If someone doesn't have enough self esteem, they lack self worth. They will look down on themselves and think that they won't do anything correctly and they don't have enough self respect. They don't find themselves capable to amount to anything. This is a problem because this leads to an unhealthy lifestyle of the constant feeling of sadness.

One way to fix your self esteem is by stop trying to be please everyone and accept your flaws. No one will always be perfect and that's okay. People with low self esteem tend to want to please everyone so they won't get found out. They need to just be themselves and understand that they will be accepted for themselves.

Everyone has had trouble with self esteem in their life at one point. Personally I had a problem with low self esteem. I wanted to please everybody, I didn't want to speak to loudly or say the wrong thing. I just wanted everyone to be happy and stay in the shadows. It's not easy to overcome, but what I did was learn to accept myself and realize that I didn't have anything to prove to anybody. Hopefully someone that is struggling with their self esteem will come to the same realization.

Some of the symptoms of depression include; prolonged feelings of sadness/hopelessness, lack of interest in things that used to hold interest, continued sleeping difficulties, feelings of "not caring," feelings of continual tiredness, and suicidal thoughts. If someone is showing any signs of depression, they need help. Sometimes depression can be fixed by talking to a trusted friend or adult, but if it persists, they might consider seeking professional help.

Some treatments that depressed people can take include: talking to a therapist on a regular basis, prescribed medication, improving nutrition, and starting an exercise regimen. There are ways to avoid depression by keeping youself organized. You can get some free time and go out with your friends. Remember to get some relaxing in with all of the stresses of a teenager.

Victims of depression sometimes don't even know what is wrong with them. When I went through my time in the dumps, I didn't know what was wrong. I was just sad and angry all the time. I had no idea why and therefore I couldn't talk to my parents or friends about it, I felt like I needed to talk to them when I knew why I was like the way I was. If anyone is feeling the same thing, don't wait until you know exactly what the problem is. Get help and don't wait while it gets worse.

Dating violence is continuous abusive behavior that is used to exert power over the dating partner. There are different types of abuse; physical abuse, verbal/emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and digital abuse. The digital abuse is probably less common. It's the use of technology to intimidate, harass, or threaten a current or ex dating partner.

There is something called the Cycle of Violence. It shows the pattern of abusive relationships. The first phase is the Honeymoon Phase. This phase is the, "honey I'm so sorry, I'll never do it again I promise." It's the hearts and flowers that disappears with time. The second is tension building. It's the little incidents of physical/emotional abuse. The victim feels tension and tries to control the situation to avoid violence. The "walking on eggshells" phase. This is the longest phase. The final phase is Explosion. The actual abuse phase. This phase includes the actual, full on, physical, sexual, emotional, verbal abuse. Often times the victim is in denial. "This did not just happen."

Suzy wand Mark have been dating for about a year now and it was only one smack. Mark apologized and promised he wouldn't do it again, but he did. This time it wasn't just a little smack it was a punch, two of them. Mark said that he felt so bad and that he loved her. He promised to never do it again. It is now two year later, Mark is no longer apologizing and she gets beaten almost on a daily basis.

Suzy decides to stay with Mark, because she believes that it's her fault. She is not doing what Mark asks her to do and she is not doing it correctly. She is ashamed. A case like this should never happen. The minute that he/she gets out of control and hits you, it's time to leave. Don't stick around because they apologized to you, because they can get that angry up again and the cycle will continue. This is the National Domestic Violence Hotline website: http://www.thehotline.org/

Sexting is sending provocative or sexual images through technology. This is usually used by a mobile phone. It is used as a way of flirting or social status. Sexting may seem harmless at first, because you're only sending it to your boyfriend/girlfriend and they would never send it out. Once you send it out, the recipient can do anything with it. People can sexts as a way of cyber bullying.

Sexting is very much a crime if the person is under the age of 18. This is known as child pornography. Anyone possessing sexualized pictures of minors can be charged with a criminal offense. If someone is caught with sexual images of a minor, they will be charged and required to register as a sex offender.

Sexting is very dangerous because it can lead to a case of sextoration. This is when someone finds nude photos of young children and blackmailing them to do more sexual acts so that they wouldn't leak the photos on the internet. This is very illegal and there have been many people that have gone to jail. These predators wouldn't have these photos if the sexting didn't happen in the first place.