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Suggest Therapy For Depression

Okay, where do I start? At the moment, I am having quite extreme periods of depression. 2 years ago, my Mum died very suddenly from a combination of lung cancer and pneumonia and she didn't even smoke. The reason I am mentioning this is because for the first 6 or so months after her death, I didn't cry, I wasn't unhappy, I just carried on like nothing happened. felt so guilty and I still do now. After 6 months my Dad started going out with another woman who he is still with now. This is when I started getting depressed, started self harmony, lost my appetite, etc. I went to see 2 therapists and they don't help. I've recently started to feel very suicidal and I keep thinking of ways to take my own life. But the problem is that I have days of being really hyper and happy, and then it cannot rapidly become the opposite. Another question I have is how often is autism genetic? The reason that I am asking this is because I have a brother on the autism spectrum and it has been suggested that there is a chance of me being on there, too. My Dad has said that my Mum had shown some autistic traits. The problems that I face are real difficulties with socialising, especially starting conversation and I would much rather be on my own all the time and I will avoid going out and mixing with others. I also do not cope with change, I like to have a specific routine, and certain sounds are Mich louder to me than other people. They don't make me completely freak out, but they really, really annoy me. I don't really like being touched unless I am the one who started it, like with a hug for example. I talk about myself a lot, and never really take into consideration other people's thoughts, only mine. I am also not sympathetic or empathetic very much, and I'm not good at putting myself in other people's shoes. I lose concentration a lot, and I don't get back to what I was doing previously much. I really hope that this can be sorted. I'm sorry for babbling on and I hope that this helps. I don't know if this makes any difference, but I am 16 and female. Thankyou so much. Emma xx
Wed, 6 May 2015
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We understand your concerns

I went through your details. You have given many negative points here about you and never gave any positive points about you. These negative points can be counted by your fingers. But the positive points you have cannot be counted and there will be plenty. Secondly, past lives only in your thoughts, otherwise it does not exist. I am really sorry about what happened to your mother and am not undermining your emotions towards what happened after that. I am just indicating the value of today. No, you do not have any autism spectrum disorder. You may be having social or rather generalized anxiety disorder, which can be treated successfully with cognitive behavior therapy and rational emotive therapy. I suggest you to consult a psychologist at the earliest.

If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Suggest Therapy For Depression

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. You have given many negative points here about you and never gave any positive points about you. These negative points can be counted by your fingers. But the positive points you have cannot be counted and there will be plenty. Secondly, past lives only in your thoughts, otherwise it does not exist. I am really sorry about what happened to your mother and am not undermining your emotions towards what happened after that. I am just indicating the value of today. No, you do not have any autism spectrum disorder. You may be having social or rather generalized anxiety disorder, which can be treated successfully with cognitive behavior therapy and rational emotive therapy. I suggest you to consult a psychologist at the earliest. If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.