Does this make me an emo?

dlauber

dlauber

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short and to the point...I enjoy feeling depressed...
I enjoy being happy for the most part, but somedays its just nice to feel like everyone has it better then me and listen to 'rainbow connection' 50 times in a row, and maybe squeeze out a few tears
I dont seek sympathy or attention, I just feel happy when I am sad....and no I dont feel like slitting my wrist or playing guitar alone under a tree
 
pontius

pontius

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the second I read your post, a movie quote popped into my head from the movie "Closer". it's from Clive Owens' character.....
"depressed people want to be unhappy to confirm that they're depressed. If they were happy, they couldn't be depressed anymore and they'd have to go out into the world and live....which can be depressing."
I'm not sure I understand 'emo' (short for 'emotional'?), but I think it's a made up fashion word like "grunge" or "punk". you're not emo, you're depressed. like a lot of people. but then again, there are a lot of people that need help with it, so you need to decide if you do.
 
nietzsche

nietzsche

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yeah id say emo is just a fashion thing. unless youre whiny 24.7 and wear skinny black pants with a white studded belt
how are you happy when youre sad? are you saying there is no sad but only happinness? so in reality youre just happy all the time? i dunno
if you have problems maybe you should look into why youre sad or talk to someone who can help out
 
pontius

pontius

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like the movie quote that I posted, I think it's true that many people find "happiness" in depression. like they revel in their sadness and separating themselves from the rest of the world. but if you just surround yourself with gloominess and alienation all the time, it will start to eat at you.
and the poster said something like "I'm happy most of the time but sometimes I just like being sad" or something like this. this is a symptom of classical depression......high peaks and low valleys. you can seemingly be the happiest person on earth and within a few hours feel like the world is coming to an end. it's very common. but you need to maybe talk with someone or decide for yourself how bad it actually is.
and of course this is highly common in teenagers your age too
 
ric maniac

ric maniac

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I don't mean to hijack your thread... But I feel the same way. Sometimes I feel very depressed. Sometimes so much that I feel sick. I've told my mom, and she said "you'll get over it, it's normal" but I would bet quite a bit that it isn't. I'm not sure what to do.
Not asking for a pity party either.
 
nyyankeees

nyyankeees

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Originally Posted by ric maniac
http:///forum/post/2460794
I don't mean to hijack your thread... But I feel the same way. Sometimes I feel very depressed. Sometimes so much that I feel sick. I've told my mom, and she said "you'll get over it, it's normal" but I would bet quite a bit that it isn't. I'm not sure what to do.
Not asking for a pity party either.
Talk to a school counselor or another adult in your life that you can trust. Like another realtive a friend's parent or a teacher.
 
ric maniac

ric maniac

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Eh, trust an adult? yeah right. LOL joking. Our school counselor drives me nuts. But ill try my friends mom... she's cool lol.
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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for blauber I would talk to the school counselor even if its just to get things off your chest you will be amazed what happens when you actually open up and talk to someone. most counselors wont run off at the mouth to your parents and what not unless you make threats towards someone or yourself. If you dont feel comfortable doing that there are telephone programs that keep you identity personal so you can feel like speaking more freely if you are worried about the counselor defying you privacy so to speak.
I am not sure how old you are ric but you may have the same opertunites as dlauber. I would say that with the way the world is today there are more people that feel as you to do and take it from experience that it the long run it will slowly eat away at you. so please talk to someone anyone even if its just to get a load off your chest that you cant tell anyone else about or feel its normal.
if that sounded holy than thoy it really wasnt meant to be but people really hold things in way to long and it causes very wierd thoughts and feelings to come up.
Mike
 
ruaround

ruaround

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Originally Posted by Pontius
http:///forum/post/2460667
the second I read your post, a movie quote popped into my head from the movie "Closer". it's from Clive Owens' character.....
"depressed people want to be unhappy to confirm that they're depressed. If they were happy, they couldn't be depressed anymore and they'd have to go out into the world and live....which can be depressing."
I'm not sure I understand 'emo' (short for 'emotional'?), but I think it's a made up fashion word like "grunge" or "punk". you're not emo, you're depressed. like a lot of people. but then again, there are a lot of people that need help with it, so you need to decide if you do.
those are also genres of music...
Dlauber... you need to talk to someone... it really does help...
 
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alexmir

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Theres a chance it might be the music you listen to. I stopped listening to my old music {screaming, screaming, screaming} and have only been listening to christian music for the past year, i feel a whole lot better! But if you dont have any bad feelings, or thoughts of harming yourself, it should be fine.
 
pontius

pontius

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Originally Posted by Crashbandicoot
http:///forum/post/2460880
What does punk or grunge music have to do with having problems with depresion ?
have you read anything in this thread???? this person said, "does this make me 'emo'"? like 'grunge' and 'punk', 'emo' is a fashion and music genre, and nothing to do with depression, which has already been pointed out.
 
kerriann

kerriann

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i'm voting typical teen too. being a teen myself not too terribly long ago i remember all that crap. you get to college things change and you'll be back on track. just don't get too lost in the sadness. force yourself to go out with friends, have fun, do "responsibly stupid" things (don't go out with the intention of vandalizing property, petty theft, etc - just have fun doing things you'll look back at later and say "man, we were such dorks!!)
 
lexluethar

lexluethar

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I too was a teen not to long ago. I do believe that a part of it has to do with growing up, finding out who you are, what you like, and really trying to relate to "what makes you, you." If these are extreme lows and within a few hours extreme highs, I think you need to speak to a councelor about it, or possibly a phychitrist (sp*). This doesn't mean they'll give you a bunch of

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and send you on your way, sometimes you just need someone to talk to and ge things off your chest.
If these feelings continue and are extremes, please go talk with someone about it (parent, friends parent, aunt, uncle, counselor, doctor).
 
luvmybizz

luvmybizz

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Not bashing emo people but last year my school only had about 10% of emo kids. This year about 75-80% of my school is emo...is this a fashion or wat? Just wondering...
 
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