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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Captain Needles" data-source="post: 2685221" data-attributes="member: 30485">Okay, I never burned myself but I was a cutter in my teens.  I understand that sometimes physical pain seems a "sensible" alternative to emotional pain at the time.  It's not.  I work with emotional troubled teens now, and off the top of my head, here a few suggestions:1) Like a lot of other people here, I suggest immediatley talking to your guidance counselor and school nurse.  A lot of school systems have a dedicated psychologist on hand to help with depressed children, because it is a recognized mental health issue.  If you are religiously inclined, you can find help their as well.2) Talk with your parents and loved ones, talk often.  Make them understand that you need to be heard, and that you won't really ever feel better unless you both work through it together.  Usually i family counseling, which can be rough at times, but incredibly rewarding for all of you.3) Not just a psychiatrist, but talk with a psychologist.  The former will be able to identify the major issues and possibly presribe medication to help with things (the meds get a bad rap, but trust me, they really can help).  But often a psychologist will be better at helping you talk through the issues themselves, which is key.4) In the mean time get yourself some time-consuming hobbies, especially with friends, so that you don't have a lot of "alone time" to just sit and stew over things.  Keep yourself busy and occupied.  It's hard to be depressed when you are engaged in something.  And again, spend as much time with friends as possible, and talk to them about how you feel.  Good friends will help you out when times get rough.5) For god's sakes, avoid drugs and alcohol.  Don't become another statistic because some drug enhanced your already depressed mood.  And avoid situations where drugs and alcohol are plentiful and available.6) get the number of a 24 hour help line from your guidance counselor.  That way you can call and talk to someone when nobody else is around to help, and you really need a person to listen to you.There are some other options, but those are good starting points.  And don't put it off, get your butt in gear and help yourself out, so you can salvage some good times from your teenage years.  Good luck, hope things work out for the best.</blockquote>

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