[Greennmann]

Hey guys, I am starting to get concerned about my mental health. For the past few months I have been feeling like my life is useless and it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. I am in Highschool, have friends and play a lot of sports, but my life feels really boring and repetitive. Playing video games, sports and hanging out with friends feels different and weird, and I have started to be more and more lazy and antisocial. Meeting new people and talking to girls used to come naturally but now has become extremely hard to do. And I can't do thing alone anymore without feeling anxious. I know have a really good life but I feel terrible. Do I have depression? And if so how do I snap out of it?

[pegasus]

Hello Greennmann, we can't diagnose here, you really need to go and see a doctor for that. If you do have depression, you can't just snap out of it, there are lots of things you can do to cope with it such as medications and psychotherapy.

[i dont matter]

Welcome to our wonderful "club".

As for *snapping out of it*; no offense - but it sounds like you have no idea what depression is.

Depression is an illness. No there is not a "germ", but it is an illness - no different than cancer (very similar in fact). So how would you tell someone with cancer to snap out of it?

[vital]

Originally Posted by Greennmann

...Do I have depression? And if so how do I snap out of it?

Hi Greennmann,

I've really got the perfect answer to that last question

http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf

There are lots of things you can do for depression that are great for your health anyway. Why not give them a try? Here's a partial list:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

- vital

[waterknob1234]

Hey Greennmann. I am not sure what you have going on but you obviously know that something feels different and not quite right. Is there somebody like a school counselor that you could talk to? Maybe they could help. Best wishes.

[StillIntending]

Originally Posted by Greennmann

Hey guys, I am starting to get concerned about my mental health. For the past few months I have been feeling like my life is useless and it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. I am in Highschool, have friends and play a lot of sports, but my life feels really boring and repetitive. Playing video games, sports and hanging out with friends feels different and weird, and I have started to be more and more lazy and antisocial. Meeting new people and talking to girls used to come naturally but now has become extremely hard to do. And I can't do thing alone anymore without feeling anxious. I know have a really good life but I feel terrible. Do I have depression? And if so how do I snap out of it?

PC isn't the place for diagnosis; ideally you see a doctor for that. I say ideally, because I unfortunately have never been able to myself, and yet, I feel extremely confident in labeling myself as depression, possibly severely so. However, if you do have depression, know now, please know that you will not be able to snap out of it. Depression isn't a thing you can snap out of. It's something you work through. Don't hurt yourself further by trying to accomplish the impossible.

Best of luck to you.