Why are you depressed?

I just got an account to this place yesterday...but from yesterday to now, I have realized how many cutters there are. At my school, I'm one of the only ones...but here there are so many, like I'm not alone. When I read though some poems, it made me think of how bad it is for us, and how much pain is being caused. I dont know about you guys, but it made me feel like I was exadurating (sp.?) on how horrible my life was, just to have an excuse to cut.
And it just made me think about why there are so many people who are depressed these days...

Please tell me why you are depressed, or what is wrong...with me, it is my family, a guy, and not having a hobby.(sounds dumb, i know)
Thanks people!
|+Katie-|

To Coco~
Wow...and I thought that my life was bad...mine doesnt even strike close to it compared to yours. You never realize the things you take for granted, like a father...my father and i dont get along very well, and argue constantly...but i dont know why. I know that there is tons of people who dont have parents like i do, yet i take it for granted. Thank you for that post...you really really helpled put things into perspective for me.
|+Katie-|

thank you for your post too Kitty...do most depressed people have a bubble like that? because it seems like thats what it was for me. Normal things...that i made to be so much worse...hmm...now i have something else to put into perspective. Thank you!
|+Katie-|

well sometimes im not really sure why i feel so depressed and so sad. im not a cutter, but sometimes i feel like im on the verge of that and i think about blood and suicide alot. i think it may come from not really letting my feeling out and just carrying them around until they take over. and also from some personal/family issues that really stress me out sometimes. but i still dont completely know why i feel so depressed all the time.

Sometime's, I feel so down. Other day's I'm happy as can be. Although I don't cut, I have ton's of thing's to be depressed about. first of all, My parents are divorced, and I never get to see my dad, who is also my hero. My mom never pay's attention to me, she's always in her room with her husband. Another reason is because my Step-mom who I love alot, is pregnat with her 5th kid, she don't think that she can handle it so she wants to have an abortion. When I found out I got so sick, I didn't eat for weeks. I feel so bad for her because all she does is cry. I want to help but I don't know what to say. And sometime's I get so mad that I feel like cutting, and pulling the trigger.