Don't say that! There's a lot to live for! You're still young!

Doesn’t feel like it I honestly feel like I can’t be happy anymore

I don’t even matter to myself anymore

No matter what changes I make I’ll still be stuck in the same place

no, NO!! when i started to read your post i was WITH you and just stompin mad.

but then i read the part when you said you hate yourself - adn NO. i want you back at the mad and stompin part. with me.

want to? let's be done feeling like we don't matter to anyone. done with that!

lets matter to ourselves. let's find reasons why we do. if we think we don't, let's figure out a different way to look at ourselves. let's talk about it. i think we may be listening to the depression lies.

for reals.

this makes me stomping mad - angry!!! i am not kidding around. i'm flat ticked off at needing somebody else to think i am ok. i don't. i need me. i am my best friend now.

i'm not saying snap out of it, either. not that. it is about believing if only he, or if only she

i am taking my power back from whoever they are or have been in my life. screw what they 'seem' to think

i'm sick of the big them. i'm somewhat sick of me. i'll get over it. i like me more than i think i like 'them' . . they don't know me, not really.

jstar, do you think we might be able to change our head space? not all at once. but does it change a little sometimes.

mine takes forever to, but i remember it has.

i think people are afraid to care, even more, afraid to show it.

people like you? are rare. there are more, lots of us are on here : ) your people, your person is out there. you are worth waiting for, so is your person.

keep on preparing to be ready. it is going to be wonderful; might take awhile but then, you have awhile - think about it, make time for yourself

I can relate all to well. The preceded advice of others is plausible. I would like for you to consider making some positive goals for yourself, no matter how small, writing them down and following through with them. Perform these exercises everyday & do not allow external influences to disrupt this practice, even if it may mean temporarily disengaging from others. Commit yourself to these exercises & hopefully you will see you do not need to be dependent on others approval of how you view yourself...

JStar - The fact that you're reaching out on here shows that there is still hope so that is great! You're worth fighting for and you may not believe it now, but you can work on that and be the best person you can be. The best way to get the appreciation you deserve is to appreciate yourself. You were born with strengths and you can use them. Focus on any activity that makes you happy if you can find one. The great thing about challenges is that you can work to over come them. When you do there is no better feeling! Don't give up!

We like you and we want you to be happy. Can you start, by thinking about what would be important, spiritually, politically, family wise, what would you want to accomplish if you had the choice. Put side whether it would be easy or hard to do. `

I feel that way too but keep hearing that it is just my depression talking. I am rooting for you.