depression

[VanwaYaviel]

How can I tell if I'm just normal teenage depressed or if I have Depression?

[dinga]

Hiya, you were up in the middle of the night...guess you couldn't sleep! When you say depressed, do you feel down all the time or is there a particular thing that's making you feel sad? Sometimes, I feel really down in myself and I have to scan through all the possibilities of things that are upsetting me to try and get to the bottom of it. As I scan in my mind, I get a gutt feeling when I've come across the one that's bothering me, although I don't actually realise it...if that makes sense. There must be something.....bugging you. When I was a teenager, I was bullied and this made me a different person at the time, I didn't want to go out or go to school and I felt really naff about myself. I am sure that if you want to talk, there are lots of us here on this site to try and help xxx

[littlemissx]

hey VanwaYaviel

what signs do you have to think you have depression?? have you spoken to anyone?? sometimes it can just be one little thing that can trigger off lots of emotions so talking about it to someone you can trust can do you the world of good x

[cymruambyth1]

You could always just go and see your doctor explain your symptoms and see what they say. but i know its not the easiest thing to do. like the others say, you need to figure out whether its just a phase and something which is upsetting you at the moment or whether your feeling down most of the time about a number of things, and you just feel down in general. is there anyone you could talk to about this, although i will say it makes it a lot easier talking to someone who has been through the same thing, maybe ask your friends if they have ever felt like this.

hope you feel better soon

[Morrisonker]

I went through a really horrible time, emotionally for about 2 years, I only gathered up the courage to go to the doctors last spring and the doctor wasn't very sympathetic and didn't seem to think it was serious. I did leave things out when I spoke to him, didn't mention self harm, suicidal thoughts etc because it was the first time I'd really spoken about it and I was really scared. You need to be prepared to tell your doctor *everything* otherwise they won't be able to help. As it was I was offered a choice - leave it and see how I feel in a few months time, medication, couselling or medication and couselling. I chose to leave it and gradually I did feel better but it wasn't easy.

[VanwaYaviel]

Thanks so much
Sometimes I can figure out why I'm depressed about something, but other times I have no idea why. I've been depressed about nothing in particular for about a week, on and off.