Open Question: Should I take anti - depressants for all this....?

10 February 2012, 1:20 am

just a story cut short so that can get proper view of the Situation. even though its short , its still long ar per yahoo, So please read Only if u have patience and time Now I have been suffering from some short of depression due to failures in personal Life and Career. I m 27 year old sort of Introvert kind of guy from Mumbai, India. 1) I was sexually abused for 6 months when i was 7 years old, again for 1 year when i was 12 years old and then again for 2 years when i was 14-15. 2) I was bullied physically by my school mate who used to hit my ears till it turn red when i was 15. he sat behind me. 3) I was verbally abused and ragged and picked on when i was in the first 2 years of college. Next 2 years i didn't go to college. Last year i flunked in college Cleared next year 4) i do have a small circle of friends who used to pick on me but stopped when i told them how i felt 5) Have been trying for MBA since last 2 years but can't get through due to low scores and bad public speaking 6) never had a girlfriend as many could make out . Now all the above incidents has taken a toll on my mental level and i have been suffering depression since last 4 months. Its not serious because i live in family of 7 people, having loving cousins who love me back equally. I do meet occasionally on weekends my friends. chill out.Staying in india does guarantee social life. But most of the time i feel somewhat depressed. even my friends say so Now Some have recommended that I see a Psychiatrist. But i fear he will recommend some anti-depressant. And I m scared of those because i believe i will get addicted to it for life and it also has side effects. So just wanted some advice from u guys as to what should i do to get out of my miserable and pitiable life? I just dint want to end it Should I turn to anti-depressant? or are there any better solutions PLease help This Miserable Creature. Please recommend how to change those negative things? Is this Bipolar disorder? should i take anti-depressant?... Read More »