I have nothing to live for

[luvu2]

i have been 15 (a long time ago) and can understand how you hate school and worry about the future. but you DO have an advocate with the Father, Christ Jesus. pray to ask him to help you…He will…dont forget about your catholic faith and pray to St. Jude for his intercession. talk with your priest so he can help you and pray with you. i will be praying for you

 

[WatchingMedia]

Try to think about what you might like to do when you are an adult, to support yourself and your future family.
When possible gear your education toward that goal.
Just do your best in everything you do.

You can’t expect to meet the right girl for you in High School’ it does happen but its rare.
Join High School/Church Bible studies for students your own age.

Consider Junior College or Vocational training in your areas of interest after High School.
Join Catholic Focus groups or the Neuman Groups.

If you get a job doing something you like, that would be great.

There was a boy born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio; the seventh and last child in a family. When he was seven his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. He lived here until he struck out on his own at the age of sixteen.
He had very little formal education as a child, attending school only for a few months. He was taught reading, writing, and arithmetic by his mother, but was always a very curious child and taught himself much by reading on his own.
This belief in self-improvement remained throughout his life. It was Thomas Edison.

Saint Faustina only had a third grade education.

Goals, Daily Prayer for help and Thanksgiving, obedience in doing your homework, and always doing your best, will get you through. See your teacher or school counsellor after class if you need help in a couple of subjects.
(If you have a chemical imbalance, you will need to see a competant Doctor about depression.)

 

[sj2]

1. Do one thing different. I guess I was happy in sixth grade. It all went downhill after that. I don’t know why. But I remember hitting bottom when I was sitting in my cheerleading uniform in 9th grade science class and I realized that I did not talk to a single person at school that day and I probably wouldn’t talk to anyone the next day or even the entire week. I was invisible and nobody cared about me. But you are smart so you are going to understand what I’m about to say: life is like an experiment with thousands and thousands of variables–change one of them and the outcome changes, hopefully for the good (but if not, just change another variable).

I changed one of my variables when 10th grade started. I traded my cheerleading skirts and those terrible, boring, snooty girls for a drum mallet and some marching band dorks. Slowly things changed (actually, not even that slowly. 9th and 10th grades were like night and day). After three lonely years I was visible and happy once again.

I don’t know what variable will change things for you. Maybe you’ll have to try a few, but have a little fun with it. Start eating organic–it’ll drive your Mom (or whoever grocery shops) crazy, but maybe you’ll start hanging out with the tree-hugging hippies and they’ll be just what you needed.

My brother-in-law started a knitting club . . . he was the only boy . . . and he was VERY happy about that. Yes, that might be too wacky for your personality, but find your own “1 thing” to change.

1. Word, thought, deed. Why assume you’ll hate your future job? I doubt photographers for National Geographic hate their jobs. I watched “Undercover Boss” once and they had the happiest delivery truck driver highlighted. He was happy, he told everyone he was happy; happy people flocked to him, that made him even happier.

Sometimes you just have to *say *what you want. Then *think *of how to achieve it. That’ll remind you to do what you need to do to make it a reality.

You think your job will be terrible? Then it probably will be.

1. Find a passion.

P.S. Regarding doctors: people only advocate that because they know these forums have limits. Why google the causes of a toothache if a dentist is available? You are unique; your situation is unique, but certainly you must acknowledge that there might be some professional out there that has some beneficial insight. A depressed teenager isn’t exactly unheard of, you know? If you don’t need it, awesome.

 

[ZDHayden]

I wasn’t sure were to post this at but this looked like the closest place it would fit in.

I am a 15 year old guy who is very depressed and I feel like I have nothing to live for, please don’t post saying talk to a docter or something let me explain. Basically, I feel like I have nothing to live for in the future because I have a really hard time in school and I always hear work is alot harder and stressful, I already cant take anymore of school as it is so im worried. Also I am 99.99% sure I will not find the kind of wife I want when I grow up. I know you will say you never know and you are too young to be thinking of this but I am smarter then the average person and I know how bad this world is, I expect only suffering and unhappiness for the rest of my life which is why I feel like I have nothing to live for. Please help.

I went through a similar depression a few years ago. Considering your age, I would not be surprised if such feelings go away on their own in a few years. I mean no disrespect, but hormonal imbalances during adolescence are frequently reported to causing depression. Thankfully, everything generally balances out by adulthood. Thus, I would not recommend going to a doctor unless you develop suicidal thoughts and inclinations. As for school, not everyone is built for academia (school), and when work is concerned, work is hard and stressful if you do not enter into a field you love. If you love your work, it will not be hard or stressful. Actually, as I understand, few people are built for academia. I love academic pursuits, which is why I’m going into education – because I know I’ll love it. As for a wife, there are nearly 6.5 billion people on Earth, meaning that, with your odds, there are 72 million women who are compatible . God bless.

