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Q: Depressed ?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 10th, 2009

I think I am depressed.

I am 18 years old. I have been feeling down for months now; with family and personal issues catching up on my after I had tried to blot them out of my head I feel it is all coming to do surface and I dont think I can handle it. I have so much pressure going on in my life due to exams, family and personal issues and I dont think I have the ability to cope. I have not talked to anyone about it because I dont feel anyone will understand.

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on April 13th, 2009

Depression Answer A6313

Depression might be caused by various factors. Some of them include factors from the surrounding, such as: home, work, school. Good thing about this is that once the factors seize to exist, the depression might be gone, too. Sometimes the problems are so big, that you can not influence on them with solutions. In that case, creating defense mechanisms that would help you to live with the problems might be extremely helpful. A psychotherapist might help you a lot with this.
In the end, if there is no effect from the psychotherapy you might want to consult with psychiatrist if any detailed observation and eventually medications are needed.

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