Does this really work?

You might have asked yourself many times....does this (whatever the situation) really work? I want to talk right now about the coping strategies that many people just take for granted when going through a  big trouble. There is a major MAJOR most important one! You NEED to tell someone....it's the first step in everything.....just like with good things that you need to tell someone, same thing applies here. Hopefully you choose the appropiate person, as there are many people who will pretend to care for about 5 mins and then forget that you even felt sad....and act as if nothing has happened. If this is what happened to you, dont lose courage! There's other people you can tell as long as you feel comfortable...There's no limit as to how many people you can tell.

Other coping strategies are closely related to what you used to like. If you are a sporty girl, you probably like outdoors, running, being active! If you know you are and you are struggling through depression right now...go for walks! Doesnt have to be long...you can walk your dog too....it's a great way to get you out of the house and get the exercise your body was used to.

If you are a quiet, shy girl, chances are you are good at drawing, singing, and love music. These are great hobbies! Make it a goal to draw a little bit every day, to sing your heart out for a couple of songs, to search for songs on the internet on your favourite band! Even if it's just 5-10 mins....do it everyday! It will be your own little personal  coping strategy that you can call your own!

If you realized that you were a straight A student and now are in the C's and have a hard time getting B's.....you are probably really good at puzzles and writing....maybe playing an instrument, and like to challenge yourself more. But since you started feeling depressed you feel like you can't accomplish anything....well guess what! You dont HAVE to feel that way....go and play the piano, or your guitar that you put away for so long that you used to love...take out that journal that you havent written in ages out! Go online and look up your favourite puzzles and do them! There's also some on the daily newspapers....


These are just examples of three types of girls....all feeling the same way but all coping differently....It goes to show that everybody is going to get better a different way, but that DOES NOT mean that you won't get well! Trust me, It will!

Ladies! (and maybe a possible guy who would be reading this, if you are a guy, same thing applies!!)

Take care of yourselves and don't forget to smile today!

Love,

Girl

Helping People

Today I just want to share what helping people means to me. I recently (about 3 days ago) created a yahoo account for the sole purpose of being able to answer yahoo answers. I have been diagnosed with depression, eating disorder and panick attacks. But thanks to God, I am doing much better now :) I learned A LOT over the past year, not only about myself but also about those people who called themselves "friends". The people whom I thought were going to be there for me werent and the ones who i thought wouldnt were. This is not to say that I had a lot of people caring, i didnt. In fact it was only one person outside of my family who lives between 6-8 hours who helped me through it all. I talk about her in another post, but I was pretty mad back then, so disregard that comment. She was great and without her help, I dont know if I would have been able to get out of this. This is why I created a yahoo answers account. I solely wanted to help people going through things that I went. Because it sucks. You NEED someone to be there for you.

You need someone who understands. Otherwise, they will try their best to help you, but it really doesnt help that much. This is not to say that I never got mad at this person who helped me. I did every so often, because I just believed she had better stuff to do with her time. But she stuck through it all (mostly). And i am very grateful for that. So I want to give other teenage girls the same opportunity. Many other girls feel like they dont have anyone who understands, and even though online, I feel like I can help. If this is how you feel, and you feel you have no one to talk to, email me, message me, contact me. My yahoo email is tweetie_girl20@yahoo.com I check it many times throughout the day. Chances are I'll check it at the most within an hour of you sending something.

Please take care!

And for all of you girls out there who feel depressed, SMILE! :) Even if you are alone right now. You are beautiful! Know that it will all pass and get better soon!

Love,

Girl :)