Posted by fallsfall on December 6, 2003, at 15:11:17
In reply to confused, posted by lisa1000 on December 6, 2003, at 14:53:01
Hi Lisa,
You are in good company here - many of us are confused, too.
Are you working or in school? Do you like what you are doing? Do you have a group of friends, or one friend? Do you talk about how you are feeling with your friends? You say that you are lonely - that can hurt sometimes. Do your friends ask you to do things, but you don't feel like it? Do you ever ask them to do things (sometimes that is really hard)? What would you do with a friend if you could?
"depression" is a pretty general term. What does it feel like to you to be depressed? Are you sad? crying? sleeping? not sleeping? bored? uninterested in things? unmotivated? not hungry? There are lots of other things can can be part of depression. Every person who is depressed has their own collection (but doesn't have some of the other symptoms). You say that you've never tried to commit suicide. I'm really glad about that. Have you thought about it? I have and I was pretty scared.
I have a son just your age. He joined the Army! He's in training now to work on Satellite Communications. I hope that they think he's more valuable with a computer in his hands than a gun.
It took a lot of courage for you to write your post. I'm really glad that you did. It can be so hard to reach out to other people - you never quite know how they will react, and somehow I always feel a bit hesitent to tell them things that I think are "wrong" with me (but it is important to remember that depression isn't wrong - it is an illness. Sometimes it feels "wrong", though). But this board is a good place to reach out - because many of us will be able to relate to what you are feeling. It helps when you don't feel so alone. Have you told anyone where you live (friends? family?) how you are feeling? What was their reaction?
Gee, I asked you a lot of questions. Answer as many or as few as you want. I'm glad that you have joined us here on Babble.
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