With depressed teens, self-harm is an extremely common form of release for teens battling depression. When adolescents feel like no one understands them, it often upsets them greatly. This can lead to unbearable emotional pain, leading teens to desperately try to put an end to it. Teens often self-harm to stop emotional pain. It can be an occasional release from depression, and many teens say it gives them a “euphoric release.” Euphoric describes a strong feeling of happiness that lasts only for a short time. It's desperate times like these, when teenagers need some kind of euphoric release, even if it means causing themselves physical pain. When teens are depressed but can't express what's bothering them, they look for a way to feel better. They believe that self-harm is a way to improve it. They believe that self-harm represents a kind of “illusion” of making the adolescent have control over something in his life. Stress is something that teenagers usually have no control over, as is depression itself. Self-harm makes teens believe they have control over what happens to their bodies, physically. Home is a place seen as an isolated area due to parents' work. This leaves no time for deep conversations between a teen and a parent. Rejection often fills this empty time. Teens who stay at home suffer from increased depression due to isolation, because it gives teens time to think heavily about their problems, which can make them feel much worse. Sometimes, when a depressed teenager feels like he or she is just too lonely to stay at home, he or she often becomes a runaway. Runaways are usually caused by negative experiences at home, such as isolation or even emotional/physical/sexual abuse. The absence of a mom/dad figure in the... middle of the paper... including Cait Irwin actually realized their symptoms immediately and acted on the situation immediately. By the age of 13, Cait was suffering from depression so severe that she had chronic thoughts of suicide. She opened up to her parents as soon as she suspected she was suffering from depression and they sent her to a psychiatric ward. After successful treatment, Cait returned home happy and healthy. He went on to go to college and even started his own business. Inspiring stories like Cait's are what teens diagnosed with depression should consider. Society just needs to do its part and let teenagers realize that depression is not a shameful thing and that help is not as far away as it seems. Teenage depression is no laughing matter. It is indeed a serious disease, but even the worst can be solved with the right kind of help and self-support.