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sorry, but i agree as well..there is no way I would even have the guts to actually talk to someone about this..except this post which I am really surprised I even did that...this is my third time going in depression (and if you knew my life you would understand why) and one of the times I told someone and they ended up telling my parents and I was cuuting at the time, and it just amde it so much worse my parents started screaming and yelling at me and everything else and it just gave me more of a reason to stay in depression people just dont seem to ubderstand how i feel... and, by the way I am not some idiot who hates life I just haev gone through alot of crap and I am just tired of it and lost in life...so I hope no one gets the wrong idea about me....
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The only good way to get out of depression is getting closer to God.
It worked for me,
I was depressed about a year ago & 2 months ago. But once i started praying more, reading the bible more, trying to walk in his way(yes i still sin but i know better now & try not to sin even though at times i mess up, no one is perfect & i ask for forgiveness soon or a lil later) & going to church. It helped me get out of depression, God healed me =D He hugged me & took away all my pain & thoughts thats made me go back into depression, Helped me get my life back in track.
At times i start trying to think about the past but i try to not let it affect me much & i remember the past is the past its there you can't do anything to change it but move on.
So please try to get Closer to God, Also try telling your mom or dad whoever you are closer to whats going on in your life, Im sure in time one of them will at least understand, & if they dont then we are all here for you =)
God is always with you so dont be afraid to turn to him =)
It worked for me,
I was depressed about a year ago & 2 months ago. But once i started praying more, reading the bible more, trying to walk in his way(yes i still sin but i know better now & try not to sin even though at times i mess up, no one is perfect & i ask for forgiveness soon or a lil later) & going to church. It helped me get out of depression, God healed me =D He hugged me & took away all my pain & thoughts thats made me go back into depression, Helped me get my life back in track.
At times i start trying to think about the past but i try to not let it affect me much & i remember the past is the past its there you can't do anything to change it but move on.
So please try to get Closer to God, Also try telling your mom or dad whoever you are closer to whats going on in your life, Im sure in time one of them will at least understand, & if they dont then we are all here for you =)
God is always with you so dont be afraid to turn to him =)
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THey have boards just like this on both websites where you remain anonymous and can talk to other people who are going through what you are going through. They will not tell your parents and you can even sign in as a guest and just read the posts. It cant hurt to get all the information that you can. And it may help.
These boards are also Christian and may offer something you havent heard of before. No one is judging you, no one is going to get the wrong idea about you. We love you in CHrist and are praying for you.
Debbie
These boards are also Christian and may offer something you havent heard of before. No one is judging you, no one is going to get the wrong idea about you. We love you in CHrist and are praying for you.
Debbie
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Mate, there's so many things you can do but suicide must NOT be one of them! That is, remember that God has a plan for us all... a plot for the soap opera of the days of our lives (no pun intended, lol)! And besides, think about all the things that you have yet to do in life! I'm sure you would like to get the chance to do those things, especially grown-up stuff like go to work and pay the bills... and buy groceries... you know what I mean! ^_^
But I stand by what I said: God has a plan for you. He's taking care of everything right now and there's no need to panic!
Sorry if that was late too. God bless! X3
But I stand by what I said: God has a plan for you. He's taking care of everything right now and there's no need to panic!
Sorry if that was late too. God bless! X3
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Remember that when you go through suffering you are taking part in the devils attacks on you as God's Child, and you have rewards waiting in heaven for all the suffering you partake in so dont give up.Do not let the devil make you lose your rewards. I know this is hard to think about, but we really should be happy about the troubles we go through because it shows two things: 1. That we are God's children and we suffer as Christ did.2.That Satan finds us an adversary that he needs to defeat.
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I know you have gotten great tips and advice from other people and i may not be adding onto anything ut let me say this: maybe dying might not be so bad for you but what about everyone else? have you ever lost someone close to you or have you seen how sad and terrible a life changes when someone is gone? It says your 14...in September my 14 year old friend Zach died from the swine flu. His mom is all alone having to fight depression and temptation from her old alcohol addiction and crys every second...her other child who was in Brazil at the time of Zach's death is now afraid to come home because of all the memories of Zach and she is afraid that she wont be able to deal with it. You may not think that you impact anyone but you do. How would your friends and family react if you were gone? I dont know you and probably most of the people who replied to this dont either but I care about you and I dont want you to give up on your whole life... you've probably done some great things...you probably can do 10 times more good in the future. Other's have gone through the same thing so please listen to us...you can make it through your tough times and do great things...we all beleive in you and support you and will help you through it
I hope I'm not infringing upon any rules by posting in the Teens Forum. I just wanted to offer my particular perspective on life I've gained through past experience. Right off, I don't want to say I know where you're coming from, Churchgirl. Everyone leads a different life. But I can tell you, little sister, that I can relate. Around the years 14-17 your body goes through a lot of changes. You've heard it all before I'm sure. But I would like to elucidate.
