How do I tell my mum I have depression?
My Friend, I Honestly Believe the Direct Approach is the BEST Approach. When Your Mum is NOT Busy with Something Else, and She has the Time to Listen to You…THAT is the Best Way to Begin a Serious Conversation with Her.You can ALSO Leave a Note for Your Mum…where You KNOW She will See it. Simpy Write, “ Mum, We Need to Talk.” I PROMISE You, My Friend, That Note WILL Get Her Attention…and, Very Quickly!Your Mum will Realize Depression IS a Very Serious Health Problem. AFTER You have Informed Your Mum, PLEASE, DO Exactly as She asks You to do. Your Mum Loves You. Your Mum Cares about Your Welfare and Well-Being. So, Please Trust that Your Mum WILL do what is Best for You.My Friend, Depression IS a Serious Health Issue…all over the World. But, there ARE People who want to Help You. Your Mum IS One of Those People. PLEASE, TALK TO HER! TELL Her what is Bothering You. Confide in Your Mum.I have NEVER had a Problem that was not made at least a little bit Better…by TALKING ABOUT IT! Please, My Friend, do NOT Remain Silent.You DESERVE to be a lot Happier, than You are, now. I Hope You will take the Steps towards Recovering Your Peace and Contentment.I will share with You, a Speech I Memorized, that was Delivered by Sir Winston Churchill, to a Graduating Class of His Alma Mater. Please, don’t be Impressed. It was a rather Short Speech. But, His Speech was Greeted with a Standing Ovation from those Graduating Students.“ NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER GIVE UP!”My Young Friend, I Wish for You the Very Best for a Brighter and Happier Tomorrow. I Thank You, so much, for asking me to reply to Your Question.
How do I tell my parents that they gave me depression?
Oh honey.I feel so sorry for you.When I was in eighth grade, my parents started being pretty emotionally abusive. Loooong downword spiral later, my freshman year, I just couldn't function anymore.My depression had gotten out of hand and I could not find to motivation or energy to do my homework. Or do anything really. My parents finally noticed that something wasn’t right, and that I was never going to get into college and make them proud if I couldn’t do homework.My parents decided to take me to a therapist and I just burst. The second my parents were out of the room I told him everything, and I mean everything. He told my parents. I wasn't even there when they found out.I think that would probably be the easiest course of action for you. Get someone else to break the ice with this issue, it helps so much. Then, get a therapist and decide if you need medication. If for some reason your insurance doesn’t cover mental health or any other reason, most high schools and middle schools have onsite mental health experts.I cannot stress this enough, the sooner you act the better things will turn out and the easier it will be for you to recover.I wish you the best of luck.
Should I tell my mom I'm depressed?
I was also in the same boat as you, but I expressed about it just when I was starting to recover from it. The reason I let her know about it, because she played a bit of the audience role in it, and I wanted her to know what her child was facing. Ofcourse, being me, I couldn't tell her face to face, instead I wrote a huge message which might have taken an hour for me. I could say that it was all sunshine and happily ever after she read my message, and you would believe me. But that wasn't the case. Instead it led to more confusions, fears and restrictions from both sides in conveying their true feelings. The only thing I felt satisfied, is I let her know my feelings and the things I was facing in the past. Just the assurance that my mom knows what's my feelings and depression made me feel lighter. As they say that parents is the one you can lean on, and the ones who knows you inside and outside. So I needed to spill it out to her, it was tiring, bottling all the time. I have always felt that my mom would understand where I am coming from, and at least put her feet into my shoes. She was the one who practically was the cooler parent, she would tell me to be bindass and be safe in the same time. She always used to understand me, we were like best friends. So I had that belief that she would know what I meant to express and would calm me down. Instead she ended up feeling hurt, and feels that her daughter doesn't appreciate her mothers feelings for her. She feels that I have felt that mom puts me down, which wasn't the case at all, it wasn't in the picture in the first place. Even if I tell her many times, she still don't get me. We have chosen to let it go, but I am sure neither of us will ever forget about it. So conclusion is, tell her only if you want to lighten your heart and keep your mind at peace, but expect the consequences it will follow later. On no occasion, expect them to get you, they might be in denial, or might take another meaning or something else. Just be sure if you can deal with all these, then go for it. Maybe your mom would be better in handling the situation than my mom did. I wish you all the best, and again I would like to say you to think twice. :)
What writing utensils were used during the great depression?
