<p>i swear, tonight I almost wanted to jump off the roof of my house. I yelled at my friends for no reason at all, I punched a hole in the wall... god my life has ended up in such a sad state. if it wasn't for my family I would have been dead a few years ago.</p>
<p>Maybe before you think of doing something crazy like that, calm down, look at your life optimistically by weighing it to that of a much unluckier soul and see what you can do to make it better, etc? I can’t say much because I’m not sure what you’ve been through but doing something like that isn’t going to do anyone any good. </p>
<p>If mistakes were made, they won’t be made again. I’m guessing you’ll just have to learn that “life goes on” much earlier than the majority of people.</p>
<p>To people who have suicidal thoughts, I would have to agree completely with AxeBack.</p>
<p>Even when we think we are unfortunate, we are still more fortunate than someone else is. Sure, you might have been aiming for an Ivy League all your life, and perhaps you find out that you just don’t cut it, but think about how lucky you are to even have the opportunity to have an education – compare your life to that of a women who has suffered abuse due to war in the Middle East, or the terrible conditions inflicted on slaves during the Middle Passage.</p>
<p>To even live in an age as exciting as the era in which we live today is an enormous blessing. There is some Chinese proverb, I believe, that says, “May you live in interesting times.” Even when your immediate surroundings seem despicably awful, in the worst case scenery you must simply remove yourself from the situation and realize how lucky you are in comparison to someone else in a different part of the world (or who lived during a much more tumultuous and difficult time-period [for example, being a woman before the advent of women’s rights].)</p>
<p>You may not think you are lucky. But believe me, you are.</p>
<p>Everyone has those days 
(well I’ve never actually been suicidal). I agree with above, just look at everything you’re lucky to have. We all get through somehow.</p>
<p>Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem</p>
<p>I think that telling people who feel depressed and suicidal to look at other people who have it worse is a really crappy solution that serves to make the depressed person feel guilty and even more unhappy. They feel as though they should be grateful and happy that their life doesn’t suck as much as some starving child in Africa, but the fact of the matter is that depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. You can’t just ‘feel better’ even if you life is much less sucky than the lives of repressed women in the Middle East.</p>
<p>To the OP: Talk to someone. Find an adult/therapist/counsellor/psychiatrist/whatever that you can tell how you’re feeling and get help in non-self-destructive ways to cope. If being depressed in an ongoing serious problem, consider medication. But don’t give up without trying. Life does get better.</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^</p>
<p>Spriteling all the way.</p>
<p>OP, do not worry about what other people’s lives are like. It is clear you are unhappy with yours and that’s all that matters. Do what spriteling says, reach out for help (like you did here) but now do it towards someone who is in a better position to help you than anyone here. </p>
<p>The hardest step is admitting you need help; you’ve already conquered that.</p>
<p>Well, I think what you should do is get out and when you see a homeless guy give him something and you’ll see him with a smile that you made and now you know how your life is going better than him.And at least your not living in syria in this moment,there are a lot of deaths happening there.</p>
<p>campare yourself to a starving african child with no food or water.</p>
<p>Depression/suicidal feelings are an illness. I agree with previous posters that telling the OP that other people have it better than you is not going to help, and will probably make him feel worse. </p>
<p>Go get help. Feelings like those are due to an illness, a chemical imbalance. If you got the flu, you’d go to a doctor, right? Same idea here. Go seek therapy and a professional will help you and you’ll feel a LOT better, I promise. It might seem intimidating or embarrassing but if you’re at a point where you’re considering suicide, the stakes are too high not to take action.</p>
<p>My friend’s cousin tried to commit suicide. He was lucky that he only ended up in the hospital. It caused a lot of turmoil for everyone in the family.</p>
<p>I’ve been there too. Just chill out and don’t do anything stupid</p>
<p>I don’t understand some of the comments here. You guys are telling him how far he has left to fall (homeless, starving African) and about how suicide is a permanent solution and how he’ll continue to feel bad until he starts taking drugs because you’re trying to discourage suicide? Good job guys!</p>
<p>you’re right RoxSox. as are the others. thank you all for the input.</p>
<p>Not all cases of depression are best cured with drugs. Often, therapy is sufficient. The important part is that a professional will know best what strategy to use.</p>
<p>I for one really am against antidepressants and similar forms of psychiatric mediation (and I’m a psych major). They do really help some people, but they should only be used if there are no other options.</p>
<p>Yes. Back in middle school. My dad’s best friend probably saved my life by taking me to a counselor. Things were rough, but they got so much better. I’m sure there is a lot of good in your life but I know that when you’re depressed, you’re incapable of seeing the good. </p>
<p>OP- if you feel like this, please talk to someone. There is absolutely nothing worth taking your life over and you MIGHT be clinically depressed or you might just need someone to help work through things. There is nothing wrong with seeking a counselor/therapist. Whatever you do, don’t let these feelings simmer. The longer you feel like this, the more depressed you’re going to become.</p>
<p>A relative of mine was very depressed like you are, RioBravo. She found it extremely helpful, life-saving even, to talk to her school’s counselor. You sound like you have a lot on your plate emotionally, and I know for myself that bouncing my feelings off of someone, even if he or she isn’t a trained professional, is very helpful.</p>