Is it normal to think i have depression? (not officially diagnosed)

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I feel like I have depression. I just haven't been too happy recently and when anything bad happens I think straight to suicidal thoughts. I haven't been officially diagnosed, nor have I told anyone about my feelings. Everybody thinks I'm happy, but I'm dying inside, slowly corroding away to this blackhole inside me. It's slowly suckinng me up. I want to do something about it, but I'm too ashamed to tell my parents that I think I have depression, or maybe my parents will treat me differently. They'll shower me with love and affection(I don't like it when they do that now) and they'll be extra protective and watch my every move. It would be a nightmare. I want to get help: I really want to get help, but that dreaded feeling of being treated differently and like a freak of nature haunts me. I'm just saying that I haven't felt like myself lately.

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  • pipi
    8 years ago | pl

    me too :(

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  • rivuxg
    8 years ago | pl

    Same thing is happening to me, I fear if I tell anyone they will get too concerned and start asking me all types of questions. I don't like having too much attention on me. That makes me nervous and I feel suffocated. I'm just too shy and anti-social:(

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  • deadtea
    8 years ago | pl

    If you're afraid of that, maybe ask for a blood test instead, say that you feel terrible, that maybe something is wrong with your body rather than your mind. If a test will indeed show something, just start the treatment (I got prescribed magnesium and some other stuff, I had anemia that added up to anxiety and caused something similar to what you described). If it won't, and the doctor will ask you more questions to find another cause, and then could be a good opportunity to admit that maybe in fact you have been feeling bad more mentally than physically... They should refer you to a specialist and you won't be the one who actually asked for that.

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  • tyno7
    8 years ago | pl

    Hey, you're right :)

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  • handsignals
    8 years ago | pl

    'Feel Blue touch Green'

    New research say's gettin some nature is the best way to cure the blue's.

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  • [Old Memory]
    8 years ago | pl

    It's good to have goals when depressed. It gives something to look forward to.

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