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Posted on: 10/12/2007
Question
I have problem concentrating in school, it seems that I have lack of interest in school. when the counselor ask me questions, I don't want to answer, I would not talk, like i lock down. The failure to talk to an access worker make them think, there is something wrong with me. That i have to have a treatment for it, because it is not normal to them. Now from my physical point of view, they think i am hearing voices. How could they come to such a conclusion if I am not talking to them at all? They refused for me to go home because they think they can cure me.
I had been sort of depressed for I at least two years. My mother move away from a house to apartment in Sacramento. I feel happy there, but I still having a hard time with school. I attended the first day and missed 3 days.
Answer
Dear Teen: If you have been depressed for at least two years this could have caused you to have problems with concentration and not want to talk with anyone. Of course if you are not talking, especially to the school counselor, they are going to know there is something wrong. I don't know why they thought you were hearing voices, but I do think you should have treatment for you depression. You can learn a lot about what is making you depressed and why you are having so much trouble in school. Missing three days will not help and you need to start the school year off right with a new beginning. Many normal people struggle with depression and it can be treated and cured so don't hesitate to ask for help.