All of them. Depends on what people were writing. An official letter of course with pen, but most would be written with pencil. Because a pencil is much cheaper and you can use an eraser. Also, on what they wrote is of importance to you: far more than now they wrote on 'second hand' paper. The back of already used paper for example. That happened me, to my great surprise not that long ago. I moved to Thailand in 1994. In our - and many offices - you have a housemaid doing the cleaning and cooking. One of her jobs is to sort used paper. She would organize it by size, cut out usable pieces and make them ready for use in the office. My boss was quite upset when I used a pen and a fresh A4 to outline a proposal. (Shudder! That's new paper! Why don't you use recycled paper and write with pencil!) This really happened, and is not that much different from how people during the depression would react. I went to primary school in the sixties, and we would use normally pencil for writing, not a pen (ballpoint, of course). You can rest assured this was the norm on schools during the depression. Not ballpoints, but fountain pens. Ballpoints became available after WW2. My mum finished school before the 30's, she wrote with feather and fountain pens. A part of the curriculum - sadly no longer - was writing clearly and calligraphic. Calligraphy was part of normal education on every primary school.
My perants read my suicide letter...?
Im 15,Ive been realy depressed, Not just latley but for a few years. Usualy i get thoughts of endding it all,so instead of keeping them inside i write them down.I do self harm,and i have to admitt i need help.My perants found my suicide notes..and i feel so degraded. I never speak to them about how i feel,and now i feel like i have hurt them. I know this needed to happen, so i can get some real help. But its so awkward right now,mainly between me and my mum. My school know about me, cause im not "the best of students" i flunked alot and they were thinking of sending me too social services. Now ive found out i may be going to a pycatrict ward, but for some reason,i realy dont care. My life has been crashing down around me, i had to move country when i was 13,Ive been bullied for beeing forign,im not aloud to speak to my family back at home and i feel completly lost and empty. I realy need some advice on how to sorta connect to my mum,ive always been closer to her,but for some reason,she thinks im making up how i feel and i have no idea why. Cant she take in how i feel?
How can I let my mom know how depressed I am when I’ve hidden it for three years?
It all depends on how close you feel to your mom and if you think she might be understanding.In my case my mom was a big part of my journey and kept pushing me to go see a therapist, she is also a open minded person that accepts more emotional problems.My dad never knew and i never really really talked with him about it, because i don´t feel the need to talk with him and i don´t think he would understand what i have been through.So i would suggest talking with someone that you feel close to,doesn´t matter if its your mom, dad,brother , sister , partner or friend.Take the step and feel better!
Please help. i think my mom is depressed. ?
I think my mom might be depressed and I don't know what to do or how to help her. Some background information is my step dad passed away last year of pancreatic cancer. We were both so sad when he died but she still seemed ok. But lately she has been not acting like herself. She goes to work, makes me dinner and then goes to sleep. She has always been a great mom, the best actually. She still asks me about my day and obviously care about me, but I can't explain it, it's not the same. I can feel her sadness and it feels so heavy. Earlier tonight when i walked into her room i noticed her eyes were really puffy from crying. I don't know what to do because it's just me and her now. I don't know how to help her. I love her so much and it feels so painful to me that she is so sad. Please don't tell me to find another adult to talk to because I don't know of any other adult that i want to tell this to. How can I help her? I'm also 15 so I can't drive myself or her anywhere or do anything like that.
Why does my mom think depression is "just a phase" even after I told her about my suicidal thoughts?
I have depression and suicidal thoughts (it's a long story, and the full story if you want to read is in this bitchy blog post: http://toxicwaterfront.tumblr.com/post/1... for 3 months now, and I told my mom about it 2 months ago, and she just told me I need to overcome it. I asked her to let me see a therapist, and she said yes, but later on she said she was really tired and "it would be hard to arrange it" translation: No you're not getting a therapist, now suck it up and move on. Well I'd like to suck it up and move on, but not a days goes by I don't seriously contemplate suicide. There is a bottle of Tylenol outside. If I take the whole bottle, I pass out, and I'll be dead in a few weeks from liver failure. and I try to keep my mind off of it, by distracting myself, chatting with people, reading fanfictions, music, everything. But the moment my mind is off, I start thinking about suicide. And apparently, my mom's been through depression too (I'm not surprised, but she was never suicidal) and she keeps telling me, it'll get better. and I have nothing to say. WHY?