I lie, talk back, and yet I call myself a Christian. It's not that I like doing the wrong thing, I just do it.

What feelings arise?

I always feel horrible when I do.

How does it affect you?

Sometimes I talk back to my parents. Sometimes I am good for a week but then I just do it again.

I get in fist fights at school. Usually it's just verbal and pushing but I have been in 3 or 4 fist fights.

Many times I have wanted to kill myself and I have gotten pretty close to doing it. Now I am better.

What is your part?

I have had some problems and was depressed for a while.

What are you learning?

Talking helps.

What can you shift in your perspective?

My SAT scores are very high but if I slip up again I probably will be kicked out of school and might not get into a good school.

How are you working with your difficulty?

I just want to stop screwing up.

What is this difficulty teaching you?

Don’t wait if you feel like hurting yourself. Tell someone.

14 years, male