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How to challenge anxious thoughts?
Posted Monday April 6 2015, 10:08 pm
Hey! I'm a teenage girl and I need a bit of advice. My family is going to the beach tomorrow (my mom and 4 siblings) but I have a hefty amount of school work to get done so I'm staying behind. The thing is, I'm super nervous about them going. my sister is only 50 pounds and my brother is 40 pounds and the older ones can't swim and I'm in constant fear that they'll drown or be swept away even when I'm with them. I know that I have anxiety to some extent (though I've never brought it up because I feel stupid) so I know that my thinking probably isn't logical, but I can't help it. I feel like ditching my school work and just going along but then I'd be anxious about failing classes. every time I think about them going I get flashes of tears an...
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How to receive mental help without having money or insurance
Posted Tuesday March 31 2015, 10:55 am
How do I see a psychologist/psychiatrist for free? I have no source of income.
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Coping Skills advice?
Posted Monday March 30 2015, 8:46 pm
I have been diagnosed with Major depression with psychotic features (I see, hear and feel things that others can't). My friends say that it is all in my head and that I'm just making an excuse as to why I choose to be depressed and I can prevent it. Is this true? Am I making of all of this up? If I am, what are some things I can try in order to not choose to be depressed? If I'm not making this up and my friends just don't like it, then what can I do to help myself not be so depressed so I can get through the day?
Here's the situation:
I am no longer interested in hobbies that I used to like (example: video games, drawing, reading, writing, phototraphy). I also am crying off and on throughout the day. I can ba...
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To know for sure
Posted Friday March 27 2015, 10:35 pm
Lately I've been feeling really gloomy. I've asked lots of people online for advice, and they suggest I might be depressed. I'm kinda swapping back and forth with the idea, and I've taken test online and they say Im depressed. The thing is, even when I feel well, I just about always prefer depressing stories, movies, songs, anything depressing. I' even seem to enjoy it after I experience pain. My mom was even speaking to me a few months ago how that wasn't normal. I know I've had depression in the past for personal reasons, and I know it was severe then, and I know what I'm feeling now isn't nothing like what is was then. I haven't experienced any kind of tragic event, and this has been going on all week. Is there some way I could find out ...
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what is wrong with me?
Posted Saturday March 21 2015, 6:34 pm
It seems like every day I go through the same issues. I feel like the whole world is against me and I feel useless and unwanted. I'm homeschooled and don't live near my church so am away from people my own age 90% of the time. When I am around people my own age, I always try to be the person they want me to be. I just realized that I don't know who I really am and don't know who the real me is. I don't get calls very often, but when I do, I always go over how I'm gonna act. I always act super happy, even times when I'm not. I've always felt like outside of family, there is no such thing as a true friend. Those that I get real close to that I'm not related to, always seem to let me down in the end. i used to feel I could trust everybody, but...
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I'm so lost.
Posted Wednesday March 18 2015, 11:42 pm
I'm a 16 year old girl and I've been thinking about options out of life for almost three years now. I keep finding things to hold on to and I try to look for the little miracles in life but it's getting harder. I'm honestly so sick of living with who I am and things seem to only go downhill. Last year in high school I had to deal with a lot of sexual harassment and was beaten and had someone forcibly remove my clothes in the school. I've always felt sad and upset before that incident, but after the constant torment last year my self esteem has plummeted and I just want to die. My parents don't understand why I'm so upset (especially because I have a loving family) and they make me feel bad for feeling these emotions which only hurts me furt...
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Gender confusion
Posted Wednesday March 18 2015, 6:48 pm
Hey! I'm a biologically female 15 year old. I've been really confused and twisted on my gender of late and I was hoping you could help me untangle the mess. So I'm a biological girl, and I'm okay with that most of the time. But I dress like a boy and have sudden impulses to cut off all of my hair. I just cut the hair off of old barbies instead because I tell myself that I'll regret cutting my hair. The impulses I feel to cut off my hair can last anywhere from half an hour to a month. I walk around the boys clothes section at stores, wishing I could pull off the guy clothes better. I'm okay with being a girl like I said, but I long to be a boy when I think about both my near and distant future. Let me explain that. I want to start a YouTube ...
