Depression is not Something to be Joked About. [Rant]
I am fed up with the wave of kids I see, going about how they hate their lives and are depressed when honestly they have no fucking idea what their talking about. I have depression, and I have many icky things that come with it like isomnia and anxiety, but even though I do I don't run around saying how awful my life is, showing that I cut myself [I don't do this, it's just an example] for attention and such. All they want is attention, and people I know who suffer from depression along with myself, are tired of it.
Depression seems like it's being glamorised, I do not know by what, but some how kids are thinking it's cool to be depressed. For example, I was at lunch and a girl at my table all of a sudden pulled up her sleeves showed us the underside of her arm where she had cut herself and said, "I'm emo, don't tell anybody" I mean honestly, what the hell? I mean if you stick to the stereotypes and labels [Which I personally don't] She wouldn't be thought of as emo, she's I don't know, I don't know labels all to well, so I'll say prep. And if you don't what to anybody to know why say something about it in the first place? Like I said, attention that's all she wants. I didn't even know this girl very well, she just sat with us that day. I decided to be nice and talk to her and then she drops that on us, I tried to not say anything about how stupid I thought she was. The next day we moved to a new table, far away where she wouldn't find us.
Another example is I was in math right, and this kid that tries to act like he's with some clique and like always never pulls up his sleeves, and such and then one day he pulls them up so people could clearly see that he cut himself, with the way he showed his arms. I mean sometimes, I know kids need help, but I can tell the difference between the attention cutters, and the cutters who need help, I always try to help them. This was another attention cutter. I hear kids talking about how awful their parents are because they didn't let them go out, so there life sucks and so they want to kill themselves.
Suicide is even a more serious subject not to joke about, I HATE it when people do. That is a very serious topic, and you're little teenage dramas are no reason to joke it. I've been suicidal, I know the signs and I know what it should look like, you're going around acting lke a happy person and then, "I hate my life I want to kill myself, my parents don't get it. I mean I tried going to this MCR concert and they wouldn't let me. I hate them so much."
I'm not even making that up there was a kid complaing about that and said all that stuff. Am I the only one that sees this type of stuff? It's ridiculous, I wish they could experince actual depression so they know what they're saying they have. It is a terrible thing I wish everyday that I don't have to have it. But I'm stuck with and I make the best of it, if that means putting on a fake smile, I'll do it. Not cry about how depression is so horrible and try to make everyone feel sorry for me. Why make other people feel bad? It's stupid.
Depression seems like it's being glamorised, I do not know by what, but some how kids are thinking it's cool to be depressed. For example, I was at lunch and a girl at my table all of a sudden pulled up her sleeves showed us the underside of her arm where she had cut herself and said, "I'm emo, don't tell anybody" I mean honestly, what the hell? I mean if you stick to the stereotypes and labels [Which I personally don't] She wouldn't be thought of as emo, she's I don't know, I don't know labels all to well, so I'll say prep. And if you don't what to anybody to know why say something about it in the first place? Like I said, attention that's all she wants. I didn't even know this girl very well, she just sat with us that day. I decided to be nice and talk to her and then she drops that on us, I tried to not say anything about how stupid I thought she was. The next day we moved to a new table, far away where she wouldn't find us.
Another example is I was in math right, and this kid that tries to act like he's with some clique and like always never pulls up his sleeves, and such and then one day he pulls them up so people could clearly see that he cut himself, with the way he showed his arms. I mean sometimes, I know kids need help, but I can tell the difference between the attention cutters, and the cutters who need help, I always try to help them. This was another attention cutter. I hear kids talking about how awful their parents are because they didn't let them go out, so there life sucks and so they want to kill themselves.
Suicide is even a more serious subject not to joke about, I HATE it when people do. That is a very serious topic, and you're little teenage dramas are no reason to joke it. I've been suicidal, I know the signs and I know what it should look like, you're going around acting lke a happy person and then, "I hate my life I want to kill myself, my parents don't get it. I mean I tried going to this MCR concert and they wouldn't let me. I hate them so much."
I'm not even making that up there was a kid complaing about that and said all that stuff. Am I the only one that sees this type of stuff? It's ridiculous, I wish they could experince actual depression so they know what they're saying they have. It is a terrible thing I wish everyday that I don't have to have it. But I'm stuck with and I make the best of it, if that means putting on a fake smile, I'll do it. Not cry about how depression is so horrible and try to make everyone feel sorry for me. Why make other people feel bad? It's stupid.
well, there are these things called defense mechanisms. it's basically how people deal with their problems or stress. i forgot the word for it, but there's one where people feel like they need to project all their stress and baggage in order to deal with it. it's just like how some people are quiet when they're upset and some people give gifts to people they feel like they've hurt.
i know, i know, it's reeeeally annoying, but it really can't be helped.
lishaaaaa, April 6th, 2009 at 08:13:13pm
i totally f*cking agree with you. the scene kids who say their life sucks because they can't go to a f*cking concert really grinds my gears. my family always fights and i get caught in the middle of it. i have hardly any friends and everyone at school thinks i'm a total f*cking freak. do you see be crying? NO. i probably should be depressed but i'm not. my mom and i moved out of our last house when i was 4. that was probably the last time i saw my dad. he died when i was 6. i went into a depression for a while after that. i barely knew him and the stuff i was told about him was really bad stuff. my grandmother died when i was 3. i don't remember anything about her at all.
i've had my moments when my mom was almost out the door with all of her stuff and saying she was going to find a hotel to stay in while she went apartment hunting, all the while almost dragging me out the door with her. i've had some traumatizing moments in my life that have left really f*cking deep scars that will never go away. yet, i don't cut myself at all. i have an optimistic attitude and i mental image that says "When i grow up, I'll be a kick-ass bassist in a f*cking awesome band. I'll be a gay rights, women's rights and rainforset protection activist!!" really, because of what i have experienced in my life, i should be the one who is depressed. i get stress and anxiety attacks sometimes because of things in my life. my mom is depressed to the point where she questions why she gets out of bed in the morning. seriously, scene kids and attention cutters need to be slapped upside the head and kicked in the crotch or stomach (depending on what sex they are)
CanYouFeelIt, April 6th, 2009 at 06:22:30pm
well, i have depression, and have been suicidal.
and i've been one of those kids that complained about my problems all the time. i think i've done a good job not complaining as much. i mean, i still feel like crap most of the time, but, there's some good things in life.
when's life's got you down, take a breath of fresh air, because not everything is so bad.
pseudo superhero, April 6th, 2009 at 04:15:58pm
This blog is really awesome. I totally agree with you. There's nothing I can add. You totally read my mind.
Love, April 6th, 2009 at 02:59:36pm
this is a really good blog tbh. I agree with you it's really wrong that they all seem to be doing it for attention now, but its also kind of disturbing that so many kids think its ok to do that just to get people to notice them.
Devils wear Givenchy, April 5th, 2009 at 07:21:01pm
I agree, people shouldn't take cutting, depression and suicide so lightly.
but the kids that are doing it for attention...I understand how you can be mad. But obviously there is something wrong going on there if they need to hurt themselves to get attention. they themselves do have a problem, and it's really sad.
but this is a good blog.
Bubble Wrap., April 5th, 2009 at 06:17:51pm
GREAT BLOG :D
icegirl., April 5th, 2009 at 04:57:39pm
THANK YOU D:
NiMrOd_1995, April 5th, 2009 at 03:46:19pm
This pretty much sums up the way feel I feel about one of my friends. :molly: ugh.
Skippy., April 5th, 2009 at 03:35:58pm