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Mental health
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So recently...


Posted Monday January 28 2008, 11:42 pm

Alright, so I'm 16 and a sophmore in highschool. My freshmen year I was a great kid, I did everything I was suppose to and never did anything wrong, I didnt even have my first kiss til the end of freshmen year. Anyways...I was really a good kid until the begining of this year (sophmore year) and now I'm not a bad kid...but I'm not the sweet little angel I was last year. I've started smoking and drinking.I cut myself (not bad enough to really hurt anything and I really dont want to be lectured about that, I know its bad and I know I shouldnt do it) And I've gone alot further with my boyfriend than I thought I would. I'm even starting to think about having sex with him. I dont know what made me start doing all this. Well recently, I havent be...

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Living well.


Posted Monday January 28 2008, 3:10 pm

I desperately need a way to get things out of my mind. I replay bad memories or moments in my head millions of times a day, I obsess over boys/friends, I can't handle being yelled at, I strive for order, and I get overly stressed all too often.

I have good grades, play sports, and eat healthy. Still I can't help but feel like everything is always going crazy in my head.

What can I do to get my emotions and this stress under control. I can never let go of grudges or let anything just 'roll off my back' Any ideas?

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Stress and anxiety


Posted Sunday January 27 2008, 9:48 pm

I'm in the ninth grade with the stress and anxiety levels way beyond what my age permits. School makes me crazy. Especially with midterms and finals and what not, I hardly sleep. I'm getting four hours miximum, and wake up randomly to find myself forgetting a random fact, and studying some more. My family isn't putting a lot of pressure on me, or anything, but I just freak out and have high expectations of myself. I study way way too much and at weird times. Is there anything that would help me to relax just a little, and clear my head before tests? I know a little anxiety is normal, but what I feel is probably far from it.

Thanks!

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Unstable Mindset


Posted Sunday January 27 2008, 4:07 pm

There is something wrong with my mind. I'm positive that there is.
I'm 5'5 and about 165lbs. When I look in the mirror, I feel physically sick. I can't STAND looking at my body. I feel like a gross obese girl. I'm a dancer. My teacher is always telling me to suck it in, and I just can't anymore. I tried anorexia, but my parents force me to eat. I've tried bulemia, but I can't make myself throw up. I would love to get down to maybe 140lbs.
I feel the need to get very skinny very quickly. I've become ADDICTED to americas next top model. I just love looking at how skinny most of them are. I just want more than anything to be skinny. I will do whatever it takes.

I'm obsessed with nutrition. I count calories like it...

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weired reaction


Posted Friday January 25 2008, 11:42 pm

ok this probably is the weirdest question on this site...........and perhaps some may take it as a joke but i swear i've cried myself to sleep.......... especially considering my age...... (lets just say i'm a little over my teens) and this is ridicules...

i usually don't have idols or role models or whatever. i am not a fan of anything or anyone. i don't have that tendency to obsess...
HOWEVER........hoping that most of you probably heard of the tragic death of heath ledger.... lately i haven't been myself.... i can't seem to stop thinking about it where its gotten to a point that i am actually sad and quiet around people i don't know and they notice! (people i know very well don't even know when i am sad!) i don'...

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i want to stop it


Posted Thursday January 24 2008, 9:27 am

pls i need someone to help me out. i am in a very big shit. i use to talk when sleeping, and i have alort of dreams. it is really enbarassing me. i really want to stop it. i well be very greatfull it someone will help me out.

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telling a teacher about cutting


Posted Wednesday January 23 2008, 7:12 pm

17/f. I have had an awful year. And I thought the worst was over at the end of the year. (I don't feel like explaining it; it doesn't really have anything to do with this...well sort of but I don't have to explain.) Anyway...I cut myself. And I haven't for say about a week, but I really have been wanting to lately. It drives me crazy; I sit there and my entire mind is focused on that. It drives me crazy when I force myself not to cut. Just like right now. I really want to and it is really hard to just not give in. And I know I should probably talk to someone, but I have a really hard time opening up to people, especially those I don't know. However, there is this teacher that I have talked to before. So, if I told him, then mayb...

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this might sound confusing,


Posted Wednesday January 23 2008, 1:55 pm

alright,
well have you ever heard of people actually changing themselves because they believe they can do it?
like, they tell them selves everyday that they can do something, or change something on them, and it actually happens? Whats this called? any websites about it? thanks :]

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addiction


Posted Tuesday January 22 2008, 2:57 pm

15/f

I think im addicted to masterbating, and watching p0rn.
but i dont want to be.
you see my parents work at the church. and im sorda a really good kid, so i dont want to live this lifestyle. but every so often i have to go to youtube or whatever to look up bad things. and every night in the shower i use the showerhead to masterbate. I also do that in my bed. No one would ever suspect this of me. I am a perfect goody good. so should i be doing this?
is it normal? or should i stop?
if so, how can i stop?
and if i SHOULD be doing this, where can i see more footage, without looking up keywords like "sex'
because my dad has a fire wall on all the computers, and he can see everywhere i go.



