I am so stressed

[tyler27846]

i have been so stressed lately and been skipping classes beacuse i am having a hard time and cant focus and ive had a breakdown yesterday and i just dont know what to do i am going to a doctor on monday but i dont want to tell her that i am depressed i need help and dont know what to do

[Art_dude]

I'm sorry to hear your stressed out and having a hard time at school. Unfortunately it's part of being a teenager and a student :/

Are you going to a physician, or a psychiatrist? If you're going to a physician for a physical or a check up, I encourage you to bring up your depression with him/her. I know you might feel embarrassed or nervous to, but He/she might be able to recommend you to a psychiatrist or psychologist in your area. I think it would be good to establish first, whether your depression is clinical or conditional. It sounds like the pressure of school and life are triggering your symptoms in which case you should try discussing these ideas with a therapist. However if it turns out you have a chemical imbalance, medication and therapy will help. However, in order to establish a proper prognosis, you need to be diagnosed by a psychiatrist for an evaluation.

Just remember that there are people out there who feel the same way you do and are wiling to help :) If you need to talk, send me a PM :) no questions asked! I'm always here.

[nick]

Well if you've already got an appointment with the doctor then you really do need to be honest with her and tell her how you're feeling and how you're worried its affecting your work. You must let your doctor help and she can only do that if you're open with her.

(On the double-post question, when I posted my reply it didnt close the reply box and show my new post, so it looked like it hadnt worked. Now I know from past experience that when this happens the reply has actually been posted and dont press the Post button again. Its easy to think you cant have pressed the button properly and to press it again.)