Look, it’s normal, at your age, to want to spend less time with your parents.

You’ve grown up with them, right?

You feel they are familiar beats, and what about all the new and exciting things that all these other people your age has to offer?

Fair enough.

And you may find, as you form opinions and gain the strength to voice them, you fight more with your parents and those around you.

The real question is: how do you know you’ve gone too far? You may consider the possibility you are mentally unwell. How do you distinguish between this and the standard aches of growing up, as you come out from your cocoon?

The signs of depression:

• Withdrawn from family AND friends.
• Sad and irritable most of the day
• Have trouble with more than one area of life (school, work, and friends)
• Stop enjoying things that used to make you happy
• Stop caring about the future
• Have major changes in behavior, sleep or appetite
• Hear from others that they are concerned about you
• Start using alcohol or drugs to feel better
• Have thoughts about harming yourself