I have a friend, she was bullied at the age of 6 years old up until her high school days.. Although she's doing great at school her schoolmates especially her classmates hate her a lot. They made fun of her and everyday she got home with full of dirt all over her uniform. Everytime her parents ask what happened she just simply said that it was just her clumsiness.. No one new in her family that she was already suffering bullying.. She grew up seeing her Dad hurting her Mom in front of them.. And having a rebellious older brother was enough to her to felt home like hell.. I know, I'm pretty sure how much she wantedt to leave this miserable world where she belonged.
At a young age, she have already this suicidal thoughts in her mind.. Ohh, I forgot to mention that she started attempting suicide at the age of 10, where a normal 10 year old child should enjoy their childhood days.
Then one day, she met someone her name is Leny. They became best friends and I can tell that she changed a lot, she became happy but suddenly Leny disappeared then one morning Leny's mother came at their school and tell to their homeroom teacher that Leny was died with acute disease. At that moment, she feels like her world stops.. After her bestfriend buried, she started isolating herself in the cold and dark four corner of her room and seldomly speaks. And again, she end up depressed in the second time around. They say, "Depression doesn't have face" and I agree with that.. No one can determine someone suffering depression because they are the people who are great pretender. They can deceived you that they are happy but deep inside they are already dying.
But now, this friend of mine trying to fight her depression and also she was helping other teenagers who are also suffering depression. And I admire her a lot because of that. How I wish that one day no one could ever suffered this kind of psychological issues and I wish society became aware what really depression means.
