I need a psychologist, way to hurry it up?

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What is a way to discreetly tell my grandma to hurry up in finding me a psychologist? I am not going to tell her that I am depressed and not motivated to do stuff. I feel like staying up until 4 in the morning but know I will feel awful tomorrow if I do that.

Pretty dumb reason but I checked facebook and a girl I had a crush on had posted some new pictures (it was near the top of my news). Just feel awful that I am so alone. Bunch of other people my age had posted funny conversations they had with people from highschool. I feel broken

1. Bite the bullet and tell your grandmother that you are depressed.

2. If you want more of a real social life you won't find it through peering through the computer "window" into the online lives of people you know. For a real social life you need to get out and do stuff with people.

- Exercise outdoors, you will meet people that way.
- Get involved in local sports groups. Not athletic?--Help them out by keeping score, carrying their gear, providing food and drinks, cheering them on, etc.
- Take courses.
- Take up a hobby that will get you out of the house to where people are, at least part of the time.
- Join a club.
- Volunteer with charities. There are a lot of people out there who are worse off than we are.
- If you are a member of a local house of worship, attend church functions.
- Get involved in attending local community events and meetings.
- Attend some of the events sponsored by your local libraries.

3. Have you heard the joke about the guy who told the doctor "It hurts if I do this." The doctor told him, "Then don't do that." If something makes you unhappy and depressed don't do that. Drop Facebook. You can still keep in touch with real friends by phone, email, and in person. Nobody really needs to use or be on Facebook.

I have never had a Facebook account, or one at any of the other social sites except right here at WP. I am registered at some newspaper and newsletter sites, but that is only so I can respond to articles at those sites.

I do not mind in the least that I don't have any other social site than WP. Also, the people here are more our friends than the mere acquaintances that you might have at those other social sites. (Finally got the auto-spell-checker happy over the word acquaintances! Now if I can only remember how I did it the next time I use that word.)

Now, go out and get a life--your own!