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I have a really inappropriate crush
Posted Sunday July 28 2019, 2:23 pm
I'm 17/f. My crush is a 12 year old boy who lives on my street. I know I shouldn't have feelings for someone so much younger than me and I don't know where they're coming from. I know he has a crush on me too. He flirts with me sometime. Recently, I've begun flirting back. I'm scared that I might do something I'll regret. I'm scared that I might be a pedophile or something. This isn't the first time I've had a crush on a guy who was way younger than me. I think I need help, but I'm scared to tell anyone for obvious reasons. What the f*ck should I do??
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Heading down a dark road in my life.
Posted Wednesday July 3 2019, 2:07 pm
So it all starts with the ADHD I had when I was a kid, and how I grew up with it I guess. I had not the best childhood as my mom abused me and left me. I was bullied at this time and still have traumas.
I'm now 20 and it was only this year I was diagnosed with social Anxiety and a Cluster B personality Disorder, likely BPD.
I have a history of cutting myself and only this year I picked it up again. I can't move forward in life, I just can't. I have burns and cuts on my arms currently. I went to the ED (Emergency department) three times so far this year, and this was on my own accord. The first time I visited ED I felt normal, or what I perceive as normal. After being assessed I walked out. Second time was an i...
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Should I look for another Therapist?
Posted Thursday June 27 2019, 6:29 pm
I am 50 years of age and I have been seeing a Mental Health Therapist for 8 months now. My Therapist is only 31 years of age. They have been an excellent Therapist until recently. One day about a month ago I went in to see them and I could tell that they were upset about something. I asked them how they were doing and they burst into tears. It turns out that they have cancer. They apologized for burdening me with this and not being professional. Last week I went in for my session and I could tell that they were having a bad day. They also had to reschedule my next appointment so I asked how they are doing. Turns out they had surgery and it was not as successful as they hoped. They have to start chemotherapy. It does not bother me knowing th...
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Scared to Talk to a Counselor
Posted Friday May 31 2019, 4:39 am
I've been told many times that I need counseling. I was raised by an abusive father, I have very low self-esteem and an issue with self hatred, I've had an issue with depression, my sister thinks I have OCD, I used to have a fear of marriage and still fear ending up in a marriage like my parents, I sometimes feel ashamed of myself and am paranoid when I go out in public that people are talking about me, and I have irrational fears. I want counseling badly, but every time I think about expressing my feelings to a counselor, I feel scared. I'm afraid of being judged. I'm afraid that my feelings are stupid, strange, unreasonable, selfish, childish, an overreaction, etc.
I'm not just afraid of expressing my feelings to a counselo...
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Do I have anxiety?
Posted Monday May 13 2019, 2:11 am
Is it normal to see something (a post etc.) about a tv show or something that doesn’t have any affect on your life what so ever and feel you chest and throat tighten for a second? I get this a lot when and I was just wondering if it’s normal or not? Is not always something online. Sometimes it just happens randomly. Sometimes it’s sudden but sometimes I can feel it coming and recently I was at a party and the music was loud and everyone was talking and I got really overwhelmed and I could feel it starting to happen so I sat down and tried to focus on breathing but then people kept talking to me and popping balloons and it was like zoned out but more extreme. I was faintly aware of what has happening around me but I couldn’t get mys...
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Sister has depression and anxiety. lost in life. How to get back on track?
Posted Sunday May 12 2019, 10:01 am
I just had my world rocked…
During a 2-hour car ride to visit our parents in another city, my much younger sister told me that she feels she has depression and anxiety. This has affected her in all areas of her life. Up to this point, everyone thought she was going to start her 4th year of university but it turns out she has only completed 1.5 courses during this entire time. She feels lost in life, and its really saddens me to know that she has been hiding this all these years… and dealing with it all by herself..
My first instinct is to encourage her to get professional help (a real doctor’s diagnosis).
Eventually, telling this to her traditional Asian parents is going to be a challenge.
Restarting schoo...
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What is it?
Posted Saturday May 11 2019, 9:38 pm
I'm not sure if anyone will be able to answer this but something happened yesterday. So, I(F/15) was talking to my friend about him liking my other friend and eventually he brought up the past with questions that made me uncomfortable. Soon after, I start crying, but then it escalated as I put thoughts into my head from the present. I started to cry uncontrollably and it, again, escalated. I began to get angry with myself for not being able to stop crying and started hitting my head with my hands, scratching myself, and digging my nails into my skin. It scared and confused me beyond belief so much that I forced myself to tell someone. After 5 attempts to reach 5 different people without being successful, I finally called my mom and told her...
