I have depression and anxiety. I know a lot of people face this and I’ve also been facing it for a while(what teen doesn’t). I experience anxiety almost every day, but this last year I’ve been getting better and dealing with and calming myself before it gets bad.

I’m scared to admit it to my family or sometimes friends. I feel like they will look at me different, I feel weak when I think about everything I go through. I feel like someone else’s life is way worse then mine so I shouldn’t be feeling this way. I want to let someone know but I’m so scared to, I want myself to be strong and confident .

My parents don’t really under stand and I don’t want to tell them I’m depressed/ unhappy because I don’t want to confuse them or disappoint them.

My boyfriend doesn’t understand he just says I’m shy. Whenever he introduces me to people I want to talk to them but I just feel like I can’t put the words together and say it fast enough.

I just want to be confident instead of so insecure about everything and scared.

I don’t like talking about being depressed, I feel like it makes it worse on myself. Ive also gotten better at dealing with my depression. Over the summer I would cry every night, cut myself, and then try to hide everything. When people would see or ask me why I’m upset; I couldn’t say it because i can’t and don’t know how to explain it. I shouldn’t be unhappy, I don’t want to be unhappy, I shouldn’t feel alone, but I just can’t help it. I feel alone; I can be in the middle of a crowd and feel like I’m in a bubble watching everything around me. I can be with a friend and just sit there like I’m by myself.

I feel empty and broken. I know people love me, people tell me; I want to believe them and want to love myself too

Does anyone else relate ? How can I fix myself ?