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hi im new and im sick and need help
| Thu, 08-19-2004 - 9:22pm |
hi i am new and i am sick and i really need help i have been trying to look for help for a long time i have major depression disorder and im just 14n years old what can i do ??? what medicationd can i take do i have to go to a doctor to get medication or can i find medicine in a store without a doctor prescribing what to take all i know is that i need advice and help
thankyou so much for reading this
sorry i posted this at first on the worng place but now its on the right place
thankyou so much for reading this
sorry i posted this at first on the worng place but now its on the right place

Best of luck,
Tam
((((Sweetcandy14))) Welcome to the board.
Depression is really common for teenagers. As all of us here can attest, middle school and high school are so awful socially. It's like a lion's den. Teens are so judgmental. We tend to judge ourselves very harshly in our teens. No one could pay me enough to go back to that time. It was bad enough to deal with a bunch of shallow, judgmental people at school, but I had no support or appreciation at home either. It was so lonely.
I'll tell you a secret. There is something that is proven to work much better than any medication to treat depression. It is aerobic exercise. If you do it 4 or 5 times a week, you will get better endorphins to raise your mood than anything a medication can do, without the side effects.
Also, sugar and processed foods are really bad for your mood. They make you irritable and depressed. I lived on sugar, like Oreos, candy, lemonade, and other stuff for most of my teen years. If I had to do it over again, I'd have a diet like I have now, mostly steamed veggies, brown rice, and some fish. It makes all the difference in my mood. I notice that I'm irritable and down whenever I eat just a little bit of candy. I still like candy, though! I've been staying away from it recently by reminding myself of how badly I feel afterwards whenever I get a craving.
Therapy can be really helpful for depression. If you have a way to get to a library, I recommend you check out a book called "The Feeling Good Handbook" by David Burns, MD. It is a great book. It can give you insight into the way that you view life and how it keeps you in the cycle of depression. That book has helped me a lot.
Remember that you are not alone. I always felt so alone growing up. Being depressed just made me more isolated. My family couldn't understand it. They expected me to perform and do well, even though they never encouraged or supported me. People used to tell me that college would be better and I was the type to do well in college. I believed them. I was so excited to go away to college. It was everything I had dreamed and more. The last year of high school was just counting down til I was out of there. I know it seems a lon way off for you, but try to find classes that you like. Ignore all of the popular stuff. I know that's hard, but it's so stupid and not real. Most of the popular people I knew in high school ended up alcoholics who didn't finish college. A couple died in drunk driving accidents. A couple ended up working at the same job they got right out of high school. Not that it's bad, but I'm saying that being popular in high school doesn't mean anything in real life. Have you seen 13 Going on 30? I love that movie. And it's true that the popular people are really mean and miserable to each other.
If you can see school as a job, be friendly to some people, and keep yourself busy with stuff you like, it will make high school so much easier to get through.
And you aren't alone. We're here for you whenever you want to talk, vent, or get support.
Take Care,
MariaC
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