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Will my depression be healed when I become an adult or not?

Some people say that i'm just a teenager and that it will get better over time while others say that nothing will happen and I will still be depressed
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Kirbydogs
Most likely, as an adult you will be healed from your depression. Unless you find a way to keep yourself happy while a teen, you **may** not feel depressed around the age of 20. Of course, I'm no expert, and each mind is different, so it really just depends.. You will likely need to find a way to keep yourself happy, and that's relatively easy to do.. I think you need a therapist, is the solution!
 
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KleinesSinchen
No.
There is no automatic cure with a certain age. Some side effects of adolescence will obviously go away, but there is no magic line you cross to have everything become better.

There is always the option that a depression might go away or become less intense, but that is not tied to adulthood.

Saying someone is just a teenager is a sign of arrogance and not taking young people seriously.

Note that treatment of depression is hard and pretty much impossible over the internet. What would be good advice in one case could be dangerous in another -- this includes internet users' favorite and universally accepted advice for Seeking Professional Help (which can be deadly or even worse). I've had this in a status before:
 
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No. If you work on it will get better though, you may learn ways to deal with it, to tone it down. Seek professional help.
 
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Xdqwerty said:
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For the sake of your own good, you really need it. The best option is that.

Other people have had depression on this forum. Ask them about how they came over it, and they'll say, "I went to therapy." If you don't believe me, ask.

It may cure. Like I said **may**, and I'm not a professional. Hoping it cures itself is like waiting to get cotton candy without telling anybody and being too lazy to get it yourself. It's not gonna happen!
 
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Kirbydogs said:
For the sake of your own good, you really need it. The best option is that.

Other people have had depression on this forum. Ask them about how they came over it, and they'll say, "I went to therapy." If you don't believe me, ask.

It may cure. Like I said **may**, and I'm not a professional. Hoping it cures itself is like waiting to get cotton candy without telling anybody and being too lazy to get it yourself. It's not gonna happen!
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But I don't want people irl to know about my depression. And even if I did want to, i'm too introvert
 
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Xdqwerty said:
But I don't want people irl to know about my depression. And even if I did, i'm too introvert
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Again, you don't want people to know that you want cotton candy. Let's say cotton candy is a necessary life resource, and you are deprived of it. You don't want to get it yourself, you don't want people to know you are deprived of it, and you hope that you will one day magically not be deprived of it. Saying you're too introvert to get it is like saying you're too introvert to even walk outside to drink some water.
Please, get help!
 
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Kirbydogs said:
Again, you don't want people to know that you want cotton candy. Let's say cotton candy is a necessary life resource, and you are deprived of it. You don't want to get it yourself, you don't want people to know you are deprived of it, and you hope that you will one day magically not be deprived of it. Saying you're too introvert to get it is like saying you're too introvert to even walk outside to drink some water.
Please, get help!
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The important thing to do is to not internalize other peoples expectations of you.

If you can't do something that other people think you should be able to do, then it's their problem and not yours.

Be honest with yourself why you can't do something, maybe it's because you are afraid of failure. This is an easy cycle to get into because when you fail then you get an instant negative response, but when you put something off then the negative response is delayed. And when you get criticized for putting things off, then you get a period of relief when you put things off again. While if you tried and failed, you know you will get an instant negative response.

This type of thinking is what drives anxiety and depression. It's hard to get out of, but the only person who can get out of it is you.

Make sure your actions align with your values, but if you aren't failing then you aren't living. Everyone fails, people who are successful were often just lucky that they didn't get put through a disabling cycle of judgement. It's an easy trap to fall into, to blame those who are lucky or those who didn't support you, but the important thing is you learn how to survive with the hand you were dealt.

If you don't think you can do it on your own then seek help from professionals. This may or may not work, it's just more cards that you are dealt. Professionals are people too and they aren't perfect.
 
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