I know that question is a bit extreme, but I am ALWAYS depressed, and my dad says it's because I'm a typical teenager. I find this hard to believe at times b/c I don't know any other ppl my age who feel the way I do. I'm 17 and I just feel like sometimes my world is crumbling down and I want to escape, but while knowing that there are other people in this world who undergo worser situations. So, is how i'm feeling just a teenage thing or something else...?
2007-01-28 12:03:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
You're not the only one, I was there once and it totally sucked. I felt as if everyone just didn't get me as if my problems were all in my head. Very lonely and very worrisome. If I had known then what I know now I would have told my doctor about it. I found out that due to my menstrual cycle my hormones where all over the place and throwing my psyche into turmoil. If I had that knowledge when I was younger I could have saved myself much heartache, self doubt, and suicidal thoughts. Don't freak out with the right information you will be able to get a handle on it. Your not going crazy, it will be O.K. Hope I could help.
2007-01-28 12:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by D'Arcy P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You definitely are NOT the only teenager that feels depression a lot. To say it's a "teenage thing" can be both true and false, depending on what part of being a teenager your father is thinking of. Oftentimes things happen in life that a typical teenager has trouble with understanding the "whys and wherefores" of, and so the stress the teenager feels in trying to make sense of it all can eventually lead to depression. Also, being a teenager brings you into a new stage in life wherein you are being challenged to "be something" or somebody, and no longer is it okay to be just "cute" and "loveable" as when you were a younger kid. The challenge to "be somebody", as in "what are you going to be when you grow up" becomes no longer just wishful thinking and a source of cute conversation on the part of adults. It's a challenge about life, and how you're going to live it, and the adults asking the question, and you yourself, no longer have a cute smile on their / your faces. It's a "dead serious" conversation, and stressful, and depression is a common consequence. And, finally, the teenage years are a pure biological revolution hormonally, and if there wasn't enough stress in the issues I've named above, the very fact that your own body isn't very predictable, or friendly at times, can be extremely stressful, and depression is a common outcome. Now, I'm not saying that adolescence is or should be a chronic case of depression, but it is a challenge in many ways. So, in many ways, your dad is right. He just might not have been aware that you needed more information and care than just a glib response. I had fun and depression in my teen years. Some how I just "rode the waves" as best as I could, and made it. I'm far from a teenager now. My kids just got out of their teen years, one being 21 and the other 22, so, I guess between having been a teenager myself, and having raised a couple of kids through their teen years, and having been a mental health practitioner / counselor for 20+ years, now retired, I felt I might know enough that I should answer your question, as best as I could. I know it's tough, but, truly, better times are ahead. Trust me on this one. God Bless you.
2007-01-28 12:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you have figured out by now...you're not the only one. I am 20 now and I still get depressed. I am a very nervous person and I feel like nobody really understands why it is harder for me to do thing then other people. I honestly don't know why but it just is. My 2 best friends and my twin sister have all went off to college (3 hours away from me) so I don't get to see them much. Which is very depressing cuz basically all the friends that I used to hangout with are gone and I don't do much of anything now on the weekends. Not to mention..i am 20 years old and never had a boyfriend. But just like you I know there are soo many people in this world that have it worse than I do. I wish you luck and stick with it. If you want to talk we can exchange emails or AIM screen names. I like meeting new people!
2007-01-28 12:54:09 · answer #3 · answered by Dawnigirl21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i also feel depressed a LOT of the time, but then again it could be because I'm eighteen I'm married (for past two year) I'm going to college, I have an icky mother-in-law, my husband isn't around as much as i would like him to be, my parents live far away, I'm constantly in fear of becoming pregnant, yet i have to handle all this all the while watching my best friends and sisters living their happy go lucky carefree lives complaining about how sad they feel, but have given up complaining myself. Don't get me wrong I love my baby, and when he's here everything is perfect, its when he's not that everything starts to crumble ...... Baby you got so much you could be doing, if you know that there are other people in the world who have it worse then you, find a way to help them out, instead of just helping others, you'd be helping yourself to...
If your still feeling sorry for yourself after reading this, maybe we can exchange aim sn's and we'll talk about it. (no im not a crazy psycho path person, just a bored lonely eighteen year old girl)
2007-01-28 12:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by SN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How long have you felt like that? It sounds like you COULD have an actual problem with depression, in which case its definitely not helpful of your dad to minimize how you feel. If it's bad, see a doctor. if it's not terrible, bring it up the next time you find yourself there.
2007-01-28 18:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by Atropis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are not! I was depressed when I was a teenager. I still remember it to this day. My sisters both dealt with theirs in extreme ways one becoming dangerously anorexic and the other bulimic. Please always talk about your feelings with someone you trust. Don't let it get you down. Remember that you are fantastical and unique and you have family that love you. =)
2007-01-28 12:13:58 · answer #6 · answered by Sorcha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me and you, same situation sister. I went on anti-depressants for a while, but I don't like the thought of living on false happiness. Just hang in there. Hopefully it'll get better.
2007-01-28 12:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by Spearfish 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hun, you're not the only one. Sometimes I get so depressed I just want to die. I think stress is a factor. and by what I've been through I believe that.
2007-01-28 12:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by killertutu5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure not . I hope it's gonna help you to feel less lonely ... cos there are lots of people experiencing depression . I was already depressed when I was born . This ain't no joke . But please, please stay, even for people who're far away from you, even for people that you don't know ... please, please stay for yourself . Cos Life is precious . Even if it's harsh ans even if it hurts . It means we're just human ... God bless you .
2007-01-28 12:47:14 · answer #9 · answered by Seagirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope i am other one of those that feels constantly depresses even when i trick myself into being happy.
2007-01-28 12:22:08 · answer #10 · answered by Moanika 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