Anonymous asked this question on 4/29/2000:

I feel like I have been locked up forever. My feelings are just know started to come out. I'm not sure if what I am feeling is depression or if it is something else. My family has treated me bad for a long time. I haven't ever said anything because I didn't know how and now that I have told a couple people I feel said and lonely all the time like no one understands. I guess what I need is probably someone just to talk to and understand me. I don't think that someone who is 16 should feel this way. Maybe someone can help me. Bye

frisbee gave this response on 4/30/2000:

no matter how old a person is... there is always the chance they will feel rotten. I am sorry you were treated poorly by your family. You did not say what they did to you... I hope it was nothing too severe. The feelings you are having are coming from a source deep inside you that tells you .. you are a valuable person and want reccognition. We all have survival skills and they come out sometimes when we least expect it. If your family treated you badly and now you are becoming able to tell people ... you are also realizing that you deserve to be treated better... and to have people care about you. It makes you angry and hurt that those you depended on for caring let you down. Telling other people about the abuse gives you a new release of those feelings. I would offer the suggestion of looking for a therapist or a counselor at school who you can talk to on a regular basis. You need to come to terms with the pain and learn how to get thru it and on to better things. I applaud you for realizing you deserve to be happy! But try to remember... as humanss we are all capeable of mistakes and fouls.. even parents. Find a counselor and keep up the good work. I hope this helps! Bye

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