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That bad?
Im a columnist on this website and i just dont understand how the world got this bad thet everyone in it needs advice, i mean, i know people need help sometimes but has it got this bad. My life is going down the shitter and im 17, why do i feel terrible about everything and have a constant depression in my life? Is this normal, am i supposed to feel like the nothing? Ive had a girlfriend and i broke up with her because i wasnt happy with her, i just dont understand why life sucks so much!
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I know it seems like it, but your life
isn't going down the shitter. It is
normal (unfortunately) for teens to be
depressed off and on.
You are going through a lot of changes
and you are going through them fast! Your
teen years are probably the best and worst
times of your life if you think about it.
You have hormones pulling you in several
directions all at once. You start dating.
You start worrying about your appearance.
You learn to drive. You may be holding down
your first job. You may be worried about
college. Peer pressure about doing drugs,
Having sex, its never ending. ARRRG! All
very normal.
Do like Vicki suggested and take it a day
at a time. You will make it. :)
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I know exactly how you feel, because when I was 15/16/17, I had exactly the same problem. I suffered from fairly severe depression and in the end, tried to take a knife to my wrists.
Do you know what I did to pull myself out of it? I thought about all the things I did before I was depressed that then, I couldn't be bothered with. I thought about them and realised how badly I missed having fun and feeling happy. Then, one day, I made a decision. I decided I was going to force myself to do something I enjoyed. After that, I forced myself to do something else I enjoyed. Then something else and something else. Eventually, I realised I was actually enjoying myself. I kept one and I got over it. Now, although I still have my bad days, I'm nowhere near as bad as I used to be.
So if you really want to get over this, you have to try really hard to see the good in life. Bad things happen all the time. But if you don't MAKE good things happen to counteract the bad, all you will ever see is the bad. You have to make things happen in life. So go out and do something fun. Get outside and go for a walk somewhere and appreciate the wonder of nature. Take up a hobby. Find something fun and productive to do and throw yourself into it. You'll be amazed at the difference it will make.
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I know it might sound totally bitchy or rude or whatever, but life does NOT suck, okay? Seriously. You have to try and look through the bad stuff. The world is bad, but my motto is: who cares? let's party. I'm like that. Like, I know it's important and everything but no one is Superman, we can't do anything about it so why sit and worry? I'd rather forget it and have fun than just worry and worry and not be able to do anything. =D c'mon!! get over it, you can't just kill yourself!!
i don't think you'll be upset forever. you're only 17, i'm only 15, but still. it's still young.
-Jenni C ♥
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i feel like that a lot too. most of the time. but i've also had some serious problems that have caused the depression in my life. not being happy with your girlfriend isn't so uncommon. she's just not right for you thats all. everyone has problems. but some are harder to deal with than others. you have to try to find things you enjoy in life, things that bring you a little bit of happiness or joy. life is still going to suck. it always does. trust me i know. but you have to look for the moments and people that make living worthwhile, no matter how few. if you want to talk, hit me up with an email. smile. sometimes it helps. :)
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