I Think My Boyfriend Might Be Depressed?
Question by Rawr: I think my boyfriend might be depressed?
First off, I think he has Stressed Produced Depression caused by low serotonin. Ever since we have been together (almost going on three years) he has had anger issues. So we thought maybe mild bi-polar disorder, but then I looked on the computer and found that bi-polar didn’t fit him. So I looked for chemical imbalances and found stressed produced depression causes by a low level of serotonin. He lives a pretty stressful life, his parents are divorced, both parents are not the best… he sees his mother maybe once a year. He is an apprentice electrician making a quarter above minimum wage (been working at the same company for over a year) and he is the best worker they have. His dad is an alcoholic. He doesn’t have much money. His truck is a ’94 and keeps giving him hell. His mom owes heaps in child support but refuses to pay, and my boyfriend doesn’t want to take her to court. When he was living with his mom, his step dad beat the crap out of him. Just a little bit of his background. He is 19 now. But anyway, some symptoms he has:
He gets livid about things that “normal” people would get a little upset over.
He has days where he has no motivation.
Last week he was at a real low, didn’t want to see me, said he felt like crap, and just stared off in the distance a lot and frowned all the time.
He says his head hurts, but not like a headache, more of like thinking too much.
He says his brain is constantly at a whirlwind, like it is thinking about multiple different stressful things at once, and he doesn’t even realize what it is thinking about.
He says he is always tired, and his body aches all the time.
He tells me he is “worn out” all the time (the guy is 19, that isn’t really normal)
He used to have trust issues and has a low self esteem.
Doesn’t sleep really well.
I am trying to get him to go to a doctor, he as admitted several times that he has a problem. Last week he told me he thought he was depressed. I think he is scared to go to the doctor and think that people will label him as crazy, although no one has to know.
What do ya’ll think? Is he depressed?
I took a “am i depressed test” for him myself, answering the questions the best I could and the test said “mild to moderately depressed.”
I am really worried about him because I love him so much and want to start a life with him, but am afraid that if he doesn’t get help it will get worse.
What can I do?
What should he do?
please help :\
I would love answers from people who have a problem like this as well.
thanks
Well when he was younger and with his mom, he was on medication, and then just stopped taking it. Which makes me think he really does have a problem.
Well I want him to go to my doctor, because he is amazing and treats my aunt who has chemical imbalances and other problems. she recommended him, because out of all the doctors certafied in mental illnesses and depression that she has gone to (which is a lot) she said he helped her the most. And I want to know what I can do to support him and be there for him, i want him to be absolutely positive that I will be there for him no matter what.
Best answer:
Answer by some lady
I hope you can convince him to have some psychological testing. Even therapy would help, I’m guessing. It sounds like he just needs a way to deal with the crap that life keeps throwing at him. The internet is a great resource, but definitely no replacement for a trained human being’s observations. It’s possible that he doesn’t have a “problem” exactly, but just that the universe is messing with him and he needs to work on controlling what he can and letting the rest go. I hope you both find some relief from all this stress! Good luck!
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