Depressed Teens: How To Help Them Cope

Great advice Susan! Communication is a great first step. often skipped by people looking for what they want to see instead of reality. I know some people are reluctant to communicate how they really feel though. I know when I'm down i tend to sep things to myself. Still its nice to read someone suggesting practical methods instead of immediately suggesting drugs. Sometimes consoling is the best treatment, sometimes people just need to vent, other people have legit chemical imbalances and need professional help. there are drugs that can help or alternative methods like electromagnetic adjustment. Was reading about that treatment on fb this am http://www.facebook.com/WestCoastTMSInstitute I only post about them as id prefer a treatment without drugs, but then again I'm not depressed, just occasionally blue.

Considering I suffer from depression I figure that I understand first hand. My entire argument was that her mother did not bother to mention any reason known to her that may be causing her daughter's so called "depression." The only thing she made clear was that her daughter was a cheerleader. On the other hand, should her daughter's problem indeed be hormonal changes than her mother should know that. Unless her mother skipped her teenage years and knows nothing about being a teenager herself. Next time you attempt to act like you know something, do your research first.

Being a cheerleader doesn't exempt one from depression. It can be caused frequently by the hormonal changes of puberty. If you've never had severe depression nor lived with someone who did, your opinion is just that ... your opinion. It holds no weight.