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i don't know what's wrong with me
Posted Sunday April 21 2019, 8:43 pm
20/F here. I've been struggling with my mental health for the past three years or so, but I can't give a name to it.
At first, it was a lot of depressive feelings. I saw my doctor after about a year, he told me I had dysthymia and basically told me to get exercise, take vitamin D, and see a counselor. I already had a counselor but wasn't getting a lot out of it. It felt good to talk to her for the time I was there, but as soon as I walked out of her office, everything went back the way it was.
I had some pretty bad insomnia, and had messed up eating habits (sometimes eating way too much, sometimes hardly eating, but never purposely starving myself).
I had a couple panic attacks which terrified me...
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Is being born female is punishment? Does it get better?
Posted Wednesday April 10 2019, 3:06 am
This is... definitely going to sound dramatic, but I’d really like to get different point of views and advice on this.
I am a girl, almost 19. I feel like the older I get the more I despise being female. I’ve struggled with dysphoria since I hit puberty, but I’m not transgender. It’s weird. The older I get and the more I mesh into adult society, the more I feel like my existence is a complete burden and I wish I could’ve been born a man. I hate sobbing over nothing, bleeding, getting creeped on and grabbed, and being weaker.
I tried having a conversation about this with my dad, and he doesn’t really get it. He’s never wished to be the opposite gender, and asked me if being female really felt like...
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Thoughts of Death
Posted Sunday March 31 2019, 3:26 pm
Hello! I am 24 and a female and I wanted to ask some questions about my mental heath. I know I am going to get some replies telling me that you aren't a doctor and that isn't what I'm looking for, I just want some friendly advice on what you think or from experience!
Last October, I saw my doctor and he had diagnosed me with obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety. He put me on 5 mg's and then went up the next time I went in for a check-up and I just had recently gotten pushed up to twenty. That is because, I am in between jobs right now and I have been off for two weeks waiting for clearances to pass so I can start my new job so I've had a lot of free time to sit and just think. I've been worrying about really silly things...
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I think I have Paranoia Personality Disorder?
Posted Wednesday March 13 2019, 5:17 pm
I know you guys aren’t psychiatrists so you can’t diagnose me but I’m just tired of fear controlling my life. I’m 20 years old and I have undiagnosed anxiety. Anyways whenever I go out I’m always on guard, watching my surroundings, if there’s a parked car while I’m walking I get instant fear of getting kidnapped, if I’m on the bus at night and it’s only myself and a guy, if he doesn’t get off the bus before me or if he gets off the same stop as me and walks behind me I start speed walking and usually call someone on the phone quick. I don’t really trust anyone because I feel like people will spread my secrets. I also think people are using me (I’m usually right though people take advantage of my niceness) and I also ...
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Killing myself
Posted Saturday January 26 2019, 5:47 pm
I need help. I've tried to kill myself 3 times in the past week and it's not working. I tried to hang myself the first two times and i can't find anything strong enough to bare my weight. I tried to overdose even though I knew it almost never works. Now I'm getting sick and I feel horrible and definitely not dead. I've told all my friends what I was going to try to do. Said my goodbyes. I can't deal with telling them that I failed in even that. I've cut myself for a really long time. I've never been diagnosed with anything but I also haven't told anything to my parents. I just am confused on what I even do now.
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Am I crazy and have I lost it ? I feel there is something wrong:(
Posted Monday January 14 2019, 12:45 am
I’ve been through so much in my life... growing up with alcoholic parents and alcoholic friends as an only child. Pretty much gotten 2 DUIs... and gotten in trouble for shop lifting I have to pay this class and money. I’m going to be 25. My parents are 64! My parents relationship ship has always been pretty bad fighting a lot my mom is a big time alcoholic. With still going through this court stuff without having a license and not being able to drive.. my mom fell back on her head had to get stitches, my dad is on disability with his knee, they have to get a loan on the house, I have deal with a bf that is an alcoholic we were off and on. I’ve lost his trust but he’s done crazy shit though as well from alcohol but yet I stay with h...
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Too scared to tell someone about problems. How do I improve alone?
