depression?

[crash007]

During the day i feel really good and hang with friends and am crazy but at night I get really sad and depressed and dont go to bed. I just think about life and stuff and get really down. and this happens everyday.

[Hyper]

You know I am tipping to the side that your just in puberty

[byee]

Well, there's a diff b'twn 'being depressed' and outright 'depression'. Everyone gets depressed, it's a natural emotion, like the others. But' it's usually temporary, it's related/caused by some clear event (usually loss of some kind), and it doesn't really interfere too much with other activities, eventhough it feels 'bad'.

'Depression' is usually intense, lasts longer than a month, caused by either something happening, or unknown, interferes pretty significantly with other responsibilities and things you do, and often has physical symptoms, too, like loss of apppetite, difficulty sleeping, change in sexual behavior/performance/desire, difficulty focusing concentration, etc.

You would have to assess where your feelings fit here. Everyone feels depressed, but they don't stay depressed, even if it's intermittent (like only at night). And, if you report feeling 'sad' and cannot fall asleep, and you're thinking about how bad you feel and that interferes, then I'd say there's something going on here. Most people can control their feelings so they're aware of them, but they stay in the background.

If you can address these symptoms so they're not getting in the way, if you can keep them in the background, fine. But, if they continue to get in your way, if they're 'front and center', then it might be time to talk with your folks about it and see if you shouldn't see a doctor.

[Yasmine]

i have depression that is so bad, i need to take effexor.

[monde]

Oh yeah, I know what u mean.. I have the same situation quite often.
When it's day and light, people around me and so. I am really shining and i am so happy.
People looking at me like" this girl doesn't have problems at all" etc..
But then at night, when it's dark and i am alone in my room. Everything just comes into minds. I start to think about things, usually think over.
It all brings you down and things in mind why this or why that. It's really hard. ;/

I usually put on then tv, there's funny reality shows or sth what brings my minds away from these sad thoughs.

Don't listen then sad music, put on sth good and enegry, that makes you happy and brings positive hormons. Do sth good to eat and watch tv, chat with friends and so on.

Don't just sit and be sad, it just makes you fall much more in this deep dark being.

&& i know it's hard, but try to go sleep. Like 1 am or what's normal time for you to go bed usually. Just take one time and go always into bed in this time, even if you're not sleepy at all.
Then comes this rechime, you don't have time to think, your organism is waiting in this time to fall asleep.

[Rutherford The Brave]

You know I am tipping to the side that your just in puberty

Yeah its probably just puberty, either that or you crave attention.

[Mr. Smithers]

Well if it is depression, which I can relate because me and my doctor came up with an agreement that I can decide to stay on my depression medicine or not, that is to probably seek therapy if it gets worse. I started to cut for a few months. Then I became suicidal. I put my finger to the stove fire but I got medication for that.

So just talk about it so it doesn't get worse. Try to let out whatever you are thinking about that is sad.

[Zan0ra]

Mood swings? I have a similar feeling to. I feel scared at night even though nothing is wrong. Maybe its my body telling me to pack up and go to bed.

[Sapphire]

I think that night time is the worst time to be alone. It is the time when a hell of a lot of people are reminded of the things they regret doing or saying, things or people they miss and all the other things that aren't right in their lives. This doesn't happen so much in the daytime for them because they are occupied with things and around people.

I wouldn't put it down to hormones or a depressive disorder. In my opinion, it seems that this is the time when your mind wanders onto those topics or areas of life that you feel sad about.

Monde suggested watching TV as a way to distract yourself from these thoughts and I think it is a very good idea. If you have a TV in your room you could even have it on as you drift off to sleep. If you don't then the radio or a CD should work just as well.

[Yasmine]

my message did relate to the thread. i smited you for that.