AboutJohn Expertise Almost no one understands how you feel if you are depressed and have thoughts of committing suicide. Even many doctors do not understand. Long term depressions put one at risk for this needless act but there is help available. I can show you how to get that help and help you to understand that what you feel now is only temporary. Parents and doctors encourage people to "snap out of it". Thus demonstrating their failure to understand this feeling.
Experience BA in Psychology. Counselor at a local church. Assistant youth pastor. Teacher of religious ed for 7th thru 12th grades.
Education/Credentials BA in Psychology and counseling
Question I'm a 15 year old average teenager. I moved from Brazil to Japan a while ago. Last week my girlfriend told me she has leukemia, and she has less than 3 months to live. I've tried to go back to Brazil to be with her until she had to "go", but unfortunatly there is nothing i can do. I've already tried to cut my wrists open but i didnt cut deep enough because of fear. Now i lock myself in my room everyday, only getting out to eat. I'm afraid that i might be going trough some kind of mental breakdown, because i start to hear things that aren't there, please help me.
Answer Hi Johnny, Johnny this is possible since this is a great stressor on us to learn that somone close to us may be dying. I can only wonder if your family has some kind of high visability job or diplomatic job as to why you are in JapaN. Here is what you must do. You must "level" with your mom or your dad and immediately get into see a psychiatrist in Japan. They may very well admit you to be in the hospital. It will be a genral hospital since there are hardly any psychiatric hospitals anymore. all they have is a ward or two for people having a "breakdown" of emotional issues. You are in the middle of adolescence (a very tough time for having emotional ups and downs). They will have you talk to a doctor and he or she will get you started on some medications to help you relax. This is the primary thing you need to do. If you are hearing things its all the more important to act quickly Johnny. This can be just a temporary reaction and the doctors have medications to help you with this. Johnny you have a future. You have to have a family member or other trusted adult to take you to a good hospital and it would be preferable if you live near a teaching hospital (one with a medical college where doctors are taught). They will have the best and latest information to help you. Its out of the question for you to leave to go back to brazil and the story may not even be truye but made up to make you try to come back. Girls and guys have done such things. I would like you to write back to me and keep in touch and tell me what you have done. This situation needs action now even as you read this. They won't stick you with needles but will assess your situation. You cannot commit suicide by cutting your wrists. You have a whole life ahead of you. The problem is you just cannot see that far ahead right now. Your parents surely have insyrance to cover you but waiting is not in your favor. You must go to the hospital emergency roomnow and see a psychiatrist now. Now keep in touch with me.
