i worked up the courage to tell my mom i think im depressed but she brushed it off & i dont kno wat to do now?

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ive felt depressed for the last 3 years but i was able to manage it and i thought id be okay but it been getting worse, i feel worse and its interfeering more with my life and school, it started of with me jocking about killing myself in 7th grade and in a way i actually ment it i just tried to make people think iwas joking but i was so upset and so sick of having to hear my parents fight and of them yelling at me and never being good enough at the end of 8th grade i was going to commit suicide but i friend unknowingly saved me and i can never express to her how much she helped me and i thought it was over i had my best friend and we had lots of classes together freshman year but i got stressed over school again and my parents fighting got worse and everything went down again and ive been trying to hold out. sophmore year i said i wanted to try to be strong enough to wait until after my 16th birthday then until my dad would finally let me get my belly button pierced and until the end of my play but the play is stressing my out now and i no longer feel safe so i told my friend and shes been urging my to get help so i went to my mom, we arent close but i worked up the courage to tell her and hoped she'd help me but she said she felt that way when she was a teen to and its normal and im probably just stressed from school or something but i can be depressed because i have the best grades ive ever had in school and now im so lost and i dont know what to do because im afraid if i go to my doctor they'd tell my parents and now i dont want them involved because they let me down but im sure because im a minor my doctor would tell them and besides i cant drive and i feel so hopeless and dont know what to do and we have a school counseler, aparently, bu i dont kno where to find them and if id be confidentional because i dont want to share what im feeling with my parents anymore

Steven G · Answer

Don't listen to Michael.

It sounds like you are dealing with real and true symptoms of depression.  Depression can happen to anyone at any time in their life.  Teenagers suffer from depression in the same way adults do.  It is a scary and disabling feeling.

If you are in the United States some states have laws that provide confidentiality for under 18 year old teenagers to get medical care for psychiatric and mood related concerns without their parents knowing the specifics of their care.

I would recommend you contact your clinic and find out from your doctor if this is the case.  If you are not getting the support you deserve and need from your parents, I would strongly recommend you talk to another adult, a school counselor might be a great place to start.  Any other relatives you can talk to?

There is no reason you should be alone on this.  If your mother is not willing to help you out, you need to find someone who will.

Good luck.

R M · Answer

I am sorry to hear that you are going through. teenager are more happier than others in my view. I understand. parents' involvement is certainly needed and as a minor it is their duty to do so. because your parents dont listen to you, you better ask your teacher and get help from the school counselor. you could be happy and have a wonderful life. depression could be managed even without medication if the life pattern is changed. there is a lot of hope. best of luck.

Anonymous · Answer

You are just a over dramatic teenager. Give it up, kids in Africa go through much worse than you. Stop pulling crap for just attention and do your school work like you should

Anonymous · Answer

k micahel james is a big a&^ he probally doesnt realize that this is all out of u r control i guess the best thing for u to do is see a psychiatrist

rose · Answer

halo your that depressed kid 
no you must to think positive as possible if you felt depress you find things that give you courage it can help you a lot 
you must to think that you must to survive dint depend to other, to drive your self

Serene E · Answer

Go to a trusted teacher and tell her/him the same thing.  they'll call your mom in and tell her to get you help.

Mercer · Answer

talk  youre issuses out with a friend or a really sweet person you know

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