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by angelica98 on January 17th, 2011

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what when you have no clue what to do with your life its useless to you and your still a teenager? And you cant stop cutting your self?

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  • by HasntBeen on January 18th, 2011

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    You're a teenager -- look around you at school. A high percentage of teenagers in every generation have a tough time making the transition from childhood to adulthood: that's what being adolescent is all about. It happens a lot, and you'll find plenty of successful adults who had problems similar to what you're experiencing.

    So you have lots of company, both now and in the past. Ask around among the adults, and I promise it won't take very long before you find someone who -- surprise -- suffered with self-esteem issues and depression as a teen, was self-abusive and thought life was hopeless. This is what happens when you have to struggle with your identity as you're growing up: sometimes it's just damn difficult.

    I can tell you that it all comes down to one basic issue: your concept of who you are. This is where your view of the world starts -- the way life looks to you tends to mirror your self-concept. What you're doing as a teen is trying to figure out who you are: what makes you valuable, what strengths and weaknesses you possess, what makes you worthy of love, what gives you a chance of succeeding in life. If you've formed a poor concept of yourself, and you really believe that concept, the world will look like an unwelcoming and forbidding place. What's remarkable is that this isn't really the world you're seeing, its like wearing a pair of colored sunglasses -- everything looks like the color of the glass.

    So your job is to learn to take off the sunglasses. And that means being able to look in the mirror and see possibility instead of failure.

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  • by LarryH54 on January 17th, 2011

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    You don't have a clue YET because you haven't found your great interest. Once you find it, pursue it with everything you have and that feeling will never come again. As to cutting yourself, that's a self-esteem issue. My daughter also cut herself until she became a volunteer typist for the church she attends. She found a purpose there, and the urge to cut just fell away over a period of time.

    BTW, there are lots of online tests to give you a clue what you are made to do. Give a few a shot!

    http://www.allthetests.com/

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  • by BlehBlahBleeBlaa on January 17th, 2011

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    Tell a trusted friend/family member about how you're feeling. Find a counciler and don't be shy. If you feel you have no one, or that no one will listen or take you serious just nurture your self until you feel trusting.

    Maybe try to find something to do thats not going to help your destructive nature. Do some art, write short stories, go for walks, read, ride the bus for fun, collect change and go get a coffee, watch birds, see the world...
    You'll out grow it. Once you have a path inlife, things get more bearable. Horomones go away. Try to be social but don't care what strangers think!!

    The world feels isolating now but as you get older you invest your self in new ideas and hobbies. You have a bit more freedom and choices to your life. Don't give up.

    The cutting is your choice to stop. You can do it because it's pointless. Your human nature doesn't want you to harm yourself! You don't want to feel numb and I undertand. You need to find a healthier form of stimulation. You can do it!

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  • by Patti jo on January 17th, 2011

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    First know that many of us have gone through or felt useless at one time or another , please seek help , talk to a good friend , teacher , parent about how your feeling .
    Your not alone and I wish you well

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  • by Moongrim on January 17th, 2011

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    Angelica, even though I could be your grandpa, there are times I still feel like my life is useless.

    We all do the best with what we got.

    I used to bite my nails until they bled. A lot.

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