Advice

Depression

There are many ways to deal with depression, but getting it out and talking to someone is one of the best things. They may have some advice of their own to give you. But, if you don't want to do that right away or the problem you have is too personal to share, you can always write poetry about it, draw your feelings, if you play an intrement you can try to make a song about it. The best thing to do is to talk to someone you know you can trust like your best friend. I would say your Mom or Dad but, people might not want to talk to them at all. But for those of you who are close to your parents, go for it. If you are depressed quite a bit, you should maybe make an appointment with a psychiatrist to see what you have is serious. They will help you the best that they can. Do not go out and do something drastic. Remember, you are an important person and you were given a life, don't take it for granted. You could very well make a difference, if not in life, in someone else's life. Things do get better and they will, if you let it. Try to think positively about things, this will help your outlook on life and also people will enjoy your company much more. Don't mask the fact that you're depressed. You can't help the way you feel.

Relationships

Relationships are one of the hardest things we'll have to face in life. Especially when you love a certain someone. While in a relationship, and you've cheated on you're partener, do not tell them. It's your fault you did it and you should be the only one who caries the blame and guilt. When you decide to tell your partner that you've cheated, you've shifted the guilt onto their shoulders. Sure, you feel better about everything, but the other person won't! A psychologist actually said something like that. When someone breaks up with you, its important that you don't dwell on what you could've done or should've done. Just think of it as a learning experiance. I'm sure you'd have learned something from it. Also, what I found works best is, staying away from that person, it will help you get used to the idea that you're not together anymore, and it won't stir up old feelings. Always remember that when you break up with someone and you start to like them again or they like you, you broke up for a certain reason. If it was all about something that they did, don't think that they won't do it again, 'cause they will. Sure, people can change, but it takes a lot to do it. Also saying they will and actually doing it are two different things. After someone breaks up with you, try not to see them within that week, try to do the things you like to do (refer to Depression). Seeing them again will only stir up your emotions and cause you to react (sadness and crying, anger and violence). Relationships aren't everything anyways. Sure, its nice to be loved and needed, but you don't need a relationship to feel that way; you do have friends, thats what they're there for.

Popularity

Its not important to be popular. Its Important to be yourself. If you're trying to be popular, you're baisicly wasting your time, because after high school, there's a big world out there full of other people and it's not going to matter who you were in high school anymore. For those of you who ARE popular, and look down on people, you should remember that. For those of you who tease people, its not very nice and it will come back at you ten-fold, if not it will get you in your next life. You also must have a pretty low self-esteem to be making someone feel low about themselves so that you can feel bigger. That's also not a very intelligent thing to do. If you are popular, you're yourself, and you don't look down on everyone, then i wish there were more people like you in my school. You are the type of person that would possibly make a difference somewhere.