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<font color="purple">What if it really IS just a little bit of teen problems, and I just created all that hype for nothing? I don't think I could stand the thought of making myself look like some over-dramatic, hypochondriac, idiot.</font>

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People tend to dismiss problems teenagers go through simply because it's a tumultuous time in eveyone's lives. This is a bit backward, in my opinion. Because it's a difficult time, it's the perfect time to get help. Teen issues or a mental illness, who cares? You are struggling with something, there's a person out there who may be able to help you, so why not use them?

As for your Dad, he's responding the way a lot of people do to mental health issues, he's dismissing them. People without these issues tend to believe that we should be able to just change our thinking and we'll be fine. This is sometimes true but often, it takes more than that.

Good luck and do what you have to do to take care of yourself.

Cyran0