You cannot. It is readily apparent, Satine. Some people just refuse to see and adjust to it. I'm so sorry about that.

This seems to be a fairly good way.

You can only attempt to make an appeal to their sensablities. People own their own response to life. That includes you. Unfortunatly, there are some people that just don't care. You cannot be responsible for the actions of others, but what you can do is be bigger than they are. Often, those that ridicule do so because of two factors, 1) due to peer pressure, and 2) because of the response they get from the ridiculed is, for whatever reason, desirable to them. Change your response to their actions, and you will often find that they change their actions. From other posts you've left, I assume this has to do with your peers at school? Don't allow them to push you into doing further harm to yourself. They've done enough. Learn from your adversities in life, don't let them consume you so. That is something you can change, how you look at life. If you view hardship as an opportunity for personal growth, you grow. If you view it as torture, you will eventually cave into the pressure, and allow it to destroy you. "Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change." by Dr. Wayne Dyer

Telling them is surely the first step.

I suppose everyone has felt depressed now and again but it lifts eventually. I don't know why you are depressed but I have read that depression is anger turned inward. You are angry at someone or something and the anger should be directed at that someone/something instead of at yourself. Go out somewhere and yell as loud and long as you can at that that made you in pain. Show your anger, let it out. Your holding it inside. It needs to be released. ***Love yourself satine. love yourself completely That is a beginning. I do have empathy for you and others who hurt so badly. ***Remember, YOU are # 1. Don't forget that.

Ah... one of the big questions in life. Well, here's the thing. You can only own your own actions, thoughts, speech. Whilst you do have basic rights as a human being such as the right to respect, equality of opportunity and to have your living needs (food, shelter, health care) met, that's about it. You can try explaining to people how you feel but remember, how others interpret that is up to them and not you. Also, you can't expect everyone to agree with what you're saying or know without you explaining what's going on for you. They too have their issues and pain which could cause them to react to you in the way they do. If you're going to explain to people, don't point the finger at them or blame them. Instead of saying "when you do this, you make me feel like...". They'll think you're criticising or attacking you and guaranteed, then it'll be on for young and old with no holds barred. Try saying "When 'this' happens, I feel... because that's how 'this' makes me feel". That way it's not personal and it's you explaining from your point of view but not in a critical manner. Mind you, some don't see it that way - no matter what you say they'll be determined to be offended or upset because they might be looking for an excuse to act towards you in a certain way. If that happens, just walk away. Take the temptation away and remove yourself from further pain and damage. Consider how you treat others and if they're behaviour to you is a reaction to how you've behaved towards them. You can't treat others badly and expect respect in return. If it's a matter of trying to explain to others how you're feeling and being unable to, have you tried writing it down? Perhaps putting it into written words can help you clarify what you're feeling. But please be careful about what you write and who you give it to. Once it leaves your hands, you can't control what's done with the information. I hope this has helped you somewhat.

Unfortunately, the answer is you can't. Having been in a situation where I really needed people to realize this exact same thing, I was bitterly disappointed when I let my guard down in an effort to meet people half way at the "realization" point. That doesn't mean that bottling things up is a good alternative though. No matter what, you can't force people to handle you in a sensitive (or any other preferred) way. You must be able to cope with that and not let it cause you additional pain. I know, easier said than done. I am not sure who you mean when you say "people" which makes this a little more difficult to address. One would think family and friends would be the most understanding and sadly that isn't always true. Teachers, clergy, co-workers are iffy. Strangers? Not a reasonable expectation. All you can do with family and friends is keep the lines of communication open. Sometimes it is hard for those who know and love us the most to admit that somebody they care a great deal about is in pain. Especially when they feel helpless in knowing just how to help. I found that having the expectation that I should be treated with sensitivity made things worse. When people failed to be sensitive by my definition it hurt more and it just turned into a vicious cycle that ended with me shutting everyone out. Not good. Let the people who matter to you know what and how you are feeling without any expectation for sensitivity--a nice happy medium. It worked well for me anyway. Sorry I don't have a fix all answer for you, but I hope it helps.

I have found that sobbing in front of them works,but it kinda makes you really exposed and naked.