 

[Onedayatatime]

Please do me a favor, for the next 2 weeks, EVERY DAY download or listen to this Podcast . I can almost guarantee that you will find God speaking to you after 2 weeks, don’t stop after a day or so, and listen in private, in your bedroom, in the morning before you start the day at school. Listen to the words of the Gospel, the music the meditation.

God Loves you and so do all the people responding to you, even if we don’t know your situation.

I am praying right now for you.

 

[phoenix3212]

I wasn’t sure were to post this at but this looked like the closest place it would fit in.

I am a 15 year old guy who is very depressed and I feel like I have nothing to live for, please don’t post saying talk to a docter or something let me explain. Basically, I feel like I have nothing to live for in the future because I have a really hard time in school and I always hear work is alot harder and stressful, I already cant take anymore of school as it is so im worried. Also I am 99.99% sure I will not find the kind of wife I want when I grow up. I know you will say you never know and you are too young to be thinking of this but I am smarter then the average person and I know how bad this world is, I expect only suffering and unhappiness for the rest of my life which is why I feel like I have nothing to live for. Please help.

To put it bluntly, you’re wrong. You do have a lot to live for, and though it may not seem like it at this particular moment, trust me when I say that life is meaningful and only loses its meaning when it is lived apart from God.

I don’t know what exactly to tell you. I’m 16, and for years—up until last year, when I myself was 15—I suffered through an agonizing depression. My issues were different from yours, in that they weren’t school related, but I’m sure you wanted the same thing: peace, and an assurance that things would be okay. And I think it’s important to learn that you’re not going to get even a small fragment of peace unless you actively search for it yourself. The world is not going to hand you what you want magically. But I tell you, there is value in the search for meaning—there is purpose in the journey ordered towards God. Keep the faith and persevere. Things will look up.

 

[micahmike]

1. Do one thing different. I guess I was happy in sixth grade. It all went downhill after that. I don’t know why. But I remember hitting bottom when I was sitting in my cheerleading uniform in 9th grade science class and I realized that I did not talk to a single person at school that day and I probably wouldn’t talk to anyone the next day or even the entire week. I was invisible and nobody cared about me. But you are smart so you are going to understand what I’m about to say: life is like an experiment with thousands and thousands of variables–change one of them and the outcome changes, hopefully for the good (but if not, just change another variable).

I changed one of my variables when 10th grade started. I traded my cheerleading skirts and those terrible, boring, snooty girls for a drum mallet and some marching band dorks. Slowly things changed (actually, not even that slowly. 9th and 10th grades were like night and day). After three lonely years I was visible and happy once again.

I don’t know what variable will change things for you. Maybe you’ll have to try a few, but have a little fun with it. Start eating organic–it’ll drive your Mom (or whoever grocery shops) crazy, but maybe you’ll start hanging out with the tree-hugging hippies and they’ll be just what you needed.

My brother-in-law started a knitting club . . . he was the only boy . . . and he was VERY happy about that. Yes, that might be too wacky for your personality, but find your own “1 thing” to change.

1. Word, thought, deed. Why assume you’ll hate your future job? I doubt photographers for National Geographic hate their jobs. I watched “Undercover Boss” once and they had the happiest delivery truck driver highlighted. He was happy, he told everyone he was happy; happy people flocked to him, that made him even happier.

Sometimes you just have to *say *what you want. Then *think *of how to achieve it. That’ll remind you to do what you need to do to make it a reality.

You think your job will be terrible? Then it probably will be.

1. Find a passion.

P.S. Regarding doctors: people only advocate that because they know these forums have limits. Why google the causes of a toothache if a dentist is available? You are unique; your situation is unique, but certainly you must acknowledge that there might be some professional out there that has some beneficial insight. A depressed teenager isn’t exactly unheard of, you know? If you don’t need it, awesome.

Re-read this post. Everything about it is 100% spot on. You are responsible for your own happiness. Yes, 3 seasons of the year you have to spend 7 hours per day (5 days a week) cooped up in school - but the vaaaaaast majority of your time is yours - and it only gets better when you’re out of school and can decide when, where and if you want to work or continue your education - neither are required, it’s up to you! Quit moping, and start living in the hours that you’ve been given.