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I had a seriously long talk with my mum over the weekend and explained my feelings with the whole situation. She admitted to overreacting and I helped her draft an apology to her boss. But now today someone else has complained about here because she told them she was busy with a customer and she'd h...

Hi there, I'm pretty new here myself and am going through a bit of relapse myself right now. What you went through must have been awful. Are there any support groups for victims of sexual abuse near you? Being with people who understand your experiences would benefit I'm sure. I wish I could be more...

Yeah, thanks. I'm awaiting further surgery and no idea when that will be. My health has always been a trigger for me. It also makes things hard at work since I don't drink alcohol and don't like telling the people I work with about my health issues. So they all think I'm a tea totalling snob. So I d...

May be if you felt better when you went away it would be better to remove yourself from where you could meet him again? Do you have other family you could move closer to? Other people who could help protect your kids? I can't possibly imagine what you are going through but you are a stronger and bet...

Hi frame, It's hard for me to think of myself first. I was raised by my mum and nan after my parents split up so I watched as mum sacrificed everything in her life for me and my brother. So it's the example I was brought up with that you put your family first My brother is a gentle person and has ju...

Everybody wears masks, we all shift our personalities to suit circumstances. It's a way of protecting yourself from people that could hurt you. But remember that underneath you know who you are and you choose who you show your true self to.

Rug rat, Your still young and meeting people is hard. What sort of things do you like to do? 21 year old girls and just as unsure of themselves. I know, I was one once and I'm still unsure of myself at 36. Perhaps it's not the girls but the type of girls. Maybe a different approach. Jogging is a gre...

I was a very shy person at school so I went where I would find other shy people. I found friends in the school library. People like me who preferred books to people and wasn't into sports or drama. My best friend that I met in the library is still my best friend now after 20 years because we underst...

I also didn't feel that meds were much help. In the end finding out to main trigger was a big help but is still struggle after 15 years. I took up a suggestion from a former counsellor that I needed to express my depression in the physical world and In doing do metaphorically transferred it from my ...

Sometimes we can't worry about the world at large but need to start with the sphere we inhabit. Have you considered writing a blog or something? Reaching to other people like yourself, who view the world the same way? If one person found you by searching the web then other could too. If you can't in...

Where to start? The beginning I suppose. I was born with a serious congenital heart problem and had survey at age nine. Several other nagging medical issues and long drawn out family feuds and by age 20 I was suffering anxiety depression disorder. Major trigger for me is my health but also a catch 2...