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Teenage Depression

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June 10th, 2009 at 02:20pm
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But there are people who are in between. Maybe they haven't been clinically diagnosed, but that doesn't mean the sadness or anything else they're feeling isn't real either.


Yes but someone walking around saying "Say sorry to the cuts on my arm", (as jared leto. described) and acting like they're clinically depressed when they haven't been diagnosed is a problem, I mean it's almost like they're mocking the people who actually have those issues. I agree, there are people out there who are depressed, but that is different from having depression, so that doesn't give them the right to go around and use an illness they may not actually have for attention. I'm not saying that it would be okay for someone who has depression to go around and spread it to the world purely for attention, but I've noticed that generally the people who complain about how depressed they are in hopes for sympathy are the "self-proclaimed" types. Maybe those people really do have problems, but I think instead of trying to get attention they should get some sort of actual help, whether it's a friend or a counselor.
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June 24th, 2009 at 11:57pm
i think if ur acting depressed you usually really do end up having some problems... its really just as often a scream for help as it is for attention or to "fit in". this really only becomes dangerous when you can't say the things instead of acting them out. so directly or indirectly the whole "emo" depressed thing becomes a danger, clinical or not. take cutting for example, its often a scream; "my life is fucked up help" Is the cutter genuinely fucked if they are doing it not out of depression but just a more and more common way of expression(unfortunately). it really doesent matter if they have serious problems or if they have just hit a hard time. the question we should be considering is not the level of there fuckage but how can i help him/her.

i have diagnosed depression. as for those genuine fakers out there its extremely pathetic to actually fake depression, but im not gunna waste my energy getting insulted by it
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June 25th, 2009 at 12:07am
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June 26th, 2009 at 05:45am
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Thank you!
If they were really depressed, would they want people to know? Would they broadcast it? No!
If they feel that terrible they should consult a doctor,

I'm not saying that they're not unhappy, but it's insulting to people that do hve depression when they claim they do.

Sorry for short, Vaige, message, I'm in a lesson Very Happy
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July 10th, 2009 at 08:15pm
I myself suffer from depression and its insulting because you see alot of people who parade around,acting as if its something to be proud of.
I know far to many people who show off cuts on thier arms,which look like theyve used a pin btw,and claim they have depression.
One girl did this,was sent to the school counciller,then later bragged about how the counciller actually told her there was nothing wrong with her at all,she was just attention seeking.
I also dislike the negitive impact that can happen when people do actually find out,i told my two best friends,and one of the girls in my class worked it out from my general behaviour.
Wasnt long before it was all around the school and i was being asked weather i was going to hang myself.
I think people need ot be more aware of depression to be honest,most people see it as a joke and think your just moaning etc,they dont believe its actually an illness.

I knew for a long time that there wasnt something quite right with the way i outlooked life before i was diagnosed,and i find it really insulting that people abuse the fact saying that they have depression for attention.
Its really realllly annoying (:

And due to recovering,in my own experience,and from what a counciller actually told me,you can never completely get rid of depression.
You can improve life,train your brain to think positivly but there is always the chance of a relapse.
I have not once managed to cure myself,and am currently not seeing physcatrists,councillers,doctors of any kind or taking medication anymore.
But im aware that most people have different affects from these kind of oppertunities,they did however not help me in the slightest :/
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July 14th, 2009 at 12:19am
^ Exactly. I think that the attention-seeking people who act like they're depressed make it that much harder to tell someone if you really are hurting. It's not like I parade around telling my friends about my depression, I have told 3 people about it, 2 of them because I needed help and one because it just sort of slipped out. But anyways, whenever I do need to talk, I can never shake the feeling that I'm not being taken seriously or that they think I'm just being overly dramatic.

