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smiley -
let me tell you from first hand experience, encouragement and feeling needed by others doesn't fix that feeling inside that just constantly churns.
i've been dealing with depression since i was in hs, but i didn't get diagnosed until my sophmore year of college. once i was put on prozac i was fine. when i first tried to go off of my prozac about one year after i started it, i tried to committ suicide and had to get back on it. after another year i was finally able to go off of it without any problems. to this day i still have to control some of those depression sessions i get every once in a while, but now i can do it without medicine which is a great feeling.
trust me i know how it is be looked at like a freak b/c you take prozac and have a chemical imbalance. not fun, but if you can get past this part, the result is so worth it.
these feelings you have go far beyond just being feelings. this is most likely something chemical that can be balanced out by medicine.
if you really don't want to take any meds, well, they now have a weekly prozac that might be right for you. but like everyone else said, talk to your doctor. check with your school's health center to see if they offer counseling. they did at my school and it was free. also, doctors at the youth center most likely can prescribe you an anti-depressant of some sort.
take the first step and seek out help. you'll be very happy you did. pm me if you have any questions.
shelley j
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