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Hi im 14, A few months ago i went on a holiday with my cousins. I was only there for 3days and as soon as i got in the plane to go back from where i came from i felt depressed and nevee cried in front of anyone. I would secretly cry in my room. I dont to talk aboit it to any family members or friends. Everyday I now dont wanna stay home but go out with family more and when there is a day my parents have work i feel depressed and alone not (including my brother) .Few months past by and it was announced that they were coming over to my house for 6days i was so happy until they left. I now feel even more depressed and want to go out with family more. Any suggestions? Please dont say talk to someone or a gp I will never do that due to how embarrased i would be. I feel lonely so suggestions will make me happy and get over cousin depression. Thanks
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Hi Hiddename:(
What you are feeling sounds perfectly logical. You are expressing the most basic of human desires - the desire to connect with others. We're not really designed to be isolated creatures, instead we're designed to be interactive creatures who evolve through connecting with others.
Do your parents realise how isolated you're feeling? Do they know how much it means to you to see and spend time with your cousins? Being a parent myself, I can tell you that we can be pretty oblivious to certain things regarding our kids, until our kids actually tell us what's going on in their mind. Is it specifically your cousins that you miss or do you miss the opportunity to spend time with people in general? If it's the latter, have you considered joining clubs/groups which promote young people coming together. Researching what's going on in your local community could be the way to go. If you're not a sports minded person, there will be other options I imagine.
Shifting your focus from isolation to managing new connections is important. Being young, you'll need your parent's involvement when it comes to helping to arrange connections (whether it be visits with cousins or signing up to social groups). Consider having a talk with the parent who will best be able to relate to how you're feeling, whether it be your mum or your dad. I'm a firm believer that parents have a duty of care to their child's mental, physical and spiritual well-being. When I say spiritual, I'm talking about our sense of connection to life in general. Our spiritual health is vitally important at any age.
Take care Hiddename:(
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