So yes from my personal experiences, I would say that teenage depression is something that needs to be taken a bit more seriously.
Or maybe people really need to just grow up and try to understand that depression is an illness and it is not that person's fault that they feel the way they do. If people were more open and acccepting about it, I think it would make it so much easier for people with depression to get help in the first place.
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July 14th, 2009 at 09:28am
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I know far to many people who show off cuts on thier arms,which look like theyve used a pin btw,and claim they have depression. One girl did this,was sent to the school counciller,then later bragged about how the counciller actually told her there was nothing wrong with her at all,she was just attention seeking.

Well, I disagree with the school psychologist there. She may not have clinical depression, but something is definitely wrong with her, because it is not normal to carve yourself up just to get attention!
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July 14th, 2009 at 08:18pm
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Well, I disagree with the school psychologist there. She may not have clinical depression, but something is definitely wrong with her, because it is not normal to carve yourself up just to get attention!

But they're not carving themselves up. They're giving themselves a few scratches, but not doing themselves any real harm. There's still something wrong with their brains if they think that's cool though.
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July 16th, 2009 at 11:50am
Basically by the looks of things,theyve went online,put emo into google and copied everything off and to try and fit in
And it is attention seeking,extremely,its really annoying.
Cus theres people who have alot worse to deal with and thier being pitied on when theres actually nothing wrong,they just want people to look at them and fuss.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 02:04pm
ThinkxHappyxThoughts:
Okay, I was looking up on depression, and I didn't see a depression thread so I started one.

1. Do you think there's really teenage depression, or are they just moody/hormonal/overreacting?
2. If a teen is depressed, is family support needed or can the teen get better by themselves/with the help of one close family member or friend(s)?
3. Can depression be treated without the help of a psychotherapist/medicine?
4. How?

I thought these questions would help us see your views. If anyone else has any more ideas feel free.


i dont think its "teenage depression" i think that its just like normal depression except the difference is that at our critical age with getting ready to go out into the real world we try to handle it ourselves because we want to learn to slove our issues on our own or even simply because when we do reach out to adults we're told that we're being overdramatc.so then we dont want to reach out to anyone except to those in our own age group because we seek understanding hense it being labeled as "teenage depression"
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August 8th, 2009 at 04:59am
Faraday:
Deb:
Well, I disagree with the school psychologist there. She may not have clinical depression, but something is definitely wrong with her, because it is not normal to carve yourself up just to get attention!

But they're not carving themselves up. They're giving themselves a few scratches, but not doing themselves any real harm. There's still something wrong with their brains if they think that's cool though.


/Agreed.... some of my mates who claim to be "emo" flaunt their wrist with pride.... nothing more than a scratch here and there.... then i look at my own wrists, which i protect sacredly and note the difference of about 8cm... it's kinda sad. A whole lot of stupid little girls dying their hair black with the fringe over one I trying to seem "depressed"... And then here I am with my short brown hair actually trying to get through shit while they roll around screaming "I am Woe!" I mean for fucks sake! I know trying to bottle shit up isn't healthy but a little discretion never went amiss
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August 9th, 2009 at 01:25am
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/Agreed.... some of my mates who claim to be "emo" flaunt their wrist with pride.... nothing more than a scratch here and there.... then i look at my own wrists, which i protect sacredly and note the difference of about 8cm... it's kinda sad. A whole lot of stupid little girls dying their hair black with the fringe over one I trying to seem "depressed"... And then here I am with my short brown hair actually trying to get through shit while they roll around screaming "I am Woe!" I mean for fucks sake! I know trying to bottle shit up isn't healthy but a little discretion never went amiss

