I Don’t Think My Parents Like Me
From a teen in Belgium: So I don’t think my parents like me anymore. I’ve got a sister who has very good grades and is participating on a lot of swimming competitions, she wins always… They only have attention for
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My Step Dad Is Making Me Extremely Anxious and Intimidating Me
He seems to be breaking me down mentally. My step dad hates me and tries to make me uncomfortable when I’m in the same room as him, he will make lots of gestures that are not natural and very deliberate
Ex-Wife Will Not Allow Son to Play Baseball
My wife and I have been divorced for 2 years. My 11 year old son loves baseball and is very good. My ex does everything she can to not let him play. When he is with her he misses practices
My Mother Is Depressed But There Is No Way to Help Her
In the recent months, my mother and my father had a fight. Which ended in my father wanting to leave, but he didn’t because my mom begged him to stay. She told us that, and we (her children ) supposedly
My Child Refuses to Eat and Drink
My son is 4. He pretends like he can’t eat or drink. He refuses to do it himself and I have to hand feed him or pour the drink into his mouth for him before he will drink. Otherwise he
I Hate My Family
From a young teen in the U.S.: I hate my family because of my cousin. I have no space. I am forced to be with him all the time everyday. He makes fun of me, calls me names, and is
Sympathy Issues Concerning Children
Generally speaking, I’m not known to be a sympathetic person or empathetic for that matter. It’s just a personality thing… but I have an extreme lack of any feeling whatsoever for children (0-6 years old). I’m a tad bit concerned
Why Do I Have a Weird Feeling When Thinking Back on Old Times?
From a teen in the U.S.: i don’t know what this is or if there is a technical term from it. i suffer from ptsd, anxiety, depression and ocd. so basically i have been pregnant twice, once with a miscarriage
Husband Made Advances Toward Teen Daughter
One month ago my 14 year old daughter texted me from school saying that my husband (her stepdad) had asked her to change her shirt in front of him while I wasn’t home, and that he had also came into
How Do I Ask My Parents for Counseling?
From a teen in the U.S. First, a little background: I don’t live with my parents and have been tossed around between relatives for the vast majority of my existence, some of whom were mild-to-moderately abusive; I visit my parents
I Worry My Parents Won’t Accept My Beliefs
From a young teen in the U.S.: I as a child i was born into a christian family. As i got into 6th grade my friends and I started to read Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the heroes of
Do I Have Schizophrenia?
From a teen in Malaysia: I don’t know whether I’m being paranoid or not, but I’d rather be safe than sorry. Since I was young (started around 10) I’ve been talking to people that aren’t there. I’ve never had any