Mental State Help

[MusicFun]

Hello, I'm a college teenager living at home and I need help as what I need to do about my predicament about my mental health.

I read a couple other mental health sites before these forums, but I thought here I'd receive tangible suggestions I can use in life (versus reading bullet point diagnoses off of websites).

So I think I have some sort of mental health issue, ideally I'm counting on depression (passed down from my mother & father). I also went through a 2 month wilderness program and a 9.5 month therapy boarding school program. Via those 11.5 months I came around to a mild acceptance that I have depression. However I think there's more to it, seeing as how that period of my life didn't seem to help me.

I read up on Zoloft and I read what it treats and I feel I qualify for every option listed... But I don't feel comfortable interacting with a doctor about this because I feel I would be viewed as a teen abusing pills.

I guess given my past medical record I am "qualified?" ha, but I really need advice on what I should do with my life. I'm at the point where I struggle with daily life to about 70% difficulty (making a fool of myself in social situations during class, and being alone gaming/sleeping the rest of the day).

What should I do?

[LeapOfFayth]

I think you should try some sort of therapy before going straight to medication. Most colleges have some sort of therapy program you could try first specifically tailored to the common problems of students (which believe it or not is what you described).

Medication should really only be a last option for mental health problems, or even just a stepping stone to make therapy more successful. The only time you should go straight for medication is if you have something like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.