Should I tell my school I'm depressed?!
Question: Should I tell my school I'm depressed.?
I was always a really good and well behaved student. Up until I started high school last year that is. On Halloween of my freshmen year I overdosed on my ADD medicine. It was an accidental overdose but it put the school on high alert. I was sent for psychiatric clearance many times after that for "bad days", maybe a bad grade made me a bit upset or something. Each time I was cleared right away and sent back. I was more confused and stressed than anything. At the end of the year, I lost my best friend and my 2 favorite teachers (including my basketball coach) left. I have been thru many changes since last year which has been very difficult. Add onto that the stress of a learning disability and ADD and issues with teachers. My school has much trouble connecting with me and understanding me. A few months ago the stress became much worse and I noticed a definite change in my mood. I was constantly down and it was difficult to get thru simple tasks, such as waking up in the morning, taking a shower, or even answering my best friend's text message. I spoke to my school nurse about it and she told my parents and they sent me to my old therapist who I hadn't seen in a few months because I didn't feel the need. She recommended I see a psychiatrist. I already had one because of the ADD meds. She diagnosed me with depression and put me on anti-depressants. My parents and psychiatrist have all told me I shouldn't tell the school because of what happened last year. And I was in complete agreement at first. But it is getting harder and harder to get thru the day and I feel so alone. Like I have to worry about getting all my work done, which was hard before the depression. Now it's harder. And at the same time I have to fight the depression on my own, at least in school. I have told a few friends but it does not help the workload. I am failing 4 of my classes, including gym. Which used to be my favorite subject. I am not suicidal in any way. Nor have I hurt myself, or plan on doing it. It is more the apathetic form of depression. But it still hurts. Do you think I should tell my school.? I'm so lost and confused and could really use the support. Or at least understanding. I'm tired of getting in trouble and marked as "lazy" and "trouble". I'm just trying to get by. And this stress is just adding on to everything else. Help :[Health Question & Answer
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I definitely think you should tell your school. You should go to your guidance counselor and tell him/her everything you just said here. Explain that you need some help from both guidance and your teachers to keep your grades up and get your work down. Your guidance counselor should be more than happy to develop a plan with you and communicate with your teachers. Hope this helps.Health Question & Answer
Just wait it out depression is the most common sign in teen during puberty it is believed to be from the chemicals that are altering the brain making it complex everyone goes through it just at different amountsHealth Question & Answer
1st talk 2 someone tht yuu trustHealth Question & Answer
no, its normal for a teen
but maybe u shud talk to a councelor or somethingHealth Question & Answer
but maybe u shud talk to a councelor or somethingHealth Question & Answer
No! do not tell the school! you cannot trust anybody in school at all. If you want real professional help go to a outside of school counsler. I have mild depression and i feel great after i leave my counslers. You should try it. It would really help.Health Question & Answer
hi , im in highschool as well i know what your going thought.. high school sucks in the beginning .. blahh but i don't think you should tell your school .. it will just get around i would tell someone you trust this and they can help you out or go back to a therapies thats all confidential. and try not to stress over the little things that could help.. or listen to music that calms you down.. work on your studies as well .. if your doing better in school or doing your work you will feel better about yourself!Health Question & Answer
I'm really sorry for that. My therapist diagnosed me with depression because I am always depressed too, I don't harm myself but besides starving myself, because I want attention. I don't know if I am a real big help, but I'm not for sure on this, but a lot of the times it's because you want attention....
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i am dealing with the same situation, i just got diagnosed with depression and started meds today, im not an apathetic though i was a cutting, i would advise not to tell youre school and work harder at school, you'll be able to do that with the medsHealth Question & Answer
I definitely think you should tell your school. You should go to your guidance counselor and tell him/her everything you just said here. Explain that you need some help from both guidance and your teachers to keep your grades up and get your work down. Your guidance counselor should be more than happy to develop a plan with you and communicate with your teachers. BTW my friend has depression and ADD and i thinks it called ADHD or something well she talked to our school consolor and she loved it she stopped being really depressed :) oh yeah one more thing your friends should help you get threw this i kno it helped my friend a whole lot :) HOPED I HELPED oh yeah 1 mo thing you need to make a decision for wat u think is best :)
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My daughter has OCD and is similar to your issue of having problems in school. Her doctor approved that she have 1 week off. I asked her if my daughter could be put on hospital homebound (in the state of Florida-not that they have to be sick-in hospital)-it would basically mean that a teacher would come out to the house 2 times a week and would make sure she was doing her online work, etc. Well, if she had been in that program, she would have stayed in it till she felt better to get back to school. She would have been able to adventually do homebound and part time school and progressively return.We didn't do the program because with OCD, not ADD though, But with OCD it's not a good idea to create avoidance issues-then these people become more hermit like. But with your ADD something like that may be a good Idea. You could go through your doctor and see what he/she thinks about the idea-my daughter was feeling suicidal. The doctor gave her 1 week off , she wasnt' in the planning stages of suicide-but we didn't want to take the chance with her and now she is at a program for Girls with problems-just started tuesday.
Look up the local school board and see if they have any information about a home bound program-most are internet based, find out as much as you can and present this to your parents and your doctor. If they approve then move on to getting it taken care of through your school. It sounds like you need a break for a while. It's probably a good Idea that schools do what yours did. also, your doctor should give you excuses for your absences if you need to take a few days away-just make sure that mom gets your work from school so you don't fail and you don't stress out. And most of all, cut yourself some slack-be nice to yourself and take it easy-there's only one you!!Health Question & Answer
Look up the local school board and see if they have any information about a home bound program-most are internet based, find out as much as you can and present this to your parents and your doctor. If they approve then move on to getting it taken care of through your school. It sounds like you need a break for a while. It's probably a good Idea that schools do what yours did. also, your doctor should give you excuses for your absences if you need to take a few days away-just make sure that mom gets your work from school so you don't fail and you don't stress out. And most of all, cut yourself some slack-be nice to yourself and take it easy-there's only one you!!Health Question & Answer