So theres this guy at my school and his moms girlfriend is really mean and so she grounds him all the time and his mom cant do anything about it, so anyways people are saying he got expelled cuz he had a knife and theres a whole bunch of rumors and he hasnt been to school for like 3 days, and i dont usually listen to rumors but i think he did, and i REALLY like him, but if hes expelled ill never see him again because i wont see him at school or on the bus and he will most likely be grounded, and im moving so we wont ever go to the same school. But how will i know if he really got expelled and how do i not be depressed about it. Because im really upset. :{ sorry this is so long.
Depressed_Poet answered Thursday May 3 2007, 4:38 pm: To help you avoid being depressed, keep a journal. i find that writing about events that did or didn't go my way really helps and relieves you. the same thing kind of happened to me. i really liked him and he liked me too. but then i realized he liked sex more than me and that's all he really wanted. so he transferred and i won't ever see him again. it took me about 2-3 weeks to get over it because besides the sex issue we were pretty close friends. i cried for days but then i realized: why be friends with somebody who doesn't care about you for the right reasons? why bother being sad over that? or in your case... why bother thinking about someone or even liking him that had a knife, gets expelled and does those things? if he turns on people like that (it may not just be them) then who knows? he could turn on you as well. hang out with your friends more. and family. it will help you figure out what's really important in life. like keeping in touch with your friends, being around your family, doing what you love to do etc. maybe volunteer at an animal shelter to pass your time while at the same time you have that warm and cozy feeling inside that you did something good. so you and someone or something else can benefit from your life lesson too. something else that surprisingly helps is just talking. whether it's to him, to your friends, to your cousin, grandparents, cleargy, or even a teacher. if you explain the situation to them it will help you out a lot. maybe go shopping or see a movie or something. get some new music? or read a magazine at night to help you distract yourself? all of those things help. so instead of eating ice cream all day while watching depressing movies and moping like you're devastated because of a relationship, go have fun. but you do need to let yourself feel sad first. and it's gonna get worse before it gets better. believe me. but now i barely even care about the guy (let's call him max) that transferred from my school. all i did was run away from the pain because i missed him doing me favors and telling me jokes etc. and flirting. so one night i had a dream about him. he came back to the school and all i did was avoid him! it was telling me something. telling me that i needed to let myself be sad... or it would never get better.
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