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Posted Monday January 21 2008, 8:29 pm

I am 16 years old and i have come t realization that I am an alcoholic. I have realized how much my problem is driving everyone i care about away. I was wondering if anyone new of any sites where i could talk to someone about my problem and get help.

please help me =/

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concentrating


Posted Monday January 21 2008, 6:58 pm

I have trouble concentrating.
It takes me forever to do homework because I always get distracted and start doing something else.
It wasn't always like this, it started pretty recently. Within the last year. But I've always been a procrastinator.

Ridding the area of distractions doesn't work, I WILL find something to distract me.


Any tips on how to concentrate better?

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social anxiety disorder poems


Posted Saturday January 19 2008, 9:35 pm

I really want to find some poems and quotes about social anxiety disorder.I've tried searching google and i can't seem to find any good ones.I found one website that had a few, but most of them were just about anxiety in general. So, does anyone know where i can find some good poems and quotes about social anxiety disorder? Thanks.

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i just need help


Posted Saturday January 19 2008, 4:20 pm

my best friend killed himself 4 months ago. ive been literally a mess ever since. My mind is fucked up. I get soooooo sad if the littlest thing happens, and i am in a relationship right now. we've been togetehr for 5 months. he's been there for me a lot. he goes out and parties a lot, and he tries to fightwith other guys a lot.. whenever something happens, my body starts to shake incredibly, like i get the chills.. ive lost a lot of feelings in myself, like i am not ticklish anymore, have no appetite for food, every second of the day even when things are giong good i just want to die. Its too much pain, ive tried tooo hard to get better, and i did start to get there. now i am just terrible. Its not cause of my boyfriened, its just things he...

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Is my mom an alcoholic?


Posted Thursday January 17 2008, 3:36 am

I never thought I would think that this very thing would happen to my family. Over 3 years ago, my father passed away from cancer. It was very quick and found out within a summer length of time. After my father passed away, my mom would start drinking. She would drink from 1-2 bottles of wine a night. To the point where she would be drunk and feel better about everything. It never really accord to us that she was having a drinking problem. But now 3 years later, shes been drinking almost a whole bottle of wine a night. She gets to the point where shes mean and cries. I try to talk to her, but she never listens. She says she only does it cause it helps her with the stress of work, financial problems, ect. I want to get her help, but I know s...

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Schizophrenia?


Posted Wednesday January 16 2008, 3:58 pm

i think i might be Schizophrenic. Sometimes when i see something like a kitten, i cant help but to think "kill it!" or stupid stuff. it goes a lot worser then that like, stuff i dont actually feel, but i cant help to think about it. then i try and get rid of the thought but i cant. eventually it will go but it keeps popping into my mind. like my mind keeps thinking it, but i dont want to. like really sick thoughts. also, since a a few years ago, i develop stupid habits like shaking my head, heavy breathes, twitching. if i dont do these things sometimes, its like the feeling you get when you hold your breath for about 5 seconds, you just have to breath, or in my case, twitch etc. Sometimes i can go without doing it, when i dont thi...

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im always worried


Posted Monday January 14 2008, 8:00 pm

Ok whenever i have proplems at school with someone im always kinda worried or scared about whats going to happen it gets me realy nervous or somethig i cant help it, please anyone with any ideas to help me or have similar problems tell me how to get over it


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Covering the marks


Posted Saturday January 12 2008, 11:35 pm

Alright so cat has stopped cutting (Yay) but now I'm using runner bands to keep myself in order. I haven't cut for about two weeks but now I have a new problem the marks made by the rubber bands...How long does it usually take them to dissapear and is there anyway I can hide them? I don't want people to come here and tell me how bad it is because without the bands I know what I would do. Right now I just need to know how to cover the welts that the bands make. Any help?
I'm not now nor am I planning on seeing a shrink...I don't think I need that.

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cutter


Posted Saturday January 12 2008, 6:22 pm

i am a cutter, i think. i recentley started getting a paper clip to my arm, and...cutting it i guess. for some reason i don't really feel the pain, only afterward when i move my arm around. i dont no how to hide it, this is so not me. i am always this happy go lucky girl. im popular and have tons of friends, so i just don't no what to do. i always wear spaggetti straps and stuff, but now i can't. i just don't no what to do, i don't no how to stop. i want to tell my friend, but how do i no she's not going to tell anyone? and i dont even no how to tell her. so, how do i tell my friend, and what do i do? please help me...

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cutting


Posted Saturday January 12 2008, 6:10 pm

i have to write a paper about cutting and i really need help! i have been looking it up and stuff but i still need information. If anyone has anything about it (why they do it, what they use, when do they) it would be greatly appreciated. please anything will help! if you are/used to be a cutter i would love to hear some personal stories! thank you so much!

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American WASP


Posted Friday January 11 2008, 6:52 pm

I am extremely preppy. Like sweater vests, oxfords, Top-Siders, the whole nine yards. And not just clothes. The issue is, I get very upset when I see magazine articles where it says how preppy is a new trend everywhere, and has come back, etc. Preppy has never left. It has followed me around rural New England my entire life. It's not a trend. It's a lifestyle that's been around forever. I get extremely miffed, and just want to scream and stomp and rip up the article, but that would be unladylike, of course. How can I deal with this? I have tried counting to ten and things like such, but they do not help because I still know how wrong these articles are and that I can't do anything about it. It's more than just that, I get angry over a lot o...

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