I was pretty suicidal around 16. I cut my arm up with a knife once when I was alone. I stabbed myself multiple times with pencils before (I still have the graphite marks 7 years later). Still have scars on my arm from my own fingernails. Dehydrated myself to the point that raw toothpaste quenched my thirst. Gave myself a black eye once. I put my dad's gun to my head once and pulled the trigger but it wasn't loaded. Downed random pills another time. One morning I woke up with massive cramps in my legs and started vomiting profusely. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes then. If I hadn't been taken into a hospital that day I would've died. At this point in time I had no friends. I was pretty messed up in the head and antisocial. But getting my blood glucose level under control saved my life, took care of my depression and eventually my antisocial behavior. This is not to say that I didn't have hard times later in life. I was still suicidal, though I am no longer.
My lowest point was when I just plain gave up on life. I wasn't even sad. I was just determined not to live any more. I injected myself with enough insulin to kill a man 14-35 times over. Then I jogged to make it work more effectively. I was defying life. But you know what? It didn't work. Obviously... I blame that one on God.
Honestly, I just got to the point that my self-destructive nature reared its head out of spontaneity rather than sadness. It almost became a habit. I'd be doing something and then all of a sudden decide to stab myself. It didn't appear that anyone really gave a flip about me so I figured why should I? I can't say for sure whether your parents or friends care about you. If they have shown you kindness then I'm sure they do. And I hope you realize how much it would break them for them to bury their little daughter or sister or friend. Life can be so troubling sometimes that you stop caring about your family and become selfish and try to die. I admit it takes strength to die sometimes, but in the hardest of circumstances it takes strength just to pick yourself up off the floor when your knees are weak from horror.
You will always have problems in life. Some may be very grave. But the age you're coming into right now will probably prove to be the most problematic. Please don't hurt yourself or beat yourself up over 4-5 years when you'll have 60-70 more years to live in which life will be so much better. If you can't find a reason to live you're probably a very analytical person like myself. But I can give you a few right now: 1. God's kingdom, 2. your family, 3. your friends. Do not harm the temple of God. And in spite of what it may seem like sometimes, God still loves you. I believe he spared me. And if it were not for his love then why would be a complete mystery still to this day.
Paradise may seem great, but we have work to do, little sister. Let's be strong. Let's be mature. And let's consider the impact of our actions. I feel for you and I hope you can pull through the boring, depressing, pointless, self-deprecating and humiliating moments in life. They come and they go. We should remember, though, that we live this life for a reason.
In the ancient Jewish marriage ceremony a man would give a cup of wine to a woman he wanted to marry. If she drank from it then the man and woman were married. The man would pay a bridal price not to buy the woman but to show how much he valued her. Then he would leave her to build a house for her and make a livelihood to support her. In the mean time she would forsake her former life and work diligently, learning how to be a worthy bride. No one knew when the man would return to take his bride except his father who was overseeing his work. When his father approved of his work then the man would return with the sounding of trumpets in the night and would take his bride from her home.
Jesus has already given us that cup of wine which symbolized his blood and the marriage covenant. His blood was the ultimate bridal price. Now our husband is away, working hard to prepare a place for us. So let us be strong and mature Christians, working and diligently persevering in this life to be a bride he can be proud of.
One last bit... You will succeed and you will fail. But don't ever let Satan tell you you're too filthy to go to God. Run to God, dear sister. At all times. He longs to gather us all under his wing as little chicks.
I was pretty suicidal around 16. I cut my arm up with a knife once when I was alone. I stabbed myself multiple times with pencils before (I still have the graphite marks 7 years later). Still have scars on my arm from my own fingernails. Dehydrated myself to the point that raw toothpaste quenched my thirst. Gave myself a black eye once. I put my dad's gun to my head once and pulled the trigger but it wasn't loaded. Downed random pills another time. One morning I woke up with massive cramps in my legs and started vomiting profusely. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes then. If I hadn't been taken into a hospital that day I would've died. At this point in time I had no friends. I was pretty messed up in the head and antisocial. But getting my blood glucose level under control saved my life, took care of my depression and eventually my antisocial behavior. This is not to say that I didn't have hard times later in life. I was still suicidal, though I am no longer.
My lowest point was when I just plain gave up on life. I wasn't even sad. I was just determined not to live any more. I injected myself with enough insulin to kill a man 14-35 times over. Then I jogged to make it work more effectively. I was defying life. But you know what? It didn't work. Obviously...
I blame that one on God.Honestly, I just got to the point that my self-destructive nature reared its head out of spontaneity rather than sadness. It almost became a habit. I'd be doing something and then all of a sudden decide to stab myself. It didn't appear that anyone really gave a flip about me so I figured why should I? I can't say for sure whether your parents or friends care about you. If they have shown you kindness then I'm sure they do. And I hope you realize how much it would break them for them to bury their little daughter or sister or friend. Life can be so troubling sometimes that you stop caring about your family and become selfish and try to die. I admit it takes strength to die sometimes, but in the hardest of circumstances it takes strength just to pick yourself up off the floor when your knees are weak from horror.
