I Need Help, but My Family Doesn’t Seem to Listen.?

Question by kat: I need help, but my family doesn’t seem to listen.?
I am depressed and have been for a very very long time. Although I am somewhat better then I was…say 2 years ago. I still have my days. I struggle with cutting, and have SUPER bad anxiety. The depression and anxiety are preventing me from getting a job, and a drivers license. And then there’s the cutting. I am tired of feeling this way and hurting myself, and others from the way I am. I have told my mom about the cutting in hopes she would “force” me to get help with out actually saying “I need help”. She said I needed therapy, and that she was going to get me to see one….almost half a year later still no therapy. I had a bad breakdown one day and just told her I wanted help, to please get me help. She was like,”Its good that you’re seeing that you need help now sweetie, We will get you in therapy” That was about a month ago….still no therapy, help, anything.

I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to go about getting help by myself. I don’t have money to pay for help. I’m so tired of feeling this way. I want to move on with my life. I’ll be 20 this year. I want a job, I want to drive. But I can’t get past the horrible anxiety, and depression.
How can I get help myself, or make my mom actually do something?!

Best answer:

Answer by Lynn Henty
a prozac type med may help a lot

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