Among depressed adolescents, self-harm is an extremely common release among adolescents struggling with depression. When teenagers feel like no one understands them, it often seriously upsets them. This can lead to unbearable emotional pain, making teens desperate to end it. Teenagers often self-harm in order 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 a short time. It's desperate times like these, when teenagers need some kind of euphoric release, even if it means inflicting physical pain on themselves. When teens are depressed but can't express what's upsetting them, they look for a way to feel better. They believe that self-harm is a way to improve the situation. They believe that self-harm represents a kind of “illusion” that the adolescent has control over something in their life. Stress is something that teenagers generally have no control over, much like depression itself. Self-harm makes teens believe that they are physically in control of what happens to their bodies. The home is a place considered isolated due to parental work. This leaves no time for deep conversations between a teenager and a parent. Rejection often fills this empty time. Teenagers who stay at home experience greater depression due to isolation because it gives them time to think seriously about their problems, which can make them worse. Sometimes when a depressed teen feels too alone to stay at home, they often run away. Running away is usually caused by negative experiences at home, such as isolation, or even emotional/physical/sexual abuse. The lack of a mom/dad figure in the middle of the paper, including Cait Irwin, actually immediately realized their symptoms and took immediate action on the situation. At age 13, Cait suffered from a form of depression so severe that he had chronic suicidal thoughts. As soon as she had suspicions of depression, she opened up to her parents and they sent her to a psychiatric ward. After successful treatment, Cait returned home a happy and healthy teenager. She then continued her studies at university and even started her own business. Inspirational stories like Cait's are what teens suffering from depression should consider. Society simply needs to do its part and make teenagers understand that depression is not a shameful thing and that help is not as far away as it seems. Teen depression is no laughing matter. It is truly a serious illness, but even the worst can be resolved with the right help and self-sufficiency..