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He cums while kissing and huggingh
Posted Thursday March 12 2015, 8:34 pm
I am 25 years old and dating a guy who is 35 years old. I love this guy I am dating for almost two years now and he loves me too. I feel like he is not very experienced but has been married for 8months and is now divorced so its not like he hasn't had any experience. I am a virgin and have never had sex yet I don't have any problem.
Every time we hug and Kiss( not french), I see a big large wet spot on his pants (a size of a subway cookie) LOL I am concerned because I want to know if this is an issue that I should be worried about. I just want him to be fine... I care for him a lot
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Insecurities gone too far
Posted Thursday March 12 2015, 8:28 pm
Hi! I'm a 15 year old girl and I'm super insecure. I know that that's normal throughout puberty and just in general but I feel like my insecure-ness goes beyond what is considered "normal". First if all, I compare my self to every girl I see. Every. Single. One. I look at the little curves of their bodies and what bones stick out where and the shape of their feet and compare it to myself. If I see a girl (whether it be at the store, in a picture, on social media, etc) who isn't considered traditionally "pretty" because maybe she's a little or a lot overweight or has a crooked nose or smeared makeup, I'll try to find similarities between me and her and stare at her for half an hour and continue to compare us to back up my...
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Should I make it?? (Anxiety Issues)
Posted Monday March 9 2015, 3:36 am
*** I'm so sorry that this is a little bit of reading, but please read. I am so confused. ***
Okay, so I realize this is sort of a weird question, but I need advice on if I should do this or not. It'll sound weird at first, but please bare with me.
A little background about me; I'm 15, in my first year of highschool. I have extreme anxiety and social anxiety (Which explains why I'm even asking this question in the first place).
Now for the question. I can't decide if I should make a personal instagram account. I am in a "special" private program at school (Due to the anxiety), and I have absolutely no friends at all. I only go outside once a week for school. Yes, I know it's depressin...
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Cannot hold down a job
Posted Wednesday March 4 2015, 10:29 am
I'm a 23 year old male who is gay. I have a partner who is 41 years old and he supported me for the last 5 years. He is very wealthy. During those five years I took so many jobs but I did not keep them. They were very short lived. I have become accustomed to relying on my partner for all of my financial needs (car, housing, food, gas etc.) I have taken advantage of all of the perks.
Before this relationship I was able to keep a job because I had no choice and my parents were not wealthy. I was independent. How can I condition myself to keeping a job?
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Beating myself up
Posted Tuesday March 3 2015, 10:02 pm
Hi!
So, I can't stop beating myself up. I'm funny, which only gives me more power to make cracks about myself. Other people think they're funny which is what I sort of want, but making people laugh isn't really worth hurting yourself over. Yesterday I had a depressive episode where I felt like everyone was against me because at chorus, I have to sing the tenor part and the bass people are behind me and the teacher was like,"It's not that hard." Like sorry, but I can't read music and it's not easy to sing a high part when the bass people are behind you. I don't want to, but I have to stick with chorus because that's really the only thing I do besides theater. Theater is another thing I beat myself up about. My man crush (ye...
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Transgender??
Posted Tuesday March 3 2015, 9:11 pm
Hi! I'm a 15 year old biological girl and I'm having a bit of an identity crisis. I think that I might be transgender. Some days I feel so feminine and I go to school it frilly shirts and hair ribbons but some days I take clothes from my brothers closet. I love my long hair, but somedays it disgusts me and I tuck it into a cap. My identity changes and I don't know what I want. I know what I want. I know that there's genderfluid people and people without genders but I want to pick one. I feel like if I had to pick girl or boy I'd be cutting a part of myself off... What do I do?
