Top Ten Worst Things That Can Happen to You As a Teenager

I'm still in my teen years, and because I remember all the bad stuff I've done and can't forgive myself, I've already started making plans for a suicide attempt. The fact that I failed to commit suicide by hanging made me think of another way to do it. I would use a rope and handcuffs. The rope would be for the hanging, and the handcuffs would prevent me from saving myself.

The only way I thought I could cope with this was through self-harm. Every day, I would use a sharp tool to create scratch marks on my skin, but that only made things worse (even though I still engage in this self-injurious behavior). Even before this behavior, I had suicidal thoughts. But the worst part is that, during my previous suicide attempt, I did it alone.

I wanted to do it alone so people wouldn't think I was selfish, but the guilt, loneliness, anxiety, and depression are unbearable for me. I have extremely low self-esteem and a burning hatred for myself. My suicidal thoughts are slowly becoming worse! I need help, but I'm just too scared to ask for it.

I was never really the target of bullying in high school, even though I was sort of a loner. However, I knew a kid who was obese and overly emotional. Kids would talk behind his back all the time, and I (regrettably) joined in sometimes. Bullying is one of the worst things that can happen to a kid in high school.

Now, at 23 years old, I've tried to make amends with that kid, who had to change schools because of the jocks that targeted him and the difficulty of the school's curriculum. We're on OK terms now, but we don't talk all that much.

It's very dangerous in multiple ways.

Financially, it's bad because they're so young they might not even have a job yet, so they can't pay for it.

Health-wise, it's bad because the body is still developing, and it might not handle pregnancy well. This can result in both the baby and the young mother not surviving.

Socially, it's tough because if they do give birth, they'll have to take care of the baby, leaving them with no free time during their teen or young adult years.

And if it's in America, it's even worse.

This stays with people, sometimes for their whole lives. I stayed on the down low most of the time in high school, so I never got into these situations. But I knew a kid (unfortunately obese) who tried out for the basketball team once and utterly failed. He fell flat on his face on the floor and started crying. Kids talked about it for weeks. I felt bad for him, but he had to know that basketball just wasn't for him.

This has never happened to me, but it must feel lonely to have nobody to hang out with when you're young and everyone isolates you.

My biggest fear, I swear, is losing all of my friends.

I recently lost all my friends because they were all backstabbers, like most shy people's friends.

Drugs can cause diseases, mental illness, lower quality of life, death from overdose, poverty, crime, unemployment, and a dysfunctional family.

I feel this is overlooked because some teenagers don't consider the long-term consequences.

If you're easily influenced, then that is.

I wish I had no acne. I feel like I'm ugly, but I'm not. I just want to live a peaceful life. I want to leave my family once I turn 16 or older. I also want to live without my family when I turn 16 or older.

It's actually normal for teenagers to get acne. I'm pretty sure almost everyone had acne as a teenager.

Worst thing ever! I sometimes forget to wash my face and put acne cream on it.

Obviously, this sucks. There's a difference between slacking off and not doing anything at all, and getting the bad grade you deserved, versus working or studying as hard as you can and still getting a bad grade. That's frustrating.

My grades are already suffering. They are crippled and in pain. I only have good grades in four classes: Art, P.E., Science, and Integrated English. I suck at math.

In my second year of secondary school, I was doing terribly in my mathematics class. I'm not that great at math in general.

Yeah, this sucks. Not too long ago, when I was a teen, I worked some part-time jobs, including one at Jimmy John's five years ago. I got "let go" after a month of working at JJ's, and that really discourages somebody from thinking they can handle living in the real world.

I got let go for some BS reason that my "attitude needed adjusting," which is not true at all.

Oh, right, the GoAnimate videos where parents ground and punish their child for nothing.

This happened to me when I was 5. It's not the worst thing, to be honest, but it is really sad when you see someone with the opposite parent you're living with. Yeah... I guess it's not a good thing, which is why it's placed here.

Fortunately, most kids don't have to deal with this, but I've heard a lot of stories about kids who have had to deal with divorce, and it seems like a never-ending nightmare for them.

This has happened to me, but my parents weren't really made for each other.