Nobody likes to hear the phrase "it gets better." It has become obnoxious and repetitive, and I personally propose we replace it with the phrase, "Life sucks but then it will suck less before sucking again." That phrase feels much more accurate. As someone who struggles with depression still, after hearing, "it gets better" since around 13, I believe that there is some truth in those words. It hasn't seemed to improve permanently for me, but if I look at where I am now compared to how I was doing at the age of 14, I can certainly say that I'm not as bad as I was back then.
At the age of 14, I started to self harm. When 15 hit, I was flunking all of my classes, including theatre (I still don't know how I did that), and had tried to overdose on a mixture of different medications. I was doing horribly, and occasionally contemplated jumping off a huge parking garage that was near the park I often hung around in. I'm still depressed because life is a thing and I need professional help, but I'm doing much better now. I currently have a 3.89 GPA and haven't self harmed in months. So it does improve, if only slightly.
I think that the easiest way to make small improvements is to surround yourself with small things that make you happy. This is why I am almost always drawing or writing things. It's a quick way to cheer myself up, even if it isn't permanent, a distraction is the best way to fix a mood. People leave, whether it be a friend or a relationship, and if they want to leave let them. You'll find better people in your life, and if you end up alone you can get a bird or something. It will get better, even when you feel like you've hit the lowest point you possibly can. There will always be some way to distract yourself and somebody there for you. You can't give up, because you have so much potential and can push through this.
When I was 15, I was lying in bed with bloody thighs thinking about how I would try getting hit by a car after school the next day. I'm still depressed, but I think of how much that would be a waste. I'm only 19, I have my entire life ahead of me. You have your life ahead of you as well. It doesn't matter how bad it is right now, things will perk up a bit if you just wait it out.
Besides, funerals are expensive as hell.
