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“Her period was two weeks late, and I never have waited so long for something. I was thinking, I'm not ready for a child.”
—David, New Jersey
I feel depressed all the time, and it's getting worse. Sometimes, I cut myself, and I've even thought about suicide. Can you help me?
It is SO important that you have reached out to us. Because we happen to care very much about what happens to you, even though we’ve never met! It’s really normal to feel sad sometimes or really overwhelmed by what you’re dealing with as a teen. But hurting yourself, or even considering killing yourself, is never, ever the answer.
If you seriously feel like you might try to kill yourself, please do one of the following:
Now, hurting yourself without trying to commit suicide is also something you need to take action on and stop. Some people try cutting as a way to feel better and have ended up cutting too deep. They end up trying to or successfully committing suicide without even meaning to.
You need to know that you are not alone in cutting or hurting yourself. And we are not alone in saying that it needs to stop. There are self-injury and self-mutilation Web sites with people telling their own stories. But, as they all say themselves, these sites cannot substitute for the help of a trained mental health professional.
Remember, you took a brave step forward by just visiting our Web site and clicking on this question. This means that you can take the next step—reaching out to someone close to you, so you can start to feel better.