I think..I'm depressed...

[Depressed Shadows]

Seriously. Not attention seeking either. I can act happy, (in real life and online...) and I always seem to have a smile on my face, but something is telling me I am at least border lining depressed.
After reading the topic about what depression is, i realised how much I relate to it, and after what I've been through in the last two years, I'm surprised I'm still standing. I don't want to go into details, but a lot has happened and I don't want to take the problems in my life lying down anymore. I've dabbled in drugs, and was cutting myself at one point.. (I only cut now when I'm REALLY down...)

Trouble is, I can only just admit it to myself, let alone anyone else. I just can't face my parents, let alone a doctor.

Please don't tell me to go to my doctor, but I would like a bit of guidance here please.

Thanks for listening to my ramblings...

~Shadows

[TheWizard]

No doctor is fine if you don't really need one. Alot of people here will try to help as best they can.

Basicly, it boils down to changing your life to get better. If you do the samething you have been doing then you can only expect to get the same results. So you need to make some changs to recover. Do something everyone else won't do like x sports, skydiving, and stuff like that. It will change the way people look at you and what they think about you.

Other less dramatic changes work just as well I just can't think of any at the monent.

Hope it helps.