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How do I explain that a dog can help me
Posted Friday February 27 2015, 10:38 pm
Hi Everybody,
So I am 19 years old and recently my mother and younger brother moved away, and I moved into my fathers house. As well as my boyfriend of 3 years even more recently moved away. I now live with my older brother, younger sister, step mom and father. I cannot be upstairs for long periods of time because I have some issues with my sister and I get very mad and irritated with her because she does not know what an inside voice is. Anyways, my mother and I are very close, and she is truly my bestfriend. And ever since everyone moved away I feel very lonely. I have never had many friends, so I basically sit in my room and do homework, and go to work, and go to college. I get very anxious not having anyone to talk too, and I hav...
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Sucidial thoughts
Posted Wednesday February 25 2015, 9:22 pm
23/f
I'm not really sure how to express myself right now I just want to vent to someone to listen. I come from a loving family and could get whatever I possibly wanted. But I sometimes feel so sad that I am going no where in life I always feel everything is my fault. I care about people before i care about myself. I would kill myself to save another person. Growing up I can remember this would happen and I think it is getting worse. Whenever I do something wrong and I make someone angry I start hurting myself when I get in a fight with my boyfriend I start punching myself and pinching my arm I slap myself across the face and I tell myself how useless I am and how my mother should have never had me. Is this normal? I don't kno...
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What's wrong with me? Could this be a binge eating disorder?
Posted Monday February 23 2015, 3:02 pm
I've been counting calories on-and-off for probably 3 years now. I've always kind of thought I had anorexia, but I started counting calories again in September and still am. Here's the problem.
I don't know why, but I eat at planned times and such. Then I look forward to it. My mind is focused on food ALL THE TIME. For example; I eat a breakfast sometime in the morning, depending when I wake up. I eat lunch in the 12:00 hour. I may have a snack at 2 or 3PM. Then dinner at 5-6PM, and I usually binge on a snack later at night. Anyway, why do I always look forward to the times I get to eat? Could this be a binge eating disorder? That makes me feel even worse. I count calories (I'm an extreme master at it, honestly) every day. 1...
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Coping Skills
Posted Wednesday February 18 2015, 11:44 pm
I have one coping skill and that is being on the computer. It is not healthy in other peoples opinion but I don't care. It is the only thing that helps me. I have tried everything else anyone has recommended but people are still telling me that being on the computer is not healthy. What do I do?
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I have so many mixed feelings
Posted Tuesday February 17 2015, 11:04 pm
Hi my parents finally found out that I want to be tested for being bipolar. It runs in my family and my emotions have been like a roller coaster since I was little. I'm kind of happy that I can get help, but Im scared. Like scared to the point were I would say I'm not going and wouldn't cooperate. And the thing is I don't know why! I've wanted help for so long but now that I can get it I'm terrified. I guess I'm afraid the medicine is going to change who I am and I've done some reasearch and the side effects are kinda bothersome to me. I dont know. Has any one ever been screened before for it and is now on the medication?
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I haven't been myself lately
Posted Thursday February 12 2015, 9:29 pm
Hi! I'm a 14-year-old girl and I've been feeling really weird lately. Everything that I'm about to list has been going on for about a month now: I cry over EVERYTHING. For example: My dad said to stop playing guitar because I was too loud and he was trying to work so I went to my room and cried. I've been really irritable as well. I do have a generally short fuse but now it's even worse; I've even been going off on my parents occasionally (which I feel terrible about afterward). My little sister even decided not to share a bedroom with me because I was constantly yelling. I've been eating and sleeping way more as well. I had a relatively healthy diet in the past, but now I get home from school and eat a bag of popcorn, a pop tart, crackers,...
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Thinking a bout suaside
Posted Monday February 9 2015, 11:28 pm
It seems like things are closing in on me. I have been having some health essues. One thing the Doc and family me to do is to stop smoking. I am having a very hard time with it. I have smoked for over 50 years. I get to be a relly bear and lose control. I just don't know were to turn from here. We have been tying the e-cigs also. I am scared..
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