What to do with teen depression…?

Published May 29, 2010

Im 16 and I know I have depression . I’m not officially diagnosed , but I went to a therapist ( the insurance I had let me go to one for free ) and she said I very well may have depression . Insurance is screwed up right now , but my dad finally found the type insurance that can actually cover treatment for my depression , but he can’t get the insurance until july : /

I know its not just a teen thing , I started feeling this way since around 7th-8th grade . Just to note , my mom is bipolar . Anyways , I just don’t feel like doing anything anymore , and it’s very frustrating . The depression is causing me sleep problems ( it’s like I’m nocturnal : I’ll stay up all night , sleep in the afternoon . There’s been days where I sleep all the way until its the evening because that’s all I feel like doing is sleeping .) , I don’t feel like getting out a lot , and I’ll watch tv/be on the computer for hours even though I know I have a bunch of homework due the next day . Since I’m like this , I been going to independent studies for the past few years . I’m real smart , it’s just that I can’t focus at normal school .

I also am very moody at times , and where I just don’t care anymore . If someone says something stupid or is annoying , I’ll just snap . I want to do more things in my life , but I just don”t have any motivation .

I think part of my depression is that I been through so many things in life and seen things when I was little . I grew up really with no money , and my parents were big time drug dealers and users . But my dad changed because he snapped out of it , and been clean for 4 years . I’ll tell my self everday I need a job , I NEED money , since I wasn’t born with it . I’ll think of all the things I want , and that also depresses me . I don’t try to , but money and materal things is all I think about . But of course , I don’t have a job and the economy sucks so much right now it’s hard to even find a job . My dad constantly tells me , at atleast you have the things you need and a nice house . Yea , but these days , when you are 16 , you have to have the nice things . You have to have the new sidekick . You have to have those new shoes . My dad is the only provider , spending his paychecks all on rent and food and whatever else is left goes to what we need . That’s another reason why I need a job.

But then it all goes back to my depression . I don’t want to do anything , but I just can’t help it anymore . Now my parents just think that I’m just lazy , which irritates me . Can’t get on meds , because my dad can’t switch to the other insurance yet . I can’t see anyone , because we don’t have the insurance we need yet . I just don’t know what to do anymore , really don’t . I never tried to commit suicide , because I know I couldn’t do that to myself . But I have thought about why ? When will I think normally again ? What is there to do anymore…?

What to do with teen depression…?

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