I'm so glad I found this thread. I've been diagnosed with severe depression and it's really getting me down (no pun intended). I just hate labels. I'm expected to act in a particular way all the time. Even when the pain becomes too much I get people telling me 'your life is great - why end it?'. I just can't deal with the normal things that life throws at me. My doctor says she won't put me on meds because I'm young (14). But I think if someone doesn't help me soon, I'm going to end up...I don't know where:( I think being diagnosed with a mental illness has shattered my self esteem:(
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