I think, to side with Frantic, there is a growing trend of being depressed and committing acts that go along with it (ie cutting) and I just think those kid's dont understand what real depression is.

REAL depression is something that shouldn't be messed with, I personally believe that its something one should treat as if it were a life threatening illness, because in a sense, it is. Its something that could bring you to the point to where you want to die, and will try to make that happen.

I use to cut, and i never did it for attention, or to make my pain feel real or whatever other reason. I was actually ashamed that I was doing it, but there were times where I would become upset and I would plateau and couldn't get over that pain. Cutting and feeling physical pain was an extreme to me, once I went to that extreme, there was no where to go but down (or up, since that extreme was hitting a type of bottom) and i could think clearly again and decide what to do with myself now.

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