You will always have problems in life. Some may be very grave. But the age you're coming into right now will probably prove to be the most problematic. Please don't hurt yourself or beat yourself up over 4-5 years when you'll have 60-70 more years to live in which life will be so much better. If you can't find a reason to live you're probably a very analytical person like myself. But I can give you a few right now: 1. God's kingdom, 2. your family, 3. your friends. Do not harm the temple of God. And in spite of what it may seem like sometimes, God still loves you. I believe he spared me. And if it were not for his love then why would be a complete mystery still to this day.
Paradise may seem great, but we have work to do, little sister. Let's be strong. Let's be mature. And let's consider the impact of our actions. I feel for you and I hope you can pull through the boring, depressing, pointless, self-deprecating and humiliating moments in life. They come and they go. We should remember, though, that we live this life for a reason.
In the ancient Jewish marriage ceremony a man would give a cup of wine to a woman he wanted to marry. If she drank from it then the man and woman were married. The man would pay a bridal price not to buy the woman but to show how much he valued her. Then he would leave her to build a house for her and make a livelihood to support her. In the mean time she would forsake her former life and work diligently, learning how to be a worthy bride. No one knew when the man would return to take his bride except his father who was overseeing his work. When his father approved of his work then the man would return with the sounding of trumpets in the night and would take his bride from her home.
Jesus has already given us that cup of wine which symbolized his blood and the marriage covenant. His blood was the ultimate bridal price. Now our husband is away, working hard to prepare a place for us. So let us be strong and mature Christians, working and diligently persevering in this life to be a bride he can be proud of.
One last bit... You will succeed and you will fail. But don't ever let Satan tell you you're too filthy to go to God. Run to God, dear sister. At all times. He longs to gather us all under his wing as little chicks.
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It's no coincidence that you are still living, breathing, moving... you're alive because you should be. You aren't dead, because you shouldn't be. You are still making a difference somehow in the lives around you every day, and you still have a difference to make in the future. Your life is going somewhere right now. Fear and distrust are what hinders us, and keeps us from seeing anything good. It causes us to beat ourselves up, and make us feel worthless. But your life is worth just as much as any other person's life, and therefore, it is worth moving forward and learning to love yourself. You have as much of a right to be happy as anybody else does. Whatever it is that's keeping you from believing and embracing that fact, you need to get rid of it. If it's a problem in your life that you can't get away from, then you need to get rid of the fear of the problem. Don't let it intimidate you, or make you feel weak. Stand up to it, fight through it. It'll tear you down for now, but it's making you that much stronger at the same time. Don't stop believing in God, love, life, or yourself. Believe in those things, and you'll know there is always a reason to keep living.
You are partially right. Depression is when you know God loves you, like 2 people in your immediate family, and then NOBODY else gives a flying ... about you. The people at this site don't care either. Nobody cares. God is my only friend. Everyone else is my enemy. There is nothing any of you can say that will get me to think otherwise. I have been betrayed too many times. Its all empty talk. You have to do a freaking lot to gain my trust.
My entire life is one long episode of depression. Join the club. Don't kill yourself though because God still loves you even if nobody else does, and if you kill yourself you will never get to meet God.
My entire life is one long episode of depression. Join the club. Don't kill yourself though because God still loves you even if nobody else does, and if you kill yourself you will never get to meet God.
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Wow.... Thats a lie how you think no one loves you or even cares about you, YUP God loves you & will always love you MORE MUCH MORE than anyone else in this world but theres still probably someone else who cares about you, maybe your dad , mother, brother or sister, or friend.
Someone.
People in here care YUP we dont know how you look but we care if we would not then we simply go on our way & ignore everyone who is sufforing BUT instead some choose to pray for you without telling you, others tell you & pray for you, others try to cheer you up & give you advice regarding staying close to God & how theres people who care & then pray for you others keep you in their prayers.
SMILE!
You know why ?
because God loves you & because God wants us to be happy with him =)
Dont be mopping around all the time because thats not worth it, it just wastes your life away, I know you might not care i know but remember theres someone who cares GOD he did not give you life so you could just lay there & cry or sleep all day.
He gave you life for a reason, & he put you here for a reason especially here on this site, to get advice & see that people do care.
May God bless you.
Someone.
People in here care YUP we dont know how you look but we care if we would not then we simply go on our way & ignore everyone who is sufforing BUT instead some choose to pray for you without telling you, others tell you & pray for you, others try to cheer you up & give you advice regarding staying close to God & how theres people who care & then pray for you others keep you in their prayers.
SMILE!
You know why ?
because God loves you & because God wants us to be happy with him =)
Dont be mopping around all the time because thats not worth it, it just wastes your life away, I know you might not care i know but remember theres someone who cares GOD he did not give you life so you could just lay there & cry or sleep all day.
He gave you life for a reason, & he put you here for a reason especially here on this site, to get advice & see that people do care.
May God bless you.