[Cars]

hi, my names carly and im 13. ive been feeling really strange lately and i dont want to worry anyone by telling any of my friends or family. its been going on for awhile, and sometimes i dont feel it, but usually i do. i just feel so tired all the time and like i dont feel like doing anything. at school i find it hard to concentrate most of the time, and when i daydream at school i cant snap out of it. in math we learned 3 sections and i missed a quiz so i made it up a week later and i forgot everything we learned, it was like so confusing. also i feel like im being really rude to my friends. i keep snapping at them for no reason and i really dont mean to. also my appetite has been doing some crazy things. last week i had no appetite at all and now im like starving. and lastly im having trouble sleeping. i lay in bed at night and sleep just wont come to me. sometimes i fall asleep a little faster if i listen to my ipod but not really. and sometimes when i manage to get 7 or 8 hours im still so tired from frequent wake ups like every hour in the middle of the night.
ive been wondering if i may have depression or its just a phase. help would be greatly appreciated.

[Soidhonia]

Hello CARS.
Welcome to Psych Central. Maybe the first step is teeling your parents that you are not feeling well and have a Physical to rule out any medical problems that may be causing the symptoms you are having. If you are having issues with mental health (Depression) then a medical Dr would know how to talk to your parents about you getting the treatment you may need for your issues you are having at this time. I sincerely feel that you need to tell your parents so that you may be able to see a DR that can help you at this time. Take care of yourself (((CARS))). Soidhonia

[Cars]

Thanks. but i dont know if telling my mom will be such a good idea. i complain about a lot of things like all the time. back in february i selfharmed. a week or two before that me and my friends talked to the guidance counselor about my friend maybe having an eating disorder. everyone thought i was jealous of the attention that she got and they thought thats why i selfharmed. now just last week my friend (the same one who we thought had an eating disorder.) went to the guidance counselor again, thinking she had depression. turns out she doesnt and shes just going through a phase. but the point is if i tell my parents or an adult at school now, they'll definitely start to think i just copy my friend, or get jealous of her attention. so im not sure what to do because thats not the case. i keep trying to hint that somethings wrong, but its not working.