Hello everybody, this is my first post and it mite be long....i appreciate anybodys replies..

Ive been lately losing interest in just bout life, im 15 years old now, yes young but ive been noticing these issues building up more and more, now im a lil bit better. i go to school and not everyday but lots of days i feel lonely, like i cant connect to anybody, everything just changed so quickly, i cant enjoy life at anything,just hanging out i think makes it even worse, home is where its most peaceful.. cant even enjoy hobbies like basketball, i mean not even music , sounds crazy but its true. Everyday i come back from school i feel groggy, physically tired to the max.. A lot of days i can be out of it and my mind is just like not active, i forget a lot of things too , horrible memory. Im just so far in a hole i dont think i can ever get back up. I dont feel like telling my parents, i just dont feel right telling anybody this.. I view things so negative in life now, feels like us depressed people have different brains than normal people...i really dont hang out much but today i did and i we were with friends and my dumb self got some booze thinkin it would make me happier, and yes it did i was crackin up and havent felt good for a while like that..im just stuck in life and need help,any replies are deeply appreciated...thanks

Hi, I remember feeling the same way when I was your age:) Did you just start a new school? The reason I ask is because I was moved around a lot and I remember going through really awkward stages and feelings every time. I was also having problems at home. Glad to hear that home is peaceful for you--that helps a lot. I finally found a friend that I could hang out with and talk to and it made a world of differance. See if you can find someone you trust and talk away.

My oldest daughter was going through the same thing when I moved her here--what I didn't know was that she was talking to our school councelor on a daily basis. The councelor does not have to talk to your parents if you see them. It really helped my daughter a lot. They were also able to arrange the meetings so that her classmates had no idea what she was doing.

It's really best if you try to handle the situation as soon as you can--and drinking won't help you in the long run--only get you into trouble and make you feel like crap:D Are you getting enough sleep? Try to get a good nights sleep, it will really help. You are just going through a stage.......don't give up!! All these feelings need to get out and I bet you will feel much better. Keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.:angel:

Sackings, sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. I think that you should tell your parents so that you can get some treatment. I don't know why teenagers don't want to tell their parents such important things? Drinking because it can help you feel better for a short time is a dangerous thing to start. If you start doing this, you are going to get yourself pulled into an ever increasing drinking problem and the depression will still be there also. Good luck to you.

Wow, I'm so glad to find a teenager that is going through something similar to what I'm going through. I'm 17 years old and I feel like you do...and I'm so scared to say anything to anyone because I'm really not the "type" to be depressed or anything...you know? For me it's like I want to go out with my friends, but then when we plan something, right before Im supposed to leave the house and go I start to dread it, like I dont want to go anymore. I feel like a loser, a lonely loser because all I want to do is just sit here in front of the computer at home. It all started for me at the beginning of summer, because I've been sick for a year and lost a lot of weight and I just never feel good, and at the beginning of summer I just started to feel like all I wanted to do was sit around at home. But ANYWAYS...I hope that you find some good advice here. I'm looking for some advice, and I guess someone to talk to. So if you wanna talk...that'd be great...and if anyone has any advice for the two of us, that'd be great too!

thank you for your replies, your advice is very helpful.. and bluesteam i am from Bosnia (small country in europe), after that yugoslavian war i had to move to germany, now here to america, that can be part of the problem

hey, im sorry your feeling like this. i just turned 17 so im about your age & i have depression so i can relate.i know what u mean when you say you feel really tierd when you come home from school. i feel like that all of the time.and i can relate to the other things u said. i dont think its healthy for you to keep on living like this without any help. i think you should go and tell someone they will make life easyer for you like they might get you a syhologyst or they could arrange for you to only go to school 3or4 days a week or something like that. i know you dont feel like telling anyone but trust me it'll b worth telling:)

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Sackings,

I'm 23, so not far beyond teendom.. but still feel like one a lot, since I still live w/ my mom! :rolleyes:

But yeah, "when I was your age" I was depressed back then too. Didn't start having the memory problems until more recently though. But please, definitely DO try to get help! This is not the kind of thing you can go through on your own. Depression can just get worse with time, if not properly treated.. So the sooner the better!

I'm not sure what your reasons are for not telling your parents.. But I know with mine, I don't really feel comfortable talking to my dad about it, so I don't really quite as much. And my mom I am comfortable, but I feel guilty because she gets so upset, and I have huge issues with guilt over upsetting my mom.

But even so... They are your parents, and it is in their job description, especially since you're only 15 (i.e. not an "adult"). And it will be better for you AND for them in the long run... Again, I don't know much about your parents.. But I would imagine that if you're having problems they'd like to know so they can try and help you out...

*hugs*

thanks for all of your help, all of you really helped and i think i will go tell my parents and get help...

Let us know what they say; and keep us updated!

I'm so glad to hear that you're going to talk to your parents! I have three kids ages 15, 17, and 19...and no matter what, I'll always be here for them no matter what kinds of problems they might have. I'm always sure to let them know. I had problems talking to my parents and I really wish I wouldn't have felt that way because even though they didn't tell me to come to them, I'm sure they would've helped me.

It sounds like you made a really big move--and that can be really hard. Give it some time and I'll bet you will fit right in:) I wish you the best of luck~~and please let us know how you are doing.