Dying inside

I've told my mom multiple times that I am depressed and would like to go to the doc to see if I can get help. And every time she ignores me or says "what do you have to be depressed about"

I'm dying inside

Help.

My heart goes out to you. You deserve to get help. Is there another trusted adult you can talk to or confide in? What about a school counselor? Hoping you find the help you need and deserve.

I wish you all the luck in the world and hope that everything will work out, I am hear for you if you ever need some one to talk to.

your feelings are valid, even though your parents don't see them.

you don't need to be depressed about a big major event to validate your feelings

in sted of telling her that you're depressed, have you tried talking about how you feel?

it can be really hard to tell family sometimes. it was 1 of the biggist mistakes i made, unfortunately- telling them about my illness

but good luck. i hope you get the help you deserve

There is a link someowhere on PC about depression (sorry don't know how to post in here). I wonder if showing your mum some information about depression might help her understand?

Soup

I'm sorry you're going through this.

The same thing happened to me, when it did happen, I went secretly to therapy, I don't know if you can do that, knowing that you are sixteen years old, but I had the advantage of being old enough to go wherever I go without being asked. I know how this feels, but keep writing to us about your feelings, and be very open and specific, and just explode, let it all out, and just keep on trying to convince your mother, maybe she'll listen if she saw how hard you want help.

Never lose hope!

it's sad that your mother won't listen to you, i'm happy for you getting help on your own, the first step is realizing and addressing your situation. good luck and i hope you feel better!!

Hi GirlOfManyFaces,

Here's my best advice for that

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4162657-post74.html

- vital

I'm sorry your mom is cold to your needs. You have things to be depressed about. You had a rough time and people don't just snap out of PTSD. People can live good lives with PTSD but oftentimes then they need to have someone on their side, being both traumatized and alone isn't the ideal combo. I hope you somehow can find care.

I truly, truly dislike the phrase "what do you have to be depressed about"

Depression is not sadness. Sadness is a normal reaction to an unfortunate event; depression is a mental illness and does not need to be about anything - it simply IS

Also, mental illness is not a sign of weakness of character. We are, in the end, bags of chemicals with memories and, if those chemicals are not quite right, neither are we

Period. Hard stop. End of flippin' story.

You are not depressed about something, you are depressed. If I have to say it 1,000,000 times, depression is not just feeling a little blue. Would they tell you to just go for a jog if you had tendonitis? How about just tell you to cut back on some sweets with diabetes or just drink a glass of milk to calm your stomach if you have acid reflux? No, they would tell you to seek or take you to seek medical assistance

I know what you mean. They don't know. It's sad and sometimes it'll make you feel lonely, but truth is, you only know what depression is when you experience it. So your mother may be denying the truth to herself or may simply be blessed with the gift of not having an idea of how that kind of sadness feels.
Anyway, even if she was just heartless (which I find hard to believe but never say never) I can only suggest a few things from my own experience. If you're not underage and you can seek for help by yourself, just do it. Don't feel like you're lying or acting bad, you need help.
If you're underage, try to speak to someone else. If you think your mother would be against that, maybe it's better if you talk to like one of your teachers you trust the most or someone who doesn't belong to your family. Instead, if you believe you need help to tell her how you really feel, try to ask one of your relatives to tell her.. Like your cousin? I don't know.
I tried multiple roads before I understood that the best one was truly explaining what I felt.
Good luck.

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Thanks to all of you �� you have been a big help

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Good luck.

Definitely here to support you. I relate to what you have said, except I have anger problems and I am not getting help. Know if you do need someone to support you, I can if you need me too. Certainly would help you try and get on the right path, unlike the dark one i'm on. Hope things get better for you.

i HATE it when someone is annoyed because they dont have something they want and they say "**** im depressed, need a (blank)"
i wanna slap them so bad

also... isnt it like neglect for a parent not to give their child health care? mental health care ?
grrrr...

is there someway GirlOfManyFaces can contact someone else besides her mom :/

im so sorry