Hello, I am writing this out because I have found myself in a constant cycle of questioning my sanity. First I will give some back round information on myself. I am a 22-year-old male, who is in their third year
Just to make my situation a little more clear; I’m a 15-year-old girl and I was sexually abused from the ages 5 to 7 by a “friend” I had before we moved. This does affect me in the sense that
Since I was a child I’ve been struggling with all kinds of hardships coming from being kind of smarter than peers, introverted and extremely sensitive; I began experiencing at an early age a lot of shame towards myself, coming with
So, basically, I feel like I have real problems relating to people. I’m a first year at uni and I’ve basically been having this problem my whole life. Its not that I’ve never had friends – or never had close
My girlfriend’s son has depression and anxiety. He is 21 and talks to a therapist and is doing TMS treatments. The issue is, he spends his entire day gaming on his computer. He wakes up in the morning or afternoon,
From a teen in the U.S.: i have depressive-like episodes but then i get better and i can’t tell if i have a problem or if i am just sad sometimes. many nights i will end up crying about something
From a young man in Serbia: I am currently suffering by some sort of undiagnosed unknown illness, as in a cant concentrate at all, I am always thinking what to say and how to do it, even when I am
My partner of almost a decade has severe anxiety and other mental health issues. Every time he thinks he’s made a mistake or that he thinks someone thinks he made a mistake, he begins punishing himself (think Dobby from Harry
I want to help someone with depression who is going through some hardships which they don’t seem to like to tell me. I want to help them, but without knowing what exactly they are going through, there’s little I can
I’ve been living with BPD my whole life, but only in the last year have I been actively searching for help. I’ve done some research about recovery from BPD, and it seems the recovery rate is abysmally low. (2-5%) I
I’m approaching 30, and I still feel like an unsure, unstable 20-year-old! I have a lot of trauma in my past (abused and neglected as a child, bullied/ridiculed at school, and experienced abusive relationships as an adult). I’m still hurting
From a man in Canada: Should someone who has avoidant personality disorder enter a relationship? I have had anxiety and depression for about 15 years now, and within the last 10 years, I have been diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder.