This community is a place in which people with depression are free to talk about their mental illness.
terrible
I keep on making stupid decisions and generally I'm just a slow-minded person. I really just want to be on meds to see if I'll improve by even a little bit but none of my parents are even trying to do anything about it. I hate that they're doing this to me because I feel like I'm on the decline when it comes to my mental state



Hello :) I'm bipolar so get you, when I'm manic I take VERY bad decisions. Do you have access to a therapist that can prescribe you meds? It sucks not being able to try them. I take Escitalopram and it has really helped me, it has crappy side effects however.
sadly I can't, since legally I'm not an adult yet so I can't really do that on my own
Crap, that's awful :( What resources do you have where you live ?
I'm lucky that my mom took my illness seriously when I was 14 and ended up taking me to a therapist. (it didn't go well but that's another story)
sadly none. so my dad actually has a therapist (I didn't know until I went there) but I saw them for only two days. since then I've just been stuck with helping myself.
I'm sorry, I wish I knew how to help you. Do you know the website 7cups.com? It really helped me when I couldn't see a therapist.