Posted Thursday December 20 2018, 8:22 pm
I’m 20, female and from the UK.
So for the last few years, my mental health has been going downhill, along with my self esteem and confidence. I tend to overthink a lot, to the point where I plan ahead for every possible situation (even the weird and unlikely ones). I’ve never been great in social situations but I don’t know what to do about it anymore. It started with me just being awkward socially, then after failed attempts to improve I started to dread talking to people I barely know. Now there are times where I will start to panic uncontrollably and have to hide in the bathroom until it’s over before going back into the social situation. I can’t live like this anymore and end up just hiding in my bedroom for mu...
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Can only talk therapy improve bipolar disorder?
Posted Saturday November 10 2018, 1:47 am
I am female, of 29 years. I think I am suffering from bipolar, but I am afraid to show a doctor, as I don't want to take medicines, rather counselling as I have seen people having adverse side effects of taking drugs for mental illness. I don't think at I am too much in an advanced stage, but I have frequent mood swings. Sometimes I feel on top of the world, full of positivity, plunging down to deep depression when I just lie down isolated hoping for the phase to go away and crying hoping to tear my heart out or just lie down, not sleeping or eating. Few of my friends suggested a psychiatrist, however, I am afraid of medicines. Has anybody improved in bipolar without medicines? Any experience?
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Embarrassing Church Mission Trip
Posted Saturday October 27 2018, 9:37 pm
This past summer I went on a church mission trip to Puerto Rico for a week. I had a lot of fun but...on the last night we did this thing where we got in a circle and “got things off our chest”.I automatically started thinking about one of my greatest secrets: My depression. I thought it would be healthy to get it off my mind so after a few choking sobs and reassurance from my group leader, i said it. And well I almost automatically regretted it. Not only was I unable to stop crying but no one else had anything to say so the focus was entirely on me. Fast forward a few months later, school has started and i’ve almost forgotten about my embarrassing moment. Then I recieve news that my Mission Trip group is starting to have meetings ever...
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I talk to myself but its weird.
Posted Wednesday October 17 2018, 2:56 pm
I am often alone in the house I tend to talk to myself. I usually have conversations on many different topics, it just depends on the day. I have a weird habit whenever I do this, I repeat what I say. I will, for example, say "I'm good" but I will repeat it 3 to 5 times and it always said in the same tone and way and I just find it really weird. I won't even realise I'm doing it, I'll just walk around repeating the same thing until I continue with the conversation. Anyone know what this is all about?
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How to deal with this
Posted Monday October 1 2018, 6:34 pm
Hello , so i am a 22 year old healthy fit male who's mixed and I've been trying to deal with this issue for quiet a while now : people (males &females) stare at me for some reason which really annoys me. It makes me feel uncomfortable ; it takes away my focus when I'm doing something. It makes feel like something is wrong about me whether it's appearance,clothes...etc. What i do is i look back with a stern look!. I'm just trying to give them a signal to stop looking at me. i already lack self confidence and self esteem , so when that happens i get worse...
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Why is my past sexual abuse coming back and how do I deal with it
Posted Monday August 20 2018, 5:07 pm
18/f/South Africa
When I was 9-13 I was sexually abused by my brother in law. The first time I came out with it, my sister didn't believe me. The 2nd time, nothing was done and the 3rd time, she finally left him and it stopped. I had a hard time coping with it in grade 7 (13) and started cutting. My best friend at the time knew about it and helped me. From grade 8-11 I was fine and thought i got over it. All of a sudden in the beginning of this year I started remembering things I forgot and it started affecting me. I started cutting again and it is always on my mind. I became really close to this new girl in my class, and she knows about it, so she and my best friend are the only people I can speak to. I actually can't handle it anym...
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why does everyone have to comment on this?
Posted Thursday August 2 2018, 8:06 pm
Every time I’m talking to someone if they’re blunt enough they’ll ask me “why does your voice sound like that?” Or “are you tired? Your voice sounds tired” or “why does your voice sound sad?” Other people would compare my voice to kourtney kardashian who has an extremely monotone voice. It’s gotten to the point where I’m so self-conscious I don’t even talk at all. I remember in grade 6 these two boys were making fun of my voice asking why I talked like that and ever since then I barely talked. I only talked when I had to. Then again in high school whenever I did talk different people would comment on my voice. Then it gotten to the point where apparently my face doesn’t have emotion either when I talk so according ...
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