Depression - Teen Support Group
Teen depression is marked by persistent sadness, discouragement, loss of self-worth, and loss of interest in usual activities. Depression can be a temporary response to many situations and stresses. Teens may be more susceptible to depression due to the normal maturation process, the stress associated with it, and conflicts with parents as they become more independent.
at my school we are allowed to have cell phones/ipods/games.
well the rule for cell phones at our school is, if the teacher ask's you to put away your cell phone 3 times, you have to hand it over. well on monday, i was in my first class, we were watching a movie (hamlet which by the way NO ONE could understand/follow, and everyone was texting anyways.)
so anyhow, i admit i did send ONE text, but the second time i was checking the date on my phone cause im stupid and don't bother to look at a calander. the third time, i was looking at what time it was because the class felt like it had been going on for a really long time and i wanted to know when we got out, clock was blocked by the tv, dark room x3. (we got new schedules, and they are totally different now) well my teacher was like "okay give me your phone." and i was like "uhm.. sorry no." and she grabbed it, i held on and said "no" again then she said "school rules." then i replied "im sorry i dont have to give it to you, you didn't buy it, and it's mine i own it, so technically no i dont have to give it to you." so she sent me to the office, my "advisory teacher" asked me for my phone, and i said "sorry, no." well the princable talked to me, asked me to give it up, and i said yet again sorry no. so he called my mum, and told her i was too be suspended for 2 days. (if you think about it, 2 detentions, would have been more pratical)
anyways, when i got home, my mum went OVERBOARD in the freak out zone. she asked me to give her my cell phone (which i admit i did refuse for a little while but i DID give it to her) then she asked me for my itouch, and thats where I drew the line, cause i bought that myself, with my own money, not hers, everything about it I own, she really has no right to take it, besides when i say music is my life im not just saying it because i feel like it, i say it because i mean it, i know it sounds crazy and stupid but it keeps me from totally breaking, it keeps me concentrated at school, it makes everything easier. so she went to the length of "im gonna call the cops on you!", "im gonna put you in a crazy home!" oh... wanna know the best of them all? she told me im a threat to myself now. yeah. wtf did i do thats putting MYSELF in danger, im not threatening to kill myself or harm myself in ANY way, im not threatening to kill or harm anyone in ANY way!
For some side notes.
I was talking to her about how the teachers arent that understanding and she snapped back at me saying. "How understanding can they get? your there to learn, not to play games and be a bitch! its time to start growing up." first of all i never meant it in that way, i meant it in another way.
she got mad at me because i called her a bitch. she claims that me and my sister abuse her? well let me say this, she calls me and my sister stupid/idiots/morons/retards/bitches/brats/worthless/selfish/ect. she screams at us for no reason, always makes us the ones who've done something bad, even when we help her, she can turn it against us, she twists our words. when we were little she used to pin us to the floor, grab our necks, or grab our arms and scream in our faces. she doesnt do that anymore but one night, she slipped up and raised her hand to my sister and almost slapped her. there have only been one or two other incidents but honestly... it was just a cell phone, it was just like one time (besides a detention or two for something pretty small) that ive done wrong, its not like i did anything really bad like hacked the computer/defaced school property/hurt someone/did drugs/smoked/drank/ ect.
now my mum, is forcing me to go back to therapy (which to be honest is really hard on me and winds up making me feel worse, and no matter how much a therapist will try to help me it wont do anything theres nothing im willing to talk about and even if i do talk about stuff then its just going to bring back stuff ive already accepted and ive got under control. i cant do therapy, if im ever suicidal THATS THE REASON WHY!!!!!! I cant handle going back and reflecting. besides, no adults in my life really know what ive been through, they can peice a puzzle in their head and the one they have IS NOT right one.
she doesn't want to leave me unattended but im not going to kill myself im not going to run away im not going to hurt myself or anyone else, im not going to do drugs im not going to smoke im not going to drink, im not going to have s-x and im sure as hell not going to have any friends over. just one little slip up, and she thinks im crazy!
well the rule for cell phones at our school is, if the teacher ask's you to put away your cell phone 3 times, you have to hand it over. well on monday, i was in my first class, we were watching a movie (hamlet which by the way NO ONE could understand/follow, and everyone was texting anyways.)
