Other Emotional Health Issues / Question
Published: August 24, 2007
Dear TeenHealthFX,
i am always sad and i feel as though i hve no frinds, my frinds that i thought were very close to me ended up betraying me, and it hurts when i think about them. i recently became good friends with another person, but she left my school. she is my only friend. all the people that used to know me hate me, or dont like me very much. i am mean to people at my school and thats becasue peopl think im really mean or are afraid of me, ive been emotionally bullied by one person for 3 years, it stopped some time ago, but it still hurts becasue i always helped her as a friend. i dont like my body, and i hate my new school, its all girls and i find it hard to make new friends, i just became the vice president and some people think i wont succeed. i want to talk to my family, and have tried talking to my mother, but she doesnt realise that i am not happy at home either...im always sad, and i cry myself to sleep alot, my summers are boring, and i have no purpose or real friends to see, it hurts when i hear people tell me about their wondrful lives, because mine is good too, but im not happy in it, and my family doesnt understand, and i have no-one to talk to.i have no ambition or motiviation,and i sleep for extended hours lik 10-14 hours aday, and i never feel rested.im afraid of what my family think, and i fear i may be bi-polar, but it seems as though nobody cares please help me love Helpless
Signed: Sad And Feel Like I Have No Friends
Dear Sad And Feel Like I Have No Friends,
TeenHealthFX is sorry to hear that things have been feeling so difficult lately and that you are feeling helpless with all that is going on. Dealing with issues like you are describing – problems with your mood, issues with peers, difficulties at home – these are all very hard things to cope with. However, as trying as things are feeling right now, there is a definite possibility for things to get better for you – all you need to do is reach out for some support and guidance so these issues can be addressed.
Some of the symptoms you are describing – constantly feeling sad and crying, feeling isolated from peers, having a negative sense of self regarding your body-image, feeling bored, feeling a lack of ambition and motivation, sleeping excessively, and constantly feeling fatigued – could indicate a mood disorder, such as depression. TeenHealthFX thinks that it is very important for you to meet with a mental health professional for a consultation to see if you are dealing with a mood disorder. A therapist can give you an accurate diagnosis and can work with you to formulate a treatment plan that will help to alleviate the symptoms you are describing.
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Signed: TeenHealthFX
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