| What's Wrong With Me? | Suicide | What's Wrong With Me? | <div class="ExternalClass76258F5F9F844B9DB1E17F46D38DDA4B"><p style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;"><span>I'm upset because I get really depressed
and even consider suicide for no reason at all. I'm not bullied. I'm LGBT, and
nobody's ever given me a hard time about it. I have a loving family and a good
life. But I'm still so miserable, no matter what. I hate it. I see people who
go through horrible situations and feel awful, because I'm upset over nothing.
It makes me feel hopeless. What's wrong with me?</span></p>
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the answer to your question but we don't. The world we live in is full of
negativity and bad things happen to people all around us every day. Just
like that is a fact, the world is also full of wonderful, beautiful and amazingly
positive things and there are good people who care for others and treat them
with respect and love.</span></p>
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because of the News on TV, the programs that are popular, the lyrics to songs,
the movies in the theaters and the things on the internet, we can get swallowed
up in the awfulness of everything. We highly recommend that you work to
shift your focus and awareness from all of that and take a look around you at
the beauty of the season, the vastness and wonder of the sky, the blossoms on the
trees and flowers. Look at the comfort of homes and cars and
clothing that most people have available to them. Attempt to engage
in acts of kindness everyday, allow someone to get in front of you in a check
out line, hold the door for someone, look someone in the eye and smile.
Your heart will be warmed at the social reinforcements you feel. Set some
goals for yourself that you are going to do so many acts of kindness in a day
to see if that lightens your spirit and brings you some feelings of joy.</span><br></p>
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</span><p style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;color:rgb(63, 63, 63);"><span>Ending your
life would only add to the awful things in our world. Don't join
them. Make a conscious choice to be happy and do happy things to increase
other's happiness.</span><br></p>
<p style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;color:rgb(63, 63, 63);"><span>We want to encourage you to work on this list, we think that it could help you to find your happiness again: </span><a href="/Pages/tip-20-Questions-to-Ask-Yourself-if-You-Feel-Like-Giving-Up.aspx" style="font-family:mclaren, "gill sans", "gill sans mt", "myriad pro", "dejavu sans condensed", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/v2/Pages/tip-20-Questions-to-Ask-Yourself-if-You-Feel-Like-Giving-Up.aspx</a></p>
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</span><p style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;color:rgb(63, 63, 63);"><span>If you cannot
keep yourself safe or continue to consider suicide as an option, please call us
as well as share your feelings with your parents. Stay safe and be happy.</span><br></p>
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