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Attention Seeking?
I'm a 17 year old female, who has suffered from anxiety since I was about 7 (then it was separation anxiety, now it is social and general anxiety with panic attacks). I was sexual abused when I was 12 by a cousin, and my extended family denied it ever happened, even to this day. Anyway, last October I began to kind of feel down a lot, just not myself. I felt sad a lot and repressed a lot of things, I merely shrugged it off, and thought nothing of it. But around April, I began to feel really sad, and empty and numb a lot. I talked with one of my friends (who suffers from depression) and realized what I was feeling is how she felt when she was depressed. However, I didn't ask for any help, and consequently started to self harm. I stopped a few months ago, but I still catch myself absent mindely running pen caps, scissors etc across my wrist. I don't do it consciously, but when I realize what I am doing, I quickly stop and put the object down. I'm not as depressed as before (there's an online test I found on APA, that I take every few weeks. I have gone from the "severely" depressed category to the "moderate severe" category). I'm not suicidal or self-harm, but I still feel really empty, numb, sad and wish I would die sometimes (I won't do anything to kill myself though). I just generally have lost interest in things i used to like; the last few days it's gotten pretty bad, that my friends have noticed.
My question is am I attention seeking in any way? I mean sometimes I
just want my friends to care and notice, or ask about all the scars on my wrist. But then I actually think about if they did find out, and the thought of them finding out is terrifying. Am I attention seeking at all, or am I actually depressed (2 of my friends know that I'm depressed). I'm going to go see a therapist soon and get medication, because I can't deal with this anymore.
I just want to be sure that I'm not thinking I'm depressed, or attention seeking.Like I said, hardly anyone knows
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- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
I definitely do not think you are attention seeking in anyway.
With a lot of people who struggle with mental health issues, we often question ourselves as to whether we are making things up, going crazy, attention seeking etc.
If a cancer patient was in pain, they would want their friends and people around them to know... so what's the difference when you kinda wish that people would notice scars on your wrists?
I hope this helps xx
Source(s): Personal experience - boystownhotlineLv 77 years ago
We are sorry to hear that you are struggling at this time. It sounds like you are dealing with depression and until you get treatment, we are afraid you are going to continue to feel this way. We encourage you to schedule an appointment with your primary care physician. Your doctor is your best resource. Your doctor can assess and make recommendations as how to treat your depression.
Additionally, check out the following 99 coping skills, which can help you to refocus your thoughts on positive things: http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/DiscoverIt/Articl...
We also encourage you to focus on yourself and do things that you enjoy and make feel good about yourself to help you cope and deal with your depression. Some suggestions that you can do on a daily basis to take care of yourself and keep your depression down are exercising, reading, listening to music, journaling, and watching TV or a movie. Sometimes we feel it is others (family & friends) that make us happy, but this is not true. We are all responsible for our own happiness. We really think it would be beneficial if you were to call a Hotline and speak with a crisis counselor about how you are feeling.
Take Care KO, Counselor
Source(s): Boys Town National Hotline -- Available 24/7 at 1-800-448-3000 -- Teens and Young Adults; http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/ - 7 years ago
why dont you join the Art Of Living Program, learn a bit of stuff to cool your mind..see what an amazing life you will have then
- Anonymous6 years ago
What you are is a slut for being a teen who likes All Time Low!
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