depression

that's what we learnt about in psych class today. it's been really interesting lately, learning about all the disorders and symptoms, and who's more likely to get them. i think i'm pretty safe, being that i had a good childhood and a stable and loving family environment. haha. anw, today he got kinda serious when we got to the topic of suicide. he was like, i want u all to hear this from me - if u ever have a suicidal friend, u should talk to that person and not leave him/her alone. find out if the person has a suicidal plan, how fatal is that plan, and if he/she is bent on carrying it out. whoaa. pretty serious stuff there.

some people shared their stories of friends who committed suicide. one girl was like, she had a friend who killed herself by carbon monoxide poisoning in the garage, and when she was halfway dead, she called her coach in school and told him she won't be there for practice. then the coach got worried and thought she was drunk, but she was actually dying already. and he didn't manage to save her.

also another story.. this guy's best friend called him on his cell and told him he was gonna kill himself. he rushed over to his house, and got there in time to see his best friend shoot himself. and he was just 30 feet too far away to prevent it from happening. so he saw his friend die right before his eyes.

all this just made me think of how precious life is, and u never know when it's gonna end or when you're gonna lose someone. also made me realize how pointless life must be for people who don't know God. I'm thankful i have God in my life. I wish everyone could come to see God's unconditional love and stop feeling like there's nothing to live for.
Gonna treasure every day and everyone in my life! :)