Oh goodness, Joe. That is totally me. I go into random, sometimes extreme, emotional swings that last varying lengths of time. When I'm in one, I usually go off and spew things off. Then I come back and think about what I said, and feel extremely idiotic. You're not alone. And what you'd said before was not really melodramatic. It was no more than what a lot of teenagers go through, just one of those natural downs through your ups and downs. You're amazing, always remember that.

I'm totally like you, Joe. Sometimes I feel really, really cynical about the world. I sometimes feel so idiotic! Other times I think life's actually not bad in spots, and there are still things to laugh over. I guess that's just part of being a teen. And I don't think anyone criticized you on that other thread, Joe. The world's too wacky for us to be down on anyone else.

Depression is like that. I persist in my beliefs that everyone hates me. If someone doesn't talk to me for a few days, my brain goes into overdrive, like "ohmygosh they hate me." "they're never going to talk to me again." etc, etc, etc.

Don't worry about it. You're just being a teenager. That's okay. You're not hurting anyone, so you don't need to apologize for being yourself. It's okay to be melodramatic and think your life is bad. It's okay to be preoccupied with yourself and think you have it worse off than everyone else because I think everyone does that. You're not an idiot. Would you mind a piece of advice? I've noticed that you tend to rush into things before thinking them through all the way, then sometimes regret what you do. Just as a word of advice, try really considering your actions before you do something you may later regret.

My sister is like that.