Depression : someone please help me!?!


Question: Depression : someone please help me!.?
I'm 16 and i'm currently suffering from severe OCD, severe clincial depression that started ever since I turn thirteen, anxiety and panic attacks, and near constant suicidal thoughts. The worst part is, no one is willing to help me, not even my parents. Yes, I have asked, hinted, reached and even flat out spoken out about my disorders, and my parents took it as a joke, and they said It is mainly because I'm a teenager and all will pass eventually.

I really don't know who can help me now, I have no money and my heart is empty and broken, and it's beating like a drum from a panic attack i just had two minutes ago. I'm afriad that I will die, either from my mental diseases or by my own hands. Health Question & Answer


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It's too bad your parents aren't taking you seriously when you talk to them. Some people either don't want to face the fact that their own child might be emotionally suffering. They can recognize physical problems but not mental ones. And there are those who don't believe in depression, anxiety or panic attacks. I know it is very, very real & it is an awful state of mind to be in.So now you have to take the initiative & try to find counselors, group therapy, a doctor who can help. If you have a family doctor he might be able to direct you to some help. And believe me when I say there are thousands of people with this same problem so don't feel alone. Please don't let this go on without some help.How about Aunts, Uncles...try talking to them too. Or go into a County Hospital, ER department (not as a patient but just to inquire) & ask at the desk if there might be a list of county facilities that have meetings for people just like you. You have to find a solution for your problem so you can start enjoying your young life.
I wish you well.Health Question & Answer

I had the same problems when I was a teenager. I ended up going to my family doctor on my own, and she was able to help me. She prescribed me some medication (those were a life-saver!!!). I encourage you to see a doctor. I haven't regretted it. Good luck. And don't listen to everyone else...you know your body better than anyone else.Health Question & Answer

Panic attacks are terrible and frightening...they won't kill you tho.

OK hang in there and talk with a school counselor asap! Don't wait to get through your classes, go to the office and tell them you need to talk now!! If that isn't possible look in the phone book for free clinics. Or if you are feeling suicidal, call 911 or suicide hotline.

Please keep us posted on how you are doing. I'd call your parents if I had their phone number, that is very irresponsible of them.Health Question & Answer

you should talk to your school conseler (dont know how to spell it). i kinda understand how you feel, i dont have OCD but i can get very depressed and i have had many sucidal thoughts.
im very bored right now and want to talk to somebody so if you want to talk about this or whatever go ahead and message me.

im 14 btw so im no creeperHealth Question & Answer

i'm sorry dear..well is there a school counsellor u can talk to or something.?.? i really don't want u to commit suicide or die any other way..just be strong and live on...your parents ought to b ashamed of themselves.. i wish i could b of more help...cheer up ok...hope things will work out soonHealth Question & Answer

you can always make it. remember that. you can always find strength to survive even when you feel like absolute ****. sometimes suicide seems like a way out but the true way out is resisting and persevering. Health Question & Answer

View the techniques for control of anxiety/panic attacks, in section 8, at ezy build, below. Begin, on this first occasion, only, by holding your breath for 5, or 10 seconds: this will give you the confidence to realise that YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR BREATHING, but not pass out, or die (your autonomic nervous system resumes breathing, if you become unconscious).

Advice from a published psychiatrist on controlled breathing. (1.) Get a clock, or watch with a second timer. (2.) Practise for 5 minutes, 4 times daily, until proficient. (3.) Take a small breath in, and hold it, for 6 seconds. (4.) Think to yourself: "RELAX", just before breathing out. (5.) Try to feel a sense of releasing tension, as you breathe out. (6.) Breathe in for 3 seconds, then out, for 3 seconds. Try to make your breathing very smooth, and light, as you breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth, or nose. (7.) For the next minute, continue to breathe in, and out, every 3 seconds. (8.) Go back to step 3, at the end of the minute, and proceed through to step 7, doing this for 5 minutes. Use this at the very first sign of a panic attack starting, or any time you feel anxious, or tense.

Understand panic attacks, and what triggers them, in your life (if it is unresolved anxiety, or stress, see sections 6, or 42, respectively). The paper bag method also works for most people, but is not suited to all circumstances, such as driving, or playing sport.

Another alternative is psychotherapy, to address its fundamental cause: read section 1, and examine the http://1-800-therapist.com/ website, and use the locators, and phone book. I used to suffer from panic attacks, until I questioned what had changed in my life, at, or just before that time, to trigger them. For some people, this is enough. These days, I have instilled the habit of, whenever a situation occurs where panic is likely, I visualise a large, "STOP!" sign, as vividly as possible, followed by repeating to myself: "stay calm" in my mind. You could try the same method. It usually takes 30 - 40 repetitions, for most people, to establish a new habit. I also suggest that you learn, then practise the controlled breathing technique, until competent, then employ it, at the very first sign of a panic attack.

Practice one of the relaxation methods on pages 2, 11, 2c, or 2i, daily, and when needed. also, give the EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. There is also a version for use in public places, (if you like, you can claim to have a headache, as you massage/lightly tap your temples, but you would then be restricted to subvocalising: saying it to yourself in your mind). Section 53, and pages 2, 2.q and 2.o at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris also refer: "Even though I sometimes suffer from panic attacks, I deeply and completely accept myself." Note: the controlled breathing only helps with the symptoms (as do medications/herbal remedies): you need to address the underlying cause, and this requires some form of therapy, and Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy has been shown to be effective.

Because many people can't access/afford professional therapy, I include the EFT, and EMDR variant for them to try, free of charge. Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy is generally available in most areas, but EMDR (see section 33) may well be worth trying, and is becoming more widespread. A variant of Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing therapy, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from anxiety: it is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective, is on page N, of section 6, and I use it before the relaxation techniques, because I have found that it makes them quicker to employ, and more effective. If you are fairly suggestible, (40% of people are) check out the searchbar at: http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/ "panic attacks"

See the advice, and weblinks/hotlines regarding suicidal thoughts/ideation, in section 5, at ezy-build and contact them, as needed. OCD is addressed in section 7. Anxiety; section 6; see page N first. Depression; section 2; see page R first, then teen depression, and the rest. Teen resources; section 13. Visit your school counselor, and state that you are not being taken seriously by your parents, and ask if they can be contacted on your behalf, because they will find it much more difficult to shrug off a responsible adult, trained in that field. Do the depression and other quizzes (via section 1); print the result, and take along to the counselor. Make an excuse to see a doctor; show the printout.Health Question & Answer



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