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My name is Jessica Thompson, I turned 14 in on April third. MCR has helped me through A LOT! From my uncles hospitalization to my stage of depression, they have always been there for me, I can relate and interpret My Chemical Romances music to my feelings. Here is my story.
My school teacher is the one who actually got me into MCR, she plays music some times in class, this was in September of 2004, “ I Never Told You What I Do for a Living “ was playing and I was automatically drawn to the sound of the music. This was actually a new school year and I didn’t know the teacher very well, I went up to her desk and asked who it was she said it was some Jersey band, I then asked for the name, she told me “ My Chemical Romance”. I didn’t know that for the next few years of my life that this band would change so much in me. Over the next few weeks, me and Mrs. I would stay after school and listen to music in her class, I would some times get detentions on purpose just to hear the music. I finally got the courage and asked her to burn me a copy, she agreed. I awaited the copy for days. When she finally gave me the album, I ran home and put the CD in my computer and listened to it at least six times in a row. I then did research on your band and watched “Ghost of you” to many times to count. I then learned that the music video was being shown on MTV. My eyes were glued onto the screen. I wanted to express how I felt about this band. Before I was a plain dressing science nerd, I then made a name for myself. I became the only dark dressing person in my school, every one else was either a jock or a preppy person. That day when I decided to wear a MCR shirt to school, I set a pose for all of the kids who didn’t fit. The very next day people were actually wearing black and were expressing themselves. The snaring looks of judgment was worth it. Even though people stuck tags to me like that I was emo, which is stupid, or Goth, I just looked them right in the eye and said go to hell, which felt pretty good. After I found out on the internet that you had an album before “three cheers for sweet revenge” I rushed to Best Buy to get it. I bought bullets and listened to it all night long, it made me feel so different inside hearing them play, I have never heard any thing quite as unique as it, and I liked it. Only two months after discovering you, we were on the Colorado river boating. My uncle Arnold had a boat that could go up to 140 mph but was to afraid to try it out. The next day after a day of heavy drinking, he decided to see if the boat really could go that fast. Me and my little sister were in the boat behind him as he sped up to 120 mph. I had your 24 so far published songs on my ipod, and that’s all I had on my ipod, and me and my little sister were sharing the head phones when suddenly my uncle sped into a wake zone and the boat flipped head over heals and snapped in half, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The boat then quickly sank to the bottom of Lake Havasu. When my uncle was in critical condition, MCRs music helped me get trough it. When I became depressed, MCR’s music helped me through that as well. They helped me who I am and who I want to be.

When I first heard about MCR, I was in a position in life where I was really depressed, there was a lpt of fighting going on with me and my friends and a lot of hurt feelings and ruined friendships and I am sad to say that I did cut myself a couple times. Then one of my friends Introduced me to MCR by letting me hear Welcome to the Black Parade and I fell in love with it and asked him to burn me the CD. I fell in love with them and went and bought the others. Gerards words have inspired me so much. His experiences have taught me A LOT. Whenever Im really down and think nothings worth it I remember all the s**t he went through, with being an alcoholic and taking pills and drugs and almost killing himself twice and I see how much strength it took him to overcome all of that, but he did it. He showed the world true strenth and that everything is worth it. Live life to its fullest and ******** anyone who can't respect you for who you are and what you stand for. He is my hero and my Role Model. Without MCR I dunno if would be who I am today. Thank you eternally Gee...you'll always be in my heart.

they have helped me and my sister so much if it wasn't for them i don't think i would be typing this right now god there amazing i can't wait to see them in november after 4 years of listening to the guys i can finaly afford to go see them yay

My name is Megan. and yes My chemical Romance has saved my life no doubt..before I found them. I cut myself almost everyday. was in severe depression, and yes Suicidal. but then along came my chemical romance. and up until I watched lotms. yes I still cut. but not as often. most times I would sit down blare mcr and it would take the URGE away. but then I watched LOTMS. and saw how much s**t gerard went thru, and saw what he did for us fans. [getting clean and sober...congrats Gerard!] and decided. okay if he can do something like that, why cant I do it? well i did. I got help. and havent cut myself since. and seeing him come out of everything being okay now. inspired me, to make sure I never cut again. In the long run, my chemical romance is the one who saved me. if it wasnt for them i probably would not be here today. typing this. thank you gerard, mikey, bob, Frank, and Ray for getting me thrru the hard times.

Aleshia is my name. MCR saved my life because whe3n I felt like no one cared I knew that Gerard and the guys did. I knew that I could make it through because there was 5 guys out there like me and Gerard Way is my idol and my life goal is to meet him so I couldn't die without that completed. Also MCR made me feel like I belong because I knew that although I'd never met them they didn't want me to die they loved all their fans and they would want me to go on. So I live on with the hope that one day I can amount up to them and can meet them. "Never let them take you alive!"

Hello there. My name is Lydia, and I can say that My Chemical Romance saved my life. About four months ago my boyfriend broke up with me. He gave no reason. And to make matters worse be began telling everyone that I was a slut, and he was going to laugh when I get AIDS.
I didn't go to school for a week or so. I felt so depressed, I thought that I did something wrong. I felt like s**t, basically.
I was on the verge of self harm, but I turned to music. I usually turn to screamo or really hard core metal when I feel angry, but something made me pick up my old Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge CD and start listening to it religiously.
Something about the music calms me and makes me feel like I am not alone. I feel happy, and like I can do anything when I hear MCR.
So in conclusion, I can proudly say My Chemical Romance and their music saved my life.

My friends know I was once suicidal, but they don't know the details. Wow, it's so hard for me to type this....

My name is Gina, and MCR really did save my life. Around the last semester of 7th grade I had the HUGEST crush on a guy one year older than me. I thought I was in love. That summer after he graduated, I started spiraling down. I had no way to contact him; I didn't know what I would do. Some days, I honestly felt I was over him, but the next day I would be missing him again. Near the end of June, I went to my cousin's birthday party. His brother(who didn't live in the state) came, and he asked me if I had heard of a band called My Chemical Romance. He got his mp3 and had me listen to Skylines and Turnstiles, then Teenagers. I wasn't really listening to the lyrics, just zoning out, listening to the instruments. I kept their name in the back of my head. One day, I remembered them and decided to look them up. I started really listening to the lyrics. I was only watching their music videos for a while, but then started looking up other songs. A couple months later, I fell into the lowest point of my depression. The only thing that kept me going through the night was the knowledge that tomorrow would be a new day to find more MCR songs that I hadn't heard yet. I went through most of 8th grade sad, apathetic, and angry at the world.
I am now officially over him and out of my my sad stupor and am with the guy who looked past my mask that I had put on(metaphorically) to hide from the world, and I couldn't have asked for more.