I'm a mess

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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First of all, I’m very sorry to hear this. I’ve been in your shoes; I’ve had my ups and downs since joining high school and my parents never really understood me either.

There’s this great website called 7cupsoftea.com
They have trained listeners who listen to your problems and help you through them. You can also talk to other kids on there, and it’s a safe place :slight_smile:

Don’t give up. I know things look really bad right now, and people ALWAYS say this, but life will get better. You’re in a pretty low place right now, but that just means things will be looking up in the future. At some point or another, you will cross paths with other people who share your interests and love you for who you are. In the mean time, I hope you feel better.

hugs!

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Since you mention you aren’t in the US what about on-line appointments with a well respected psychologist or counselor? It probably would take some research to find a legitimate source but even my parents healthcare now has online medical appts for stuff. If you can’t find someone in real life maybe online / video chats would be an option?

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I used to be a listener on 7 cups of tea :slight_smile:

I love that site & I do vent, and talk, and people do listen & it helps for a little while. But then real life comes again & I have to face everything by myself.

I might go there again, just to brighten my mood, I guess. Listening also helps, because you forget about your problems for a while, and giving a helping hand is such a good feeling, even if it means, helping people out solve their problems.

& About finding a counselor, or psychologist…
1.) I don’t think my problems are that big to be discussed with a counselor about .-. & Even if they are there are no resources here. I live in an LEDC, and here, especially the place we live has 0 resources, trust me… I tried. And there are religious places here, but no one really speaks english that well, and it’s pretty far away as well. I can’t go a lone anywhere, and i’m pretty sure my parents won’t lend a hand for that stuff. Actually, i’m a 100% sure that they won’t help out AT ALL. I’ve tried talking to them, but my problems are always way too petty. The only way they’d take me seriously is maybe if I had stage 4 cancer, or something worse.

The other day I asked my parent’s their opinion on depression & they told me it’s a made up disorder for cowards, and they don’t believe it at all. Same thing about the LGBT community, so yeah… that’s how narrowminded they are… and so is the rest of the family.

Now, I don’t want to self diagnose myself with depression, because that’s not me. I haven’t “seen it all”, I’m not suicidal, but I have these really low points, and feel really down, but not suicidal. At these low points, i do pick up myself, but these days it’s getting tough, and idek what i’m going through. I do have hope, all the time, and that’s why I keep trying to reach out, every time my life is effed up.

I’m also a bit scared about approaching anyone, but the circumstances right now, don’t even allow that,so it’s not even an option

But thank you guys for lending an ear :slight_smile: <3