system
Teenager.  Low self esteem, negative thoughts, pressurised, unable to make decisions, low social skills, extremely sensitive.  Help
human
hello, my daughter is 17 and has a very bleak outlook on life, no self worth, low self esteem,very negative about her future, cant put things into perspective, struggles with pressure and making decisions, doesn't have any direction,cant relate to any girls on her college course and struggles with her social skills in conversation, extremely sensitive. just realised that her dream of being a performing singing may never happen as she has now reached an age where reality in the real world is kicking in. I am wonderering if I should seek medical help and have soime tests done to see if she has a certain mental illness.please could you advise me. thankyou.
gpt
Hi, Thanks for writing to health care magic. Your daughter may require the help of a psychiatrist. Please contact him. After a physical examination and necessary investigations like thyroid profile he will advise the needful.Depression may be associated with low self esteem and may be helped with psychiatric counselling. Some times anti depressants may be of help.Continue to ask further queries as required. Hope this helps. Take care.      Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty M.D.(Pediatrics) Associate Professor of Pediatrics