Whenever you're sad, down, depressed about your life situation, what's always worked for me is to make a plan for the future. If my self harm scars don't make me feel any better (distract me by giving me something to cover up), I oftentimes will think about how in the modern American economy I will make a name for myself, or a life plan. This may be useful for some of you, if you feel down or depressed, to eliminate all thoughts of self harm and look up to the sky. "Get off the island, and swim back to shore. Girl, I don't think I could last here one second longer cuz in these waters I'm done for. Give me one good reason to stay here at all, when the fee is too big, the apartment's too small. Where's my lifesaver when I'm screaming danger?" -Claudio Sanchez, of Coheed & Cambria