Please, please, please do not read what I said as you being mean. That is not what I was trying to convey.

I know your pain. I know you are hurting and hurting very very badly. You did not "choose" to be in pain. And you are not asking to be inflicted with depression.

I get that.

My point is that there ARE people at your school who do care. Maybe not as many as should care. But there are some.

There are also people here to care. I have never met you and I never will..... but I sincerely do care about you. No joke - I care. And I am sure there are a number of other people here who care.

I hope we are *enough* for you to keep fighting on. I want you to live on until you finally do defeat your depression. I want you to find out just how amazing it is to have kids. Or to go on some special trip. Or to achieve some personal goal. A job, a home, or being the most awesome volunteer person ever. Or whatever makes you smile.

Whatever it is for you..... I want you to smile. I want you to be happy. I want you to LIVE.

.... no guilt. No blame. No suckiness. No selfishness. Just YOU being happy.