I'm 17 and depressed as I've always been my whole life. It's getting hard to feel emotions, and impossible to express them when I do. There was a recent death in the family, and now I'm just a ghost. I can't sleep or eat even if I really try, so I'm actually starving. I guess I've just lost the instinct to fight for survival. My family is worried, so I've gotten on here for help, because I'm not going to a therapist. Does anybody have any encouraging stories about their lives getting better once they moved out into the world?

i went from attempted suicide to being fairly well, it took a long time but im here, i started on meds im now on six different meds, i see a therapist and psychiatrist and go to group therapy and get a lot of support from my friends here on ttl

it will be ok DJ, just pour it all out more, try to be and say more what u feel and how. i am ok now but if i knew when i was 14-15 that struggling with my feelings is bad i wouldnt have done it before. it took me time to relaise that i am depressed and to stop pretending that i am ok - thats the only thing i regret.

u are a ghost now but thats ok. be it for now and this feeling will let u go itself quite soon. sometimes we feel bad becoz bad things happen. its totally normal so dont rush urself to be normal, dont be afarid. ur body knows and mind know best, if u feel bad - its ok. the more u accept urself the sooner pain and shock will leave u and u will have peace.

good luck

How do I get my appetite back? Parents are threatening to take me to a doctor now.

why is it a threat? maybe its better for u to see a doctor.
if i were sick i would myself suggest going to a doctor - is this strange or smth?
so when the threaten u - u can say "thanks, i need help, thx for being so attentive" and then they should take u to a nice doctor and if they all wanted to scared u which is stupid and absurd u will see that and they will see that u see it and they would ridiculous which is good as ur health is not a joke and noone should take it lightlty and throw stupid threats especially parents who always think they are the smartest, the wisest and want the best for their kids. so if they do let them take to a rlly good doctor and then to foollow the treatment - relax, be in agood mood (as u probably dont eat coz of stress) and it should be important to them if they REALLY want good for u.

so dont be scared- things that u fear could be rlly good for u. and that happens in many many situations. thats why there is no need in being afraid...