I am 18 years old and I have no strength for anything lately. I don't feel like anything, I have a feeling that everything I do is bad and badly done, I hate what I look like. Lately, I think everyone is lying to me and I don't know what I really want. I cry a lot and have no pleasure in anything, I feel empty inside. I have thoughts of suicide, but I'm not sure if I could really kill myself ( although sometimes it's close). I talk to my parents, but they do not seem to notice the problem and when I say that I am not coping with my problems and suggest seeing a psychologist, they seem to agree, but very reluctantly and do nothing about it later. Is this normal in adolescence and do I exaggerate my problems and feel sorry for myself, is something wrong? I don't know what to do.
As far as I can count, you are nineteen years old. This is no longer the age when parents are to agree or not to see a psychologist. If you have thoughts of suicide, contact a psychologist as soon as possible. Take your ID card and go to the nearest mental he alth clinic - there is no zoning, no referral, consultations are free - and try to sign up to a psychologist. The psychologist will listen to your problems, perhaps suggest anti-depressants - then he will sign you to a psychiatrist. I don't see any other solution to your problems. Don't ask for permission, or even for advice from your parents. Do it as soon as possible.
Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.
Bohdan BielskiPsychologist, specialist with 30 years of experience, trainer of psychosocial skills, expert psychologist of the District Court in Warsaw.
Main areas of activity:mediation services, family counseling, care for a person in a crisis situation, manager training.
First of all, it focuses on building good relationships based on understanding and respect. He undertook numerous crisis interventions and took care of people in a deep crisis.
He lectured in forensic psychology at the Faculty of Psychology of SWPS in Warsaw, at the University of Warsaw and the University of Zielona Góra.
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