Hi, I am a 12 year old with depression. I saw your story and I love it so I wondered if I could be in it maybe.
Age: 12
Mental Illness: Depression
I know my illness is really common. Like, really. But not everyone has it as bad as I do.
I just sit on my bed, numb all day. Trying to find some feeling but it never works.
Sometimes I self harm. I don't want to be too graphic, but this I did only when I was in utter turmoil, just been naughty and been yelled at, feeling I'm worthless.
There are no family problems. Quite the opposite. School is the biggest problem. I was bullied since I started school. Then I moved to another school in year 2 which didn't help a bit.
I received notes in year 4, received physical and mental bullying.
In year 6 I was in counselling and found out that one of my best friends kept a secret for a known bully of mine. The first two times I tried to commit suicide, but my parents stopped me or my friends who followed me stopped the bleeding and took me to the hospital where I was diagnosed with Severe Depression for some reason or other.
Year 7? Terrible. Bullied for being uncool, laughed at behind my back then told the laughter was at something else!
I began to feel this was my fault. I started hating myself more and more. I didn't bother to get out of depression and I didn't eat and sleep much either.
I'm now stuck in year 8. Only yesterday I tried to kill myself again. I rushed to a friend before I could. She probably thinks I'm psycho now. She has depression too but only mild.
So that's where I'm stuck. In the middle of school life, counselling, home life, sick of myself, sick of the world.