Bratz: Help Me

by thecosmicwind

Yasmin's life was perfect until her parents split up. Now, it's all screwed up. She becomes distant from her friends, starts cutting herself, drinking, and plunges into an eating disorder. She needs help but in order to get it, she's has to help herself.

4. Diagnosis

Chapter 4: Diagnosis

It had been about 4 months now and the eating disorder was getting worse. Yasmin was over exercising and wasn't eating at all. Apart from that, she was still depressed. She went to the doctor several times, but they never told her anything. She was still distant from her friends and was no longer taking part in after school sports. She had quit the field hockey team and the soccer team because she just wanted to go to school then go right back home to sleep. There was a soft knock on the door, so Yasmin said, "Come in." Her dad came in and greeted, "Hey baby." "Hi dad." Yasmin said giving him a hug. Enrique noticed his daughter wasn't her usual cheery self, so he asked, "What's wrong?" "Nothing," Yasmin answered. "Just a little tired, that's all." "You sure?" Enrique asked. "Positive," Yasmin answered. "I've had a long day at school." "I'll let you get some rest," Enrique said. "I just came over to see if you wanted to come with me, Lisa, and Jessica to the movies on Saturday." "No thanks." Yasmin said. "Okay then," Enrique said. "Call you later." Yasmin nodded and snuggled under the blankets. Her dad kissed her forehead then left. Yasmin soon drifted off to sleep.

Next Afternoon, 3:45 PM

"Bye Yasmin." said Hannah as she walked to her car. "Bye." Yasmin said. She got into her car, started the engine, and headed downtown. She was going to see her other doctor today, Dr. Carstens. She hadn't been to him in a while, so maybe he could tell her what was wrong with her. She finally came to a stop in front of Dr. Carstens' house, so she got out. She went up to the door and rang the doorbell. After a few minutes, his wife, Valarie, answered the door. "Hi Yasmin," she greeted. "What a lovely surprise." "Hi Mrs. Carstens," Yasmin greeted. "How have you been?" "Great honey," Valarie said. "Please, come on in." Yasmin stepped inside and Valarie closed the door. "Is Dr. Carstens around?" Yasmin asked as she and Valarie went into the kitchen. "He should be home any minute now," Valarie answered as she looked at the clock. "Would you like anything to drink?" "No thank you." Yasmin answered. She looked down at the wooden table. "So," Valarie said, interrupting Yasmin's thoughts. "What brings you by hon?" "Well," Yasmin started. "I haven't been feeling well lately, so I decided to come down to Dr. Carstens, to see if he could see what was wrong with me." Valarie was about to say something when Dr. Carstens and his daughter walked into the house. "Hi Iden." Valarie said. "Hey honey." Dr. Carstens said. He kissed his wife, then turned to Yasmin. "Hi Yasmin," he said. "I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been?" "Okay I guess," Yasmin said waving at the Carstens' daughter, Larissa. "But I wanna talk to you." "Okay hon," Iden said. "Let's go into my office." Yasmin nodded and they went into the office. "Now what's on your mind sport?" Iden asked as they sat down in the chairs in the office. "I've been feeling, kind of weird," Yasmin answered. "Like, I've been so down that I don't even wanna get out of bed anymore. I don't even wanna see the sunshine anymore, and stuff doesn't even ammuse me anymore. It's like, nothing phases me, like I don't even have a personality anymore. I don't know what's wrong me." She went on and on for another five minutes, then she was done. "I think I know what it is." Iden said as he sat up in his desk chair. "What is it?" Yasmin asked. "Depression." Iden answered. "So there's name for it?" "Yeah sweetheart," Iden said. "It sometimes happens to teens. Is there anything going on that would cause you to be depressed?" "Well," Yasmin explained. "My parents have been broken up for about a year. And, my mom's been acting like I don't exist. Oh, and my boyfriend dumped me." She told Dr. Carstens more stuff. "I see," Iden said. "And I think that would explain your eating disorder too." "Would it?" Yasmin asked. "Yeah," Iden answered. "It explains a lot. Yasmin, have you tried counseling?" "Yes," Yasmin answered. "And it doesn't work. I think being at home, with my mom has a lot to do with the way I'm feeling." "Maybe you need to get away," Iden said as he typed away on his computer. "Aah, here's a boarding school I found in New York you can go too. Come here, take a look." Yasmin got up and went over to the computer. "It's the NYC Help-A-Friend Academy," Iden explained. "See, it helps teens that are dealing with depression and everything." He printed out some information about the school and gave it to Yasmin. Show it to your parents, and see if they think it's good." "I think it is." Yasmin said. Iden nodded and smiled. "Thank you so much Mr. Carstens," Yasmin said. "I finally know what's wrong." She gave him a hug and left out of the office. "Yasmin," Valarie said. "Would you like to join us for dinner?" "No thanks," Yasmin said. "I think I'm gonna head on home." "Okay sweetie," Valarie said giving her a hug. "Good seeing you too." "Bye Yas." Larissa said. "Bye." Yasmin said. She left out the house and got into the car. She felt very happy and very satisfied, because she had finally gotten an answer to her problems. Now, it was time to start the very long healing process.

Chapter 4 done. Chapter 5 coming soon. Hope you liked. Read and Review.