Depression Symptoms & Help : Signs of Depression in Children

In children, signs of depression include excess sleep, avoidance, the creation of headaches and stomach aches to avoid activities, excess eating and a decrease in the enjoyment of pleasurable activities. Seek a family physician or therapist if a child shows signs of depression with help from a psychotherapist and licensed mental health counselor in this free video on depression.

Expert: David Thomas
Contact: www.WTGTampa.com
Bio: Dr. David Thomas has been certified as a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida since 1986 and the National Board of Certified Counselors since 1987.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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[ID1004552]

I do smoke a lota weed and pills, lazy,not a lot of motivation,for sum things,failing in school,kant sleep at night,reminise about being in elementary skool when things wer alot better, and graffitis the only thing that really makes me feel good,i dont get bullied,no one close in my family died,no divorce,i dnt think im depressed,or am i?

[destroybros]

and im 12...... most of its anger against everyone even things i dont even know. and i now have trust issues please can somone help me

[destroybros]

well i feel like i am/been depressed my dad told me a year or 2 ago that some things that ive been doing have sighns of childhood depression. my parents devorced when i was 5 and my dad kicked me out when me and my step mom had a "falling out of disrespect." and lately i feel depressed and i have noone to talk to or to trust not really even my closest friend because i feel noone understands me. and the only way i can realy talk to people is like this to random people i dont know its real

[solliebollie78]

@Guiser123 Excercise can really help too, it produces a "happy hormone" within ower brain called "endorfine". Don't wait on others to help you. And express yourself, even if just on paper, get it out your system. Be honest to atleast yourself. Healthy food helps. Change of scenery too. Maybee go out for a couple of long walks, it clears the mind. Even if you think you have no energy to do so, no one will do it for you. Put on your favorite music and dance like a maniac! Good luck.

[crazysox99]

@crazysox99 out (even homophobics.....)

[crazysox99]

I've been depressed,and i do feel like i cnt do anything or accomplish anything.....im way stupider then when i was in elementary......im failing most classes.....and my parents think everything is fine....they don't even know how im feeling....when i have to come home at the end of the school day....i dont want to...cuz i know my friends wont be there.....and ill be completely alone......and i have no one to talk to tht i can trust.....and it doesnt help tht im les and everyone at school found

[TheDescentJatt]

i feel like extra load on this planet earth.my life is worthless.i think nobody likes me,nobody cares about me.i keep hiding in my room thinking n thinking and daydreaming a lot.i lost interest in things i used to like.i hide everything of mine from others my feelings,problems everything.i suffer from social anxiety too.nothing good is happening to me.save me!!

[Guiser123]

I've been depressed all my Life, today marks my Decade of Sadness...

People Hate me, Parents aswell Hate me, they use me just to gain an advantage in buisness, heck my Mom just lied to her Office that I'm retarded now :(

I'm just Depressed *cries*

[Belula4]

wtf. no. when i was 10 i was extremely depressed and i hardly slept and did everything to hide what i was feeling and doing. i have given up on hope that people will actually listen to this crap instead of someone actally experiencing this.

[cape56]

First of all, you don't suddenly just get Depression, its a chain of thought that which the person feels, I, Have Been like this for 4 Years now, Going through everything to get rid of it, Nothing seems to help, Even people i've talked to just scoot me away and thing im fucking faking it. Well im not Faking it, its a real illness so you can leave me along , God.