I feel like there is always something missing in my life, depression?

Question

I'm 14, and I don't feel complete, I just feel emptiness in my chest....
Maybe it's the pill i'm taking for acne that has ben shown to cose depression in some people, but I stop taking it for like 5 months and I still feel down all the time. My grades have gone down dramatically, from As to Fs and Ds, and I have ben getting into tubal a lot and have not gone to class 3 times just this week, I stop seen the point in school. I can't sleep at night. Wen I get home from school I just sleep all day. I stop hanging out with my friends. My friends at school think im ok, and don't know that im feeling like this, and my parents don't say anything ether....I feel ignored....I feel like there is no one there for me.i have done some things i wont say on YA. Is this depression or just a teen stag, or the acne pill still side affect?

Answer 1

I have been diagnosed with severe depression recently by a psychiatrist. I am also fourteen. I have had depression for about a year now, and its been getting way worse since my aunt and grandfather moved across the country. I overreact about stupid things like when my mom is on the computer and she takes a minute to answer me. I feel like nobody understands what I'm feeling. And sometimes, I start crying for no reason. I went to a psychiatrist to try and see what we could do about my anxiety and the woman working with me said I had severe depression as well as ADHD. Right now I'm working with a therapist and going to start taking meds to help for about 9 months. I stopped going to school 8 months ago. I've repeated grade 8 once and I'm going to have to repeat it again next year.



First, stop taking the acne pills to see if they are what is causing it. If its not the pills, then try telling your parents.

I know its hard to talk to your parents about this kind of thing, but you dont want to wait until your so down that you feel like nothing matters anymore and you feel like you could die and not care.

I cried when I talked to my mom about it, and your parents would have to be made of stone to not help you out. Ask yourself if its worth seeing someone about. Suggest going to a psychiatrist to see whats going on.



Some people might say its just a phase, but what they've experienced (or not) might be waaay different from what you're feeling.



I'd really like to help you, cause I know how you feel.



Hope I helped :)

Answer 2

Juliana, this is a stage that you're going through. What you need to keep in mind is what you put here. You're grades have slipped, you're getting in trouble, you're ditching school, and other bad stuff. Obviously you're trying to change things to try and feel better about yourself. It's obviously not working or you wouldn't be typing that out. The problem though is that if you let things go too far, you will be in a constant downward spiral and not be able to pull yourself back up. In a couple years, you'll be driving, or hanging out with friends that are. There is a tremendous freedom that comes with that and i'm afraid that unless you pull your grades up and stop doing bad stuff for no good reason, you'll miss out on that phase of your life. Once you're past it, it's gone. Suck it up that you're not going to be happy 100% of the time, that's life, get used to it. It's not worth feeling sorry for yourself, no good can come out of it.



Good luck and I wish you the best.

Answer 3

It sounds like depression to me. Maybe it was triggered by the acne pill.

Go back and see the doctor that gave you the pill about the side effects. Don't accept it when they say it will settle down, or improve if you go off it. I did that and I ended up with severe depression. Make sure they do a proper mental health check on you.

Answer 4

Well, all of those can be the result of depression. That feeling of "emptiness" is very common in people who have clinical depression. Have you tried to talk to a doctor about this? Seeing as how you are 14 they may just say that this is an age where many people in your age group go through similar things but just to be safe you should talk to one of your school's counselors. Hopefully they can get you on something that can fill that void of emptiness you have.

Answer 5

It sounds like you have low self esteem....and depression ,is there something else going on that can be bothering you , you are also 14 ur hormones are raging and sometimes it takes a while for ur body to adjust to all this . understanding that you do have a issue is half the battle be a strong women tell your parents that you want to talk to somebody sometimes just venting helps us feel better as well as helping us get to the real issue. I used to put some music on ,and i would write poems just my thoughts or I would journal ...just get it all on paper out of me made me feel better,as a teenager we are trying to find who we are and where we belong and sometimes that journey is long and hard,and sometimes we don't fit into just one place ....as long as u are true to urself u will be ok I hope u feel better it is normal ..... trust yourself,oh and I don't want to preach but i used to get terrible anxiety to the point that i couldn't breath , I just lived with a constant bad feeling ,the cool thing i thought was to be like tough and defiant to not believe in God because it seemed like none of the cool kids did so why should i . It would make me more interesting if I could debate on how I believed there was no God but let me tell you . The only reason I live free of anxiety ,and I have such an awesome life now is because one day I picked up the bible after a tragedy and I cry ed out to the lord if you are you show me the answers take this pain and emptiness from me I cryed a long time and let me tell you God opened the pages for me,I opened the bible and every question I had was answered he guided me to the answers to my questions,it was like he turned the page for me i randomly opened to anywhere ,what ever the question i had I found,was shown to me and ever since then ...even though I experienced the greatest loss of my life the most sadness and pain ,i promise God took that away from me he filled the void I no longer have anxiety in less its my subconscious telling me not to do something then it goes away. I should be thanking God much more then I have for the gift of peace I hope this helped God Bless!you, wish time away because life is to short .search for you listen to ur heart and ur head. one other thing when I was a teenager alot of the motto was live for today because u are not guaranteed tomorrow ...don't believe that bullshit the choices t not effect you today they are going to effect your future, and those around you. try to always make the best decision that you can. no one knows u more then u if u feel somethings not ok then you are correct you are the number one judge in ur life You are the number one judge of you!

God Bless!!!

Answer 6

i went through the same thing a few years back. to me, i felt like i was all alone in this world but that's not the case. i don't think its depression, and as for the not being able to sleep at night, it might just be a slight case of insomnia. its just a phase that all teens go through, but it'll pass. just remember, if you want to get better faster, dont lock yourself away from the world. hope this helps :)

Answer 7

counsler.