty concentrating**

Thoughts of death or suicide**



[the ones with the asterisk at the end is what i experience]


So yes, teen depression is so profound, but not much people realize it, so in fact 2 million teens in the u.s. are suffering from this increasing malignant problem.

 

[RauCous]

I at that transistioning phase too and the depression is there. I've never been able to distinguish the causes though cuz for a couple of years i've been on and off depressed. Lately though nothing truly has changed within my life it feels different it seems now i'm father behind than i would've anticipatied. That sucks. But it should be known by now that the mind manufacturers these negative feelings.. it always feels like the worst. Somehow you always survive. Makes you wonder what all your fuss was about. The safest thing to do is to learn to work through the pain when you can. It makes good habits. Makes it so much easier to cope.

 

[candy8998]

oh i 4got 2 add dat suicides r high 2!, but ive nvr felt so hopeless, at 1st i jus didnt kare, but now im alwayz so worried n i dont go around my family, n my mom thinks im jus bein different so she yells at me, n bcuz i feel as if i cant b my own person n i gotta b lik wat dey want me 2 b, i jus break down n start kryin 4 a couple mins den ill b normal den a lil while later it happens again!! oo im so confused!!!!

 

[LadyDeath]

Well i think passed thru that stage a very long time ago before i met admin and well it was horrible..listening to songs and crying, crying for no reason, feeling lost and like the whole world is against you, feeling the burden when your parents are yelling at you, feeling like if u dissappeared today or tomorrow nobody will care or waking in the night and not getting enough sleep etc.

I got over it and you know how...by pushing myself

1. Anytime i felt sad..i did something that made me happy like playing with my pets or being around friends

2. Occupying Myself eg. Watching Tv, Going for walks, Cooking

3. Anytime i am not feeling to sleep i used to rub a medicine on my forehead like vicks only stronger that used to burn and water my eyes until i sleep away

4. Call skl friends late at night and talk to keep me company

5. Any thoughts of suicide i used to read the bible

6. Any time i felt like cutting myself i used to bite something eg. i had a pillow for that

7. If in public and you are feeling depressed jus think about good memorable times and that might make you cry so jus try to blend in with the crowd

Mostly teen pressure is influenced by your mind..your mind make u think things that u want to think..u are in control and you wouldnot let yourself be influenced by the devil to think that you are unwanted or rejected or something like that..We all have a purpose in life and god sent us here to be happy and life our lives to the fullest..we have only one life and one chance please doh be spending it on things that you wud regret like crying and stuff..Life goes on and you have to so you know that when you get old and god ready to take you..you wudn't look back and say "i am so stupid..i wasted my life when i cud of been happy and be myself"

 

[candy8998]

i know for a fact peer pressure isn't my problem, but i was addicted to cutting, every time i felt sad i used to cut and especially when me and brbk argued, but he started threatening to break up with me if i kept doing it, so i stopped then once he ignored me like for a whole day and i thought that so cruel so i told my friend i feel sick and i had the urge to see blood and he threatened to stop talking to me too so since then i really and truly stopped cutting, but just sometimes i feel so trapped in my mind. Crying in public is nearly impossible for me to do, except a couple times, but i think it's ironic how when people talk about a broken heart it's mostly in your mind but i really do feel as if my heart hurts, that ever happened to you? i think it happens to everyone but its like phenomenal.