Yet again the secret writer program shows just how essential it is. As a special education teacher I have a lot of students labeled with an "emotional disorder". The hardest part of my job is seeing these wonderful, creative kids suffer and hurt themselves. They know I care. Which is a tiny help, but I'm not an expert. If their arm was broken, they would also know I care... but it wouldn't fix their arm. I really hope that some day, it will be as easy and as second nature to seek out mental help when needed as it is to go to the dentist (we take better care of our teeth than our psyches?) Our school has 4 amazing social workers... for 4000 kids. It's insane. This country needs to wake up and realize that mental health matters. Secret writer. Pleas get the help you need and deserve. There is a way to live a happy life. Don't give up on it.