bipolar girl rules the world
How do I tell my parents I’m depressed? Could I possibly be bipolar?
I tried once before, and they were like “You don’t have anything to be depressed about.”. I told a few friends, and they didn’t really believe me either, as if ignoring the problem would make it go away. I’m usually the funny, outgoing, loud, outspoken girl, so I can understand why people don’t see it. That part of me is so fake. I’m really scared, because I just wanna scream to the rest of the world “HELP!”. I’m hurting and I’ve thought about suicide and I really don’t know who I should tell because it’s embarassing and I don’t want people to think I’m messed up, ya know? Sometimes I feel like I rule the world, most days I wanna OD….help me please? Advice?
If it were me – I would tell my parents that I feel tired all the time and feel like there is something going on wrong with my body. Don’t say you are depressed because most people think depression is because of an emotional situation.
You could have something going on physical with your body – such as a thyroid or adrenal problem or even bipolar – which is a physical problem not mental. You might even have a hormonal imbalance that acts up around your periods – this can cause issues especially with teenaged girls and early twenty somethings.
Tell them you would like to have the doctor test you for why you are so tired just to make sure everything is ok. When you are with your doctor – say you feel depressed and you don’t have much to be depressed about – but still feel really crappy and tired, etc.
Get a calendar in the meantime and mark the days you feel good and the days you don’t. If you are bipolar, there will be a pattern. There will also be a pattern if you have PMS.
Please ask them to take you to the doctor.
Also – you could talk to your school counselor and ask them what would be a good thing to do.
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