I just turned 17 years old and recently I discovered I have OCD. on December 7, 2010, I self diagnosed my self with OCD. On January 3, I diagnosed myself with ADD and today, January 7, I found out that I probably might have bipolar disorder and also diagnosed myself with intrusive thoughts. Im getting bad news after bad news. (for example, just yesterday, my dentist said that i need a root canal.) I think I need help. I have never gotten therapy nor have I told anyone including my problems to anyone including my parents. I have kind and caring parents but I'm worried about telling them for three reasons. One is that we've been hit hard by the economy and my dads's been out of a job for a while now so what if they can't afford treatment? Second is that I'm worried about this news being a big shocker for them. They may even deny my problem. Third is that I dont want this news to spread to other people like my brothers because i am very ashamed about this. I am very intelligent and taking 5 AP classes but these problems have been hurting my performance recently. I am feeling depressed and really worried about my uncertain future. I get so many unwanted thoughts and irrational fears in my head and I have to deal with these continuously most of the day. What should I do?
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