So why are you depressed?

Well Im depressed because I want to help everyone and make this world a better place and I know its impossible. Whats everyone elses reason?

well, I just spent way tooo long on a poem "Reasons To Die" explaining mine. So, go read that if you're curious.

I shalt

Well if anyone wants to talk about it or try to justify it they can...

You know that almost 1 OUT OF EVERY 5 kids will suffer from depression sometimes in their lives???

haha....we're all the 1 out of the 5.

sad.

lol yeah we all are arent we.

JBN

It is sad, but then think that there are those other 4 who are strong enough not to get depressed. I wonder who they are....and how they do it

well i have been depressed, i'll admit that. however, im going to have to agree with taylor. life is too short to wallow in self pity. i don't mean to sound as if i don't care about others sadness...i do, i just never see the reason as to why others are depressed in the first place. let me ask you this.

- do you have a roof over your head?
- cloths on your back?
- food to feed you?
- people who love and care for you?
- an education?

my guess is that all you answered yes to these questions. so why do you hate your life? do you realize how ignorant you sound when you say things like. " i want to kill myself." or " no one loves me".

i know that most of you may disagree, and i know most of you may think im heartless...but im not. im trying to help you all see, that you can be happy and enjoy life...if you just look at the hidden...and visible blessings. no ones life was promised to be perfect, but there is an option. you can make it easier. try not to let the words of others, get to you or upset you in anyway, it's not worth it, so try and let things roll off your back. second...if a parent or parents yell at you, by no means say you hate them...i swear i hear to much of it and im sick of it. do you realize there are people out there who get worse punishments then a grounding??? i've heard most cases of child abuse..i can promise you the cases would drop your jaw. please don't let my words offend you, it's not my intention to make anyone angry. if you have reason different from what i stated to " hate your life" by all means that's your buisness...and your reason. the only thing i wanted to make others realize is...you can choose to live a better life...by just having a positive attitude. there have been pleanty of people who have been through hardships beyond what you could imagen....and yet they're happy as can be, because they know that no matter what happens....everything will be ok. just like it will be with all of you. give it time . be positive....and you'll see a change.

You just hate it when people think they know everything, don't you?

Theres more to depression than clothes on your back and an education..you should know that. If its selfish depression, then ok, you can say that about it. But when the answers to the above questions are: yes, yes, yes, no, yes, it doesn't really help does it?

In no way am i looking for an argument, by the way, i just hate it when people thnk they know about everyones problems and try to fix it with one answer. Everyone needs a different answer.. there is no universal answer..

Well, i think i'll say why i'm depressed .. not "depressed" as you so nicely say.

I'm depressed because the person i love cuts herself, and i've tried everything i can to help her .. no, i haven't tried everything, but by her birthday i will have.. i can only hope it works... I love her, even if she broke my heart, and i don't want her hurting any more than she has to..

And i do have a functioning brain. by all means, my class call me the smart one. it doesn't matter whether you're smart or not, depression can hit anyone at any time.

Chris -xx-

Thank you for pointing that out Chris.

Depression is indescriminate, it doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate. It is something that can affect anyone at any time of their lives. Everyone gets sad now and again, but for some people it isn't a matter of pointing out the good things in their lives to make it all better.
Depression is an illness, and just because some people use the word to lightly, in instances where "sad" would be more appropriate doesn't mean to say that everyone who says they are Depressed is exaggerating.

Thanks.

*VioletRaven*

'but then think that there are those other 4 who are strong enough not to get depressed.'
'you can choose to live a better life...by just having a positive attitude. '

Aaaaaah..... everytime someone says something like that i swear smoke comes out my ears..... everybody obviously has their own reasons for things, i dont understand why anybody would feel depressed if they didn't???
....just because someone has a roof over their head etc. does not make their life whole, and it doesn't matter how many people love you, if the pain is there the pain will remain... im not saying that there is no way of getting through depression, but if someone knows it let me know....

'Gazing out...'
i wrote it about how people say that feeling depressed is from your attitude, not being strong enough, and everything will be ok....

by all means... i wasn't looking to offened anyone, as i can see i did, for that im sorry. see ive been in this situation before, where all you are right now. where i was depressed, and hated life, and i felt unloved all of that. so yes i do know what it's like, because ive seen both sides. now i just wanted to get a point across, that depression is an illness, as some of you say, and yes it can affect you at anytime in your life whether you be rich, poor, educated, etc. but the fact of the matter is too many people let what i call "high school drama" get the best of them. now in most cases thats usually the reason why most people in my life have been depressed. obvioulsy, everyone on this site is depressed for different reasons. thats your buisness i totally respect that. however, all im trying to say is...if you have the one thing that everyone needs in this world...then at least try to be happy. ( b.t.w- the thing is love) and please dont deny that you don't have it....everyone does, they just can't see it. why? i couldnt tell you, maybe because they lacked it for so long that finally when its right there in front of them they don't want to believe it. you have to understand though....the love and care you get from your friends, boyfriend, girlfriend, realitives, etc is all you really need to be happy....sure money makes life easier, but love makes life happier....if you have that dont take it for granted...because you never know when it will slip away.

You guys all have good points. Sometimes people are depressed just to be depressed, and some have diseases, and reasons. Everyone is there own thing. The point is that we care that things are rough for you and we want to give you an outlet for it, and help you try to see some light in the world that seems so full of shadow and darkness. I have had depression for three years now as a disease and it sucks. I have highs and lows it just is that way. Just remember no matter what you only have one life (not debating religions here) so make it count.

-Tainted Mikochan

I'm depressed because I have four sisters that will never leave me alone, no matter what I do.