I know how you feel. I knew a girl in middle school who did the same thing and I was in the same situation. It's all for attention. Anyway, not to be cliche or stupid, but if you're having a hard time you should talk to someone. I know it can be scary or embarrassing to talk to an adult about it, so maybe a friend, even someone you know online. If you do have clinical depression, a doctor can help, just don't go it alone. I hope you feel better sometime.
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August 17th, 2009 at 02:17am
Thanks =) councilling is great for kids like us, and in some cases, medication works too. But with meds you need councilling too. so dont even think about trying to get prozac without councilling
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August 18th, 2009 at 12:05am
Daft:
Thanks =) councilling is great for kids like us, and in some cases, medication works too. But with meds you need councilling too. so dont even think about trying to get prozac without councilling
im new to this...and this conversation is what ive been longing to find. i feel as though its partly why i came to this site, in search of answers and understandings. people who know reality and the world for how it can be, and that lives are complicated. Problems arent easily wished away, and in reality (not the shit that goes on in your life at school) but what happens outside the insufferable environment of shit academics and fake people pretending to be something they arent...or too ashamed to be who the truely are. for as long as i can remember ive lived in therapists offices and been in an out of hospitals, yet the last two years have been extraordinarily rough, friends arent holding up the support they used to. And my family has never really been a part of my lifea, its as if i wasput on this earth and the abandoned...i could use a stranger now...i don't know. i just need some change
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August 18th, 2009 at 12:08am
its hard to reveal pain...ive let very few people in my heart in my life...many times ive been let down...and thats why i suppose ive ended up here. please don't think the worst of me. for im not a bad persona, i really am just searching for understanding
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September 6th, 2009 at 11:14pm
same here tbf,in and out of hospitals for the past four years.
And ive been told quite clearly now that its not just teenage depression.
Such things can actually lead to worse mental illnesses :/
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October 4th, 2009 at 06:15am
/agreed. It's a vicious cycle and it's hard to break
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October 15th, 2009 at 08:43am
Teenage depression is a growing problem but its hard to distinguish between those that act depressed because they want attention and those that are truly miserable. There was a girl who used to parade around wearing black and claiming that she was clinically depressed because people then started to pay more attention to her. It was obvious to those who had experienced deprssion or been close to someone who had experienced severe depression that she was faking and it made us really mad.

You then have adults, who are more naive than you think, who just think that you are going through a phase and that it will pass. Of course this a huge generalisation but one can see where i am going. Its no good trying to tell somone who has no experience with depression that you are depressed because they won't know where to start in how to help you. If you are depressed you need to go and see someone who is specialised in teenage depression because they can help a whole deal more.
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October 16th, 2009 at 10:37am
teenage depression is real. not always
there's a difference between sadness and depression.
being sad with a legitimate reason is normal
if you don't get over it and it just gets worse and you can't get out, then it's probably depression
i've had depression for a year and a half now.
i never feel like the medicine is working though.
i'm just always sad. or like blah. i feel like i'm flatlining.
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October 16th, 2009 at 12:56pm
I think it really depends on the situation. Anything is possible. Based on what I've experienced, and what I'm experiencing, some people have a philosophy about life that makes them depressed. In that case, I don't think anyone can help them. They can only go on a philosohpical journey (or maybe even a better word is "rollar coaster"Wink and find an upbeat way around that philosophy (even if they still have that philosophy), and I believe that sometimes when you have a person around you that's very open minded and positive about life and makes you see things in a certain perspective, it can uplift your point of view too. But if a person keeps thinking about why we're all here, all the stuff in the world, and how things are fudged up without trying to find a point in things short term (by "short term" I mean a human lifetime or the time expanding across many generations. In comparison to the rest of the universe that's short term), then without thinking farther on their own nothing will help them. Of course, illegal drugs and prescription drugs might make a person feel happier, but it's not going to take away their problems. It'll only make other problems.

But then of course there are people who really do have hormonal and and chemical imbalances. I don't think anyone should take anything for those situations unless they seriously have a REALLY REALLY big problem.

But then of course I think that at times both factors, philosphy and body chemistry can work together. I'm not an expert how it feels to have body chemistry emotional problems, because with me it's all mind over matter. Once I started to think about life and pick things apart and poke holes through a lot sytories and concepts, I realized how pointless, fudged up, and meaningless things are in the universe. It's all science. But then I realized that there's no point in completley moping around about how everything's meaningless when I could just live my life and make the best of it, even if it's completley meaningless it's worth giving it a try just for sh*ts 'n giggles.