u/Ill_Connection9774

I'm fairly sure that I have high-functioning depression.

I am a teenager. I feel like I can't tell people because "I'm too young". But I don't know what to do. I want to escape my head. It's overwhelming. I can't do this anymore. I don't know how to keep going.

But I know that I don't have the guts to go through with it. I don't want to put my family and friends through pain. I also know that if I go, at least one of my friends would go through with it too. Their parents don't take them seriously and they are su1c1dal. I can't be responsible for that.

At the same time though, I wouldn't be there to feel bad. I'm atheist and I don't believe in the afterlife.

It's tempting, but like I said, I don't have the guts. That doesn't mean that my feelings aren't valid.

I just don't know how to speak up. I'm scared that they'll just wave it away, making excuses like "oh you're too young" or "everyone feels like that sometimes" or even worse "it's just hormones".

Is this normal? Am I just making things up? What do I do?

I'm fairly sure that I have high-functioning depression.

I am a teenager. I feel like I can't tell people because "I'm too young". But I don't know what to do. I want to escape my head. It's overwhelming. I can't do this anymore. I don't know how to keep going.

But I know that I don't have the guts to go through with it. I don't want to put my family and friends through pain. I also know that if I go, at least one of my friends would go through with it too. Their parents don't take them seriously and they are su1c1dal. I can't be responsible for that.

At the same time though, I wouldn't be there to feel bad. I'm atheist and I don't believe in the afterlife.

It's tempting, but like I said, I don't have the guts. That doesn't mean that my feelings aren't valid.

I just don't know how to speak up. I'm scared that they'll just wave it away, making excuses like "oh you're too young" or "everyone feels like that sometimes" or even worse "it's just hormones".

Is this normal? Am I just making things up? What do I do?

My cat is around 15 years old and has been getting noticeably slower quite quickly. She is less alert, sleeps much more, and altogether is just less smart than she used to be.

She's a rescue and is very petite. We love her but I have to face facts. She might be just getting old, but this could mean she is dying. I've also seen stuff about feline dementia but I don't know how reliable information is and would like to get a vet's opinion. Thanks!

I only discovered that I was nonbinary about half a year ago. I am not out to my parents yet. Neither of them know. I am quite nervous about telling them, even though they aren't enbyphobic. My friend is nonbinary and recently came out to their parents, and my mum is really cool about it and uses the right pronouns. My dad is a little more reluctant, but goes along with it.

I don't have much experience of coming out to my parents. They know that I'm lesbian/neptunic, but I never 'came out' in the typical sense. I just made it very clear over a period of around 3 months, after which I could mention being gay without either of them batting an eyelid.

Anyway, my mum usually calls me 'girl' a lot, which I'm used to. I've now started deliberately responding less to it, like if my mum asks me a question calling me a girl I will just sort of 'mmm' in response rather than a proper reply. I do this a lot now, to try and just hint at it like I did with being gay.

Just now, I was joking around with my mum, and she called me weird (in a joking way). She would usually say 'weird girl'. This time, though, she said 'weird...person'.

She has never called me a person in that sense before. I have no idea if this means that she knows / has suspicions. I would like to know some people's opinions.

Also, how the heck do I come out as nonbinary? Does anyone have any tips?