Hey JHU,

I have had this since I was your age, but I didn't know what it was. When I was 17, I wrote my parents a long letter and I basically just spilled my guts out and begged them for help, which they did get for me immediately. Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

As far as treatment, medication and psychotherapy are the best way to go. Meds alone will never fix it. Therapy is hard, but you don't have to flood it and talk about everything all at once. Take care.