Yeah, yeah, it's been a long time since my last activity on this page...ehh, I don't use it anymore, I guess it's now going to be a journal-filled section wtih no real purpose.

But anyway, I'm just wondering why so many of my friends are becoming more and more depressed as time goes on. I sit here and wonder how these people could be so down, and I can't fathom the reason why. I'd like to frabricate a reason, but, of course, I know it wouldn't be real, and thus, it would become insufficient. I do it anyway, and think to myself that I know the reasons why, but I don't.

It's become more and more apparent that most of my friends don't want anything to do with accepting the fact that they have problems, that they're becoming too depressed, when, in fact, they don't need a reason to be. I know that they act like the world is perfect when I see them, but I know that deep down, they think the entire world is coming apart. I've got news, it's not, and should'nt be.

I believe they think that one problem compounds into twenty problems, and it evolves into an unstoppable beast. This is not true. While such a situation can occur, it's highly unlikely, and I know that my friends aren't having that many problems.

So, I say this. Stop dwelling on that which you think pains you. Stop thinking everything is happening in the wrong way. Stop thinking that your life is meaningless. It's not, and in fact, it's far from it. You think just because you've become dissapointed one time, you're entitled to enter some sort of state of eternal emotional challenge. You're not. It's just not that serious. I say, stop thinking life is out to get you. It's not, and has never been. You make life what it is, and it does not control you. You think you're being oppressed by a power that's greater than your own - well, you're not. Only you have the power to make things right. If you want to be depressed for the rest of your life - fine, go ahead, just sit back at home and think nothing will ever work for you. You can sit and wish for all the bad in your life to leave you, when in fact, it never came. You made it what it is.

I guess, what I want to say is, stop thinking you've got no control over your life. You have the power - you control everything. Sure, you may not get what you want, but nobody ever did, and you never will always receive what you desire. That's simply something that cannot be altered, but it doesn't mean you can't change your outlook on the situation. I'm just gonna say it: I despise depression, and I'm sick of everyone using it as an excuse. I'm tired of all those who think nothing in this world will ever mean anything. I'm tired of everyone just giving up and throwing away everything they could've been working for. Most of all, though, I'm tired of my friends doing this. It makes me think that they're headed down a road of no return, and I don't want that. This is going to end, and I'm making sure no one else is left emotionally unstable.

I hate the fact that so many of my friends just want to hide in a corner and wish their problems would go away. I too felt like that one day, but I realized that it's just not possible. YOU make your problems go away, and only you.

"You can't always get what you want.....but you get what you need." - Rolling Stones