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X0Ximperfection · Sep 4, 2007, 11:36 PM

I don't know what to do. According to the symptom checker thing on WebMD Medical Symptom Checker – check your medical symptoms I might have depression, anxiety, an eating disorder, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I'm just so confused all the time. I just feel overwhelmed by my thoughts. Help, what do I do?:confused:

METERRE · Sep 5, 2007, 12:17 AM

There are a number of professionals you can talk to. Therapist, psycologist, psychiatrist, counselor, doctor, mental health specialist, priest or anyone related to church and so on. Also close friends or relatives or parents. Any of these can address your situation better, instead of only relying on a website, which can only give you possibilities of any condition, not actually diagnose accurately. For that you have to go to one of these professionals so they can confirm if in fact one of those conditions exists and treat it.
And I'd like to ask you, if any of your thoughts include suicide or hurting yourself or others or anything like that which is a red flag. If they do, you need professional help. And the sooner you get it, the better. Hope you're doing well. And get this addressed as soon as possible. You deserve a good quality of life.

X0Ximperfection · Sep 5, 2007, 06:33 AM

Thanks for the reply METERRE but. I really don't want to confront my parents with stuff like this because they already worry about me. Also I don't know how I could affored a therapist or anything, and I don't know of any church in my area.

Chery · Sep 5, 2007, 06:57 AM

Honey, if your parents already worry about you why not tell them? They obviously love you and know you well enough to recognize a difference either in your behavior or appearance. And believe me, if you do have a mental health issue, it is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. This is not something that we go shopping for just to get a 'label'. It is a very wide-spread illness that has become recognized and studied just so that people with disorders can be helped.

Just think, thirty years ago, people still thought that if you see a therapist, you are crazy and what a shame this would be to the family and friends.. But if you ask any one of these people who sought help early, they will tell you it probably saved their lives, marriages, careers, etc.

There are many tests on the internet, one of them that I found was on the following site: beyondblue, but even more, is that this has so much information, and stories from people with depressions and guidance for family members and friends. So try it out and have your parents look at this with you. I'm sure that they will go to a doctor with you to get you examined and helped.

So, get reassurance for you and your parents as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

Good luck.

Your choice is to get help from your parents first, or stay in your room (which will get smaller and smaller) not knowing what to do with the rest of your life.

rockerchick_682 · Sep 5, 2007, 07:01 AM

It would make your parents happy to know that there's something they can do to help you. You really can't diagnose someone when you haven't met them in person. The best thing for you would be to go talk to a psychologist. You'll talk about why you're sad and how to help you become happy. And if you feel you need it, you could start taking anti-depressents, but that's something you'll need to be patient with because everyone is different, and one pill that works for you, might not work for someone else, so you'll need to try several different ones.

METERRE · Sep 5, 2007, 08:54 PM

Another suggestion, although probably not the best one, is that if you have someone close like an aunt or uncle or cousin, even grandma or grandpa, or someone like that, you could talk to them. Like tell that person that you really don't want to worry your parents, and to keep the secret, if they offer you to help you financially. But I'm convinced something like this really isn't a good idea. I'd stick with the telling your parents because that would show them you have trust in them, if you actually do of course, and that would mean a lot to them. They can give you the kind of support you won't find anywhere else. If you don't tell them, they'll probably find out anyway someday and then they will feel like you didn't value their parenthood or trust.
But number one thing is that you most probably need to see one of these especialists. Many of them take insurance if you have any. You just got to speak out, remember your life is worth living to the maximum.

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rockerchick_682 · Sep 8, 2007, 06:44 AM

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