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Q: my friend...... is so depressed.. i was, but now im happier than ever. It feels so good being happy. I want her to feel that too, but its so hard. I just want her to live. and not let life pass her by. i donno wat to do.

Depression is a sticky situation. Really all you can do is wait it out. Most teenage depression doesn't need medication because it's temporary. She's the only one who can figure things out. If she gets to the point of hurting herself intentionally, you need to tell somebody. The best thing you can do to help it pass is be a good friend. Listen to her when she talks; try to make her smile; compliment her when you get a chance. It's small steps working through teenage depression. She'll appreciate you being there for her.

Q: Female almost 15...kay me n my bff r like....sisters we do everything together!!i tell her EVERYTHING..n we have been through sum reallly tough times but we got through em n she has ALWAYS been there for me..we go on vacas together n our familys r like each others seconds familys....well..okay b4 she had me she was really good friends with this one girl Alexa..and i have met alexa once..but alexa doesnt like me..she says she doesnt like me n i8m a bitch bc her current b/f was my b/f over 3 YEASR AGO!!! which i think is kinda dumb but i think its really bc i took Stephanie my bbf away from her a year ago...well 2 months or so ago stephanie alexa n alexas b/f n his good friend Kenny all hung out fer a weekand..well stephanie REALLLLY like Kenny...so she ditched me fer all them..n it got me really mad but i didnt mind bc i mostly had plans on tha couple weekands they all hung out..well then Kenny got a g/f n steph found out n she got REALLLY mad n she dropped kenny n started to ignore alexa again..well now kenny apologized to her n hes single now so alllll last weekand alexa steph kenny n all them hung out..n then yesterday i aked her if she had wanted to come ova n go siwmming in my pool bc she had owed me sum money fer a play ticket n i need tha money n she said "oh i cant bc me n my mom r going to tha cell phone place when she gets home from work" which i noe is a lie n she was guna go hang out with alexa bc i called her @ 1 in tha afternoon n her mom doesnt get home from work till 6 plus she NEVER asks her mom to do nething she just goes n does it...n then today i called her n i told her i needed tha money that she owed me by tha end of today n she said oh well i would come n kik it wid u n give u tha money but i cant bc i have plans with "other ppl" fer tha mall..n i noe fer a fact its alexa n all them...i dont need to be her doormat..i have other friends but its just we had/have a REALLY great friendship...i snapped on her today n i havent talked to her since...im soooo irratated n mad i dont noe what to do..i wanna talk to her but i dont really think she'll listen..n if she doesnt i think she might just lie n make up excuses..what SHOULD i do?? PlEaSe help thanx!!! x0o0x

Well, this is a pretty delicate situation. You should tell her that you are sorry for snapping at her, but you really don't appreciate how she's been acting lately. Try to be as patient as possible when you tell her this, because you don't want it to come out wrong. Maybe if there's still some bad feelings, you guys should take a break from eachother. Everyone needs some time away from people. It's okay not to hang out ALL the time. When you feel a little better, I'm sure you're friendship will still be strong. Good Luck hun!

Q: ok well ill get rite to the point. my friend asked me out like 3 weeks ago and i sed no. but no that i come to think of it i think i should have sed yes. but my sis says that i should just go ask him out but i told her that its to late and he prolly doesnt like me ne more. wut should i do? i dont wanna ask him out cuz i gess im scared that he would say no.

It's very unlikely that he isn't interested anymore, but if you don't want to ask him out...maybe you should try dropping hints. Start acting like you guys are together. Try holding his hands, looking into his eyes, or even hugging him more. Ask him if he's interested in anyone right now. He'll probably start picking up on the hints but if he doesn't ask you again, you're going to have to get bold. Casually bring up the subject about him asking you out. Start with something like do you remember when we hung out 3 weeks ago. Well, I've been thinking about it a lot lately. Well, if the offer is still valid...I'd love to go out with you. Relax, after you get out your feelings it'll feel a lot better. Good luck sweetie!