Speak - Blog #2

Blog #2: In the novel 'Speak', the main characters name is Melinda. In the summer something terrible happened to her which caused her to loose all her friends including her best friend. Melinda then met another girl named Heather, who resently moved to her school but she thinks the only reason Heather talks to her is because she has no idea what happened during the summer. Unfortunately Heather realizes that Melinda is a little strange and she has a bad reputation she no longer wants to be apart of, so therefore that leaves Melinda with no one to associate with once agian. Melinda also spends a lot of her time on her own. At home her parents constantly fight which forces her to stay in her room so she does not have to take part of it. At school she hangs out in an old janitors room so she does not have to  associate with anyone or listen to them say things about her. In the beginning of the novel Melinda herself made a statement that she is an outcast. I believe this because she spends all her time by herself, she doesn't talk to anyone, she won't even confront her old friends to solve their problems, and she has basically distanced herself from everyone. She is also very depressed and because of that she inflicts pain on herself (cuts herself), to try to forget about all the terrible things surrounding her. Melinda's personality is more on the negative side rather then the positive side and therefore I think that is why her personality traits are the way they are. 

Question - If you were depressed like Melinda would you seek help or would you just keep it to your self? If your answer was keep it to your self explain why?