My basic question is: I'm only 17. I think I have ADD or Depression or some mix of the two (will explain below - if someone could point me in the right direction as to whether they think I have it or not, would be GREAT.). Can I go to a doctor without my parents, and if so where, and for how much?
I think I have ADD or Depression because no matter how hard I work in school, I have the biggest of problems putting thoughts together - I'll be 75% done with a sentence or work, and not even know how to finish it or interpret what I've just written. I can't get work done unless I shut everything else out and focus only on the work at hand or if I pressure myself to get mass amounts done at once (usually by not turning in several assignments at a time, then rushing to get everything in in say, one night), and I realize it's the most illogical, counterproductive way to get things done, but it's the only way I've found to do it.
As such, my grades suffer, and I feel like I'm in a hopeless cycle that's coming crashing down. I know I need to do well for applications to College this year, but I want out of it. I can't shake the feeling that even though I know what I'm doing is stupid, I keep on doing it. I feel so guilty about it too, because I know I'm perfectly capable of doing 3.5+ GPA work, but I know I'm holding myself back.
What do I do?
I think I have ADD or Depression because no matter how hard I work in school, I have the biggest of problems putting thoughts together - I'll be 75% done with a sentence or work, and not even know how to finish it or interpret what I've just written. I can't get work done unless I shut everything else out and focus only on the work at hand or if I pressure myself to get mass amounts done at once (usually by not turning in several assignments at a time, then rushing to get everything in in say, one night), and I realize it's the most illogical, counterproductive way to get things done, but it's the only way I've found to do it.
As such, my grades suffer, and I feel like I'm in a hopeless cycle that's coming crashing down. I know I need to do well for applications to College this year, but I want out of it. I can't shake the feeling that even though I know what I'm doing is stupid, I keep on doing it. I feel so guilty about it too, because I know I'm perfectly capable of doing 3.5+ GPA work, but I know I'm holding myself back.
What do I do?