A therapist who dismisses your mood swings with simply 'being a teenager' should not be giving advice to anyone. It's the kind of thing parents respond to their children with everyday, not realising that a person of any age can suffer from depression and any number of mental illnesses. It's an unfortunate common misdiagnosis and often simply adds to the problem.

In my own experience it is often termed as a "Chemical in balance", I.E. depression. 'That old chestnut - You might say!

Depression is however statistically more common at your age but it is no less serious than anyone else's, remember, only *you* are feeling what *you* are feeling; it's completely relative. Often you will probably get irritated with yourself, simply because if enough people tell you you're a chicken, you start believing it. My meaning here is, if everyone is saying, "Oh don't mind her/him, they're just being a teenager!" -- Well, you get my point?

Take sometime and evaluate your life. What is it you seek? Often, you won't know. Depression pretty much numbs all emotion, think of it as carrying an elephant around on your back all day; no one would want or physically be able to get out of bed in the morning in that situation, it's not that different. However, you can beat it. I would suggest starting by looking for a different therapist, there are lots of different approaches and some very good professionals out there. You will know when you find the right one as you will just 'click', if nothing else, get yourself a support network, like this forum! You need people and people do care.