No 14 Jalan Bukit 4/3
Taman Melawati,
40000 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan
2 Jun 2011
Dear Shahirah,
How are you today?I hope you and your family are in a pink of health. I've already received you letter and my sincere apology for the late reply. Life as a university student is very demanding however I tried to find time to reply as soon possible and this is the results.
I’m sorry to hear what had happened to you. In the last letter, you said that you have been through an extremely tough years with never-ending problem and you are in desperate need for someone to talk as you’ve been feeling depressed lately. I understand your feelings. After all, there’s no one in this world that can escaped from problems. What make a different is different method people used to solve their problem. Let me share some tips that might be helpful to your predicament.
If you feel sad and depressed, do not bottled it inside as it will only make your depression worst. You have to learn to let it go little by little and one of the way it can be done is by talking to more experienced adults. In my opinion, school counsellor is the best person you can consult with. Why? Because they are open minded and a very good listeners. You can practically talk with them about everything without fear of your secret leaking out. The counsellor will listen to your problem carefully and after you’re done, they give you helpful advices and tips to handle your problem. Futhermore, the councellors are more experienced since they had deal with many cases involving problematic teenagers before.
Besides that, keeping a diary is also one of effective method to handle depression. Whenever you are feeling sad and lonely, you can literally poured your heart out in the form of writing. Who knows, by releasing the bottled emotions inside your heart, you will feel lighter, as if a great burden lifted off your shoulder.
And please if you find your problem too unbearable to handle and overcome by the need of something to release you from the building stress, please do not think alcohol or drugs can be a helpful solution. Yes, it can help you to forget your problems for a short while but not forever. After the drugs or alcohol ran out their effects, you will remember everything that happened and you will feel worst than before. Imagined, not only you have an unsolved problems, you will feel the after effect of the substance such as migraine and hangover.
I have a problem too. Recently my childhood friend died in a car crash and to say I was devastated by her death was an understatement. I’ve come close to think her as a sister that I never had. It was surreal because we’ve been through many things together, we watched movies together, we’ve been to each other’s home and her sudden death affect me bad. I was depressed after her death and even now I can hear her laugh, can see her smile and mischievious grin. She is a very good friend, good listener. And she’s gone. Can you understand how I felt?
But eventually with the support of my family and friend, I learned to accept what happened. Because I know she will be angry at me if I continue living in the past and not move on. And because I know everthing happened with reasons. You may lose now, but who know you might gain something better in future. And now, I have great friends and supporting family. I’m happy with my life and deep inside I know she is will be happy for me too.
If you have problem, always remember that you’re not alone. There are people out there that faced a bigger crisis in their life and yet they strived forward, not letting their problem weighing them down. I hope it could be the same way for you. That’s all for today. I'll be expecting a reply soon.Send my regards to your family.
Your beloved friend,
Natasha
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