“No matter how good I was, no matter how much I pleaded for it or worked for it, I could never make everyone understand me. If my self-esteem was dependent on other people’s feelings, it would never be under control. I’d be on a ship rocking back and forth between emptiness and salvation, never able to really find my feet.” Self EsteemDepressionTeenagersSelf ImageDepression RecoveryTeenage Angst Book:Advice I Ignored: Stories and Wisdom from a Formerly Depressed Teenager Source: Advice I Ignored: Stories and Wisdom from a Formerly Depressed Teenager