I'm really sorry this happened, Rebecca. My depression has affected every aspect of my life, not just school. This thing we have to deal with makes everything harder. We start out blaming ourselves for everything bad that happens, and then when worse things happen because of that, we blame ourselves that much more, and feel more justified in doing so. It's just a total spiral. I hope I can help you halt it.
I would try to stay as calm and safe as you can for now, and when you're feeling better (I know you will feel better), see what you can do to make the situation better. At about your age, I got kicked out of school. It took me a while to go back and finish, but I did and got a half-decent job afterward. Depression doesn't seem to serve any good purpose at all, except to understand and help other people with depression.
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You must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.
- Samuel Beckett
It's never too late to start all over again
- Steppenwolf
Every person carries with him or herself patterns of thinking, feeling, and potential acting which were learned throughout their lifetime...As soon as certain patterns...have established themselves...he must unlearn these...and unlearning is more difficult than learning for the first time.
- Geert Hofstede
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