3 years and still no help.

Seriously, it has been more than three years and still nothing has changed. I've asked for help from my father, but he always says "what does a teenager have to be depressed about?!" Then that is the end of our conversation. Most of the people who are depressed are Teenagers.

I have many things ****ered up about me. I tend to keep them inside, so lets just do that for this post.

...... Anyways,

The only thing really keeping me alive is my best friend, because she is suicidal and I've been trying my damn best to make her happy (which I have), and she seemed almost happy and excited to be alive, but I moved in March and I know she is getting worse, but she's holding up. I'll be back there, home, in August.

This really has no meaning to it I guess. Just needed to summerize my story to someone.

Welcome reenadaisy.

I do not know if there is a counsellor at school or assigned for the school district who could help you with your options to deal with what you mentioned.

You can post here as there teen members at PC, too.

Kristin Brooks Hope Center - Hopeline
Suicide.org: Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Support - Suicide.org! Suicide.org! Suicide.org!

Those urls may also provide with information to help find ways to cope.

Any questions can be posted in the most appropriate forum.

Welcome to PC. This is what we do. We listen and try to give support. It's really hard for most people to understand depression. Your Dad either doesn't know how you really feel or doesn't know how to cope with it. He's probably not blowing you off. He just doesn't know what to do.
You do need to talk to someone and get help. You are carrying a lot of weight with your best friend depending on you as she does. It's encouraging that helping her makes you feel better. Helping others is such a positive way to feel that feeling of purpose and worth. That said, you must not feel that it's up to you to fix her. You can care and talk and be there, but she needs to see someone trained to deal with problems as profound as hers. It's just too much for you.
I hope you find some help soon. Post here as often as you need to. We're ready to listen.

Hi. I commend you for helping your friend. You may be all she has. At the very least, you both understand eachother. You can't do it alone though, bharani and optimize both have good points in that a professional, even a school counsellor should be consulted.

There is a high percentage of teens that go through a period of moodiness, isolation and have difficulty finding themselves. I think some adults just figure that those feelings are "normal" and don't take them seriously. When something does hit the fan, they are completely floored. Your father may not understand the degree of suffering that you are going through.

Both you and your friend need help to get through this. In addition to counselling you, perhaps your father would respond better if another adult told him that you were depressed.

As a teen, I was very depressed, kept completely to myself, never ate dinner with the family and would just shut myself in my room. My parents never said anything or suspected a problem. When I finally became suicidal, they were taken completely by surprise. i wouldn't recommend that for a way to get attention though. It just brings on more trouble. The point is that for whatever reason, your dad isn't understanding the message you are giving him. An adult authority figure might be better.

Sam2

You need to speak to a professional to allow you to get the help and support that you need.

Focus on the positives - er I realise that this may feel like a dumb statement. Just do your best.

I know it's hard as a teenager with depression, I have been there, I DO get it

Phreak

Bless your heart. I complete understand, since I've been depressed since I was a very small child, and later found out it was clinical depression.

No one in my family was supportive. In fact, no one in my family paid a BIT of attention to the 4 of us girls. Both my parents we alcoholics, so we girls might as well have been the furniture -- at least we would have gotten dusted once in awhile.

I imagine school is out where you live, right? If it isn't, it's going to be soon. You really DO need a professional to talk to. I'm sorry your dad is 'blowing you off.' At least that's what it feels like. Maybe if you showed him these posts, he might sit up and take notice! If he knew that you wrote to Psych Central, he might take you seriously!

You DO need to be evaluated by a psychiatrist or psychologist -- one or the other. But definitely, you DO need to see someone. Have your Dad read these, or just tell him that you're serious about depression and you're miserable and want to see a professional. Tell him that LOADS of teenagers in this country are SERIOUSLY depressed, and need help.

My own granddaughter has been in therapy for 2 years now, ever since she was 15. She's 17 now, and a senior in high school. She has some serious issues, and I'm glad I put her in therapy when I did!

Have a talk with your dad -- tell him that teenagers DO have things to be depressed about, like their future, the shape of the world, and even our own country at the moment, the economy (which is failing) all sorts of things! I hope he'll listen to you. God bless you and please take care. Hugs, Lee