Depression - Teen Support Group
Teen depression is marked by persistent sadness, discouragement, loss of self-worth, and loss of interest in usual activities. Depression can be a temporary response to many situations and stresses. Teens may be more susceptible to depression due to the normal maturation process, the stress associated with it, and conflicts with parents as they become more independent.
This is a poem that I wrote a little while ago when I was feeling really bad. I thought I would share it with you all in case you're interested:
Darkness
The darkness envelopes me
Like a black shroud when you die
It extends into infinity
There is no end
I have wandered lost forever in the darkness
To keep from death for a little longer
Lingering in the bleak emptiness
To see if the light is just up ahead
I walk slowly forward
And look inside me
I am not there
The darkness has taken my soul
There is no reason to keep my body alive
When my soul is already dead
I think the poetry helps me to express my feelings. This isn't how I feel now, this was when it was really bad. But I thought maybe some of you could relate to it. You're always welcome to message me.
Darkness
The darkness envelopes me
Like a black shroud when you die
It extends into infinity
There is no end
I have wandered lost forever in the darkness
To keep from death for a little longer
Lingering in the bleak emptiness
To see if the light is just up ahead
I walk slowly forward
And look inside me
I am not there
The darkness has taken my soul
There is no reason to keep my body alive
When my soul is already dead
I think the poetry helps me to express my feelings. This isn't how I feel now, this was when it was really bad. But I thought maybe some of you could relate to it. You're always welcome to message me.
"lingering"..."emptiness"
i felt like my soul was dead once. it was this great emptiness, i would just sit and stare and space out into nothing. i could barely thank or talk. everything about me moved slowly; like my thoughts. you captured the slowness with words like lingering and lost.
Good luck on retaining your gift, the depression might tear it away from you once you get deep enough in.
I hope that you will be able to write again. Maybe you would like to share some of your poetry with us too if you ever feel up to it. I'd love to see it!