One teenagers tragic hidden secret

High school junior Alexandra Valoras, a straightA student, class officer and robotics whiz, nonetheless felt she wasn t ever good enough; hiding her despair behind a sunny disposition to the outside world, she ended her life before her 18th birthday. Jim Axelrod talks with the young woman s parents, friends and teachers about the signs that were missed; the private journals in which the girl wrote down strikingly uncharacteristic words of pain; and how Alexandra s mom and dad are bringing a message of awareness to other students. If you are in crisis: Please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1800273TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. Subscribe to the CBS Sunday Morning Channel HERE: Get more of CBS Sunday Morning HERE: Follow CBS Sunday Morning on Instagram HERE: Like CBS Sunday Morning on Facebook HERE: Follow CBS Sunday Morning on Twitter HERE: http:,