so anyhow, i admit i did send ONE text, but the second time i was checking the date on my phone cause im stupid and don't bother to look at a calander. the third time, i was looking at what time it was because the class felt like it had been going on for a really long time and i wanted to know when we got out, clock was blocked by the tv, dark room x3. (we got new schedules, and they are totally different now) well my teacher was like "okay give me your phone." and i was like "uhm.. sorry no." and she grabbed it, i held on and said "no" again then she said "school rules." then i replied "im sorry i dont have to give it to you, you didn't buy it, and it's mine i own it, so technically no i dont have to give it to you." so she sent me to the office, my "advisory teacher" asked me for my phone, and i said "sorry, no." well the princable talked to me, asked me to give it up, and i said yet again sorry no. so he called my mum, and told her i was too be suspended for 2 days. (if you think about it, 2 detentions, would have been more pratical)
anyways, when i got home, my mum went OVERBOARD in the freak out zone. she asked me to give her my cell phone (which i admit i did refuse for a little while but i DID give it to her) then she asked me for my itouch, and thats where I drew the line, cause i bought that myself, with my own money, not hers, everything about it I own, she really has no right to take it, besides when i say music is my life im not just saying it because i feel like it, i say it because i mean it, i know it sounds crazy and stupid but it keeps me from totally breaking, it keeps me concentrated at school, it makes everything easier. so she went to the length of "im gonna call the cops on you!", "im gonna put you in a crazy home!" oh... wanna know the best of them all? she told me im a threat to myself now. yeah. wtf did i do thats putting MYSELF in danger, im not threatening to kill myself or harm myself in ANY way, im not threatening to kill or harm anyone in ANY way!
For some side notes.
I was talking to her about how the teachers arent that understanding and she snapped back at me saying. "How understanding can they get? your there to learn, not to play games and be a bitch! its time to start growing up." first of all i never meant it in that way, i meant it in another way.
she got mad at me because i called her a bitch. she claims that me and my sister abuse her? well let me say this, she calls me and my sister stupid/idiots/morons/retards/bitches/brats/worthless/selfish/ect. she screams at us for no reason, always makes us the ones who've done something bad, even when we help her, she can turn it against us, she twists our words. when we were little she used to pin us to the floor, grab our necks, or grab our arms and scream in our faces. she doesnt do that anymore but one night, she slipped up and raised her hand to my sister and almost slapped her. there have only been one or two other incidents but honestly... it was just a cell phone, it was just like one time (besides a detention or two for something pretty small) that ive done wrong, its not like i did anything really bad like hacked the computer/defaced school property/hurt someone/did drugs/smoked/drank/ ect.
now my mum, is forcing me to go back to therapy (which to be honest is really hard on me and winds up making me feel worse, and no matter how much a therapist will try to help me it wont do anything theres nothing im willing to talk about and even if i do talk about stuff then its just going to bring back stuff ive already accepted and ive got under control. i cant do therapy, if im ever suicidal THATS THE REASON WHY!!!!!! I cant handle going back and reflecting. besides, no adults in my life really know what ive been through, they can peice a puzzle in their head and the one they have IS NOT right one.
she doesn't want to leave me unattended but im not going to kill myself im not going to run away im not going to hurt myself or anyone else, im not going to do drugs im not going to smoke im not going to drink, im not going to have s-x and im sure as hell not going to have any friends over. just one little slip up, and she thinks im crazy!
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Maybe you need to find a new therapist. The first one I tried was horrible and I felt worse coming out of therapy then when I went in, but now I found the perfect therapist for me. She almost like a friend i can talk to her about anything. She doesn't make me reflect about anything or talk about anything I don't feel comfortable about. Mom's can be overbearing to, everyone fights with their parents. I used to be threatened with the whole I'm gonna call the cops thing and I have been the only one to get this treatment. But now my mom's and my relationship is awesome and we are open about almost everything. It can take awhile, but it does get better.
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My mom has also tried to take my phone away, but she can't because my dad bought it for me and he would call the cops and report her for theft. She grabbed my phone and I grabbed her purse and it ripped. i think that you just have to stickt o your principles and maybe one day she will realize that you aren't a problem child. Parents are sometimes so clueless.
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yeah, the only thing about therapist's is, my lifes pretty much fine and i dont need to talk about anything, but my mum thinks i do, which is pissing me off. >___< but eh!
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