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im 13M and I've been feeling a lot of emotions lately. sad, angry, hopeless, anything except happy. ik I'm going through "the thing" and ik that this stuff is kind of normal. but during health, we had to do a project on a disorder of some sort and I had to do bipolar. however when I kept on researching, I felt like I could see myself aligning w/ those symptoms. that turned into me researching all kinds of stuff; depression, anxiety, etc. I want to ask my doctor this (bc its kind of hard to ask for therapy straight to my parents) but i'm scared bc I feel like she might tell my parents. any advice? thx
good morning, thank you for reaching out 2ndfloor. when you go to the doctor, you can ask for a mental health questionnaire or screening, which usually they give to all patients when you go for any type of visit. from there, depending on how the answers are rated, he or she might suggest to you and your parents to seek mental health services. there is nothing wrong with seeking out support for mental health. you may want to let your dr know privately that you are worried about your parent's reactions so that he or she can keep that in mind when discussing needs with your parents. if you have further questions feel free to respond, call, or text 888 222 2228 at any time to speak with a support counselor. thank you.
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