Bit of a dark topic...

Sorry, it's a bit of a dark topic today but I just feel that there is not enough awareness on the topic.

Depression, self harm, eating disorders. So many of the teenagers in this World are battling. Most of them are battling in silence, too afraid to say what they are doing behind closed doors.

Today's media, the TV, magazines, internet, all tell young girls that thin is good, thin is the best and the only thing you can be is thin. Not every woman is thin and it gives them all their own personality and traits. You are perfect as you are and the message just does not reach teens. I believe that whatever shape you are, whoever you are, you are beautiful and no matter what anyone tells you, as long as you believe it and have confidence within yourself, you will always be stunning. Confident is the best thing to be and if you believe you can do something and believe in yourself then you will achieve it.

Eating disorders are so misunderstood. People think people do it for attention. It's not for attention. It is a mental disorder that makes you believe you aren't good enough, it makes you think you are fat when actually you are perfect. These people need help. They don't need people to go around and say 'look how skinny she is, attention seeker'. That is not going to help anyone and it will probably make them go to a darker place then they already are. HELP. That is what they need. They need love, support and help. Next time you see someone who looks like they need to be cheered up or they aren't eating, go over, sit with them, talk to them. I guarantee they are an amazing person and they just need someone to talk to.

Depression. The deep dark hole that drags people in. If you are feeling sad one day, you are not 'depressed'. It annoys me so much how people just use the word in every day life. Unless you have been diagnosed or you are sad every day and can't do normal activities, you have no right to say you are depressed. This is not a rant blog, but people who are depressed, they have reasons. They need people to talk to and support them and love them, just like everyone. They can't just 'cheer up' and they can't just 'get over it'. It will take time, patience and a whole lot of tissues. Talk to them, anyone sat on their own, they need a friend just like you and me and they just want someone to help pick them up from the hole and dust them off.

Self harm, possibly one of the  most misunderstood thing of the 21st century. People think its all to do with 'goths' and 'attention seekers'. The truth is that some people do do it for attention but that is a very very small percentage. Most people are hurt, broken and they just need a way to show their inner feelings. They need a way to let the pain out of them and the way that works for them is harm on their own body. Whether that be cutting, punching or burning their body, to them it helps. But only temporarily. Temporarily the pain goes away and they feel better again, but soon enough the pain comes back. There are many inspirational famous people out there, Demi Lovato, who have suffered with self harm but have overcome it. Everyone can overcome it, patience is the key. They can't get over it, they can't 'just stop'. It doesn't work like that. It takes TIME. But it is possible to battle on through and be happy at the end of it.

If anyone out there is battling a disorder, they would understand. They know how misunderstood they are and how much they just want someone to talk to, someone to listen to them and someone who will actually care about what they are saying.
My message to all of you out there: It is possible, if you go an hour without purging, without cutting, without thinking of suicide, then I am proud of you. You are beautiful just as you are and you deserve to be happy. You can make it through this, I am living breathing proof of it.