The more serious the depression, the more difficult it becomes to handle it alone. Talk to someone you respect and trust, be it a teacher, pediatrician, counselor, member of the clergy or another trained professional. Don’t make the mistake of believing that the problem will one day just go away.
Occasional feelings of sadness and depression do come and go but in more serious cases, they can also escalate to the point where an adolescent thinks that suicide is the only way out of a bad life situation. Teens have to learn that problems can be worked through and overcome in healthy ways and that taking one’s own life is never the answer.