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It means the same as "Pull yourself together" which is the phrase I get to hear all the time. I try to ignore it, but occasionally it can make me really mad. The sort of people that come out with this are ignorant and uncaring and best avoided in your life.

Hi, Thanks for your words of support. No, I'm not seeing a therapist because for years my doctor would only treat me with pills. He wouldn't refer me to a specialist unless I stopped drinking alcohol, which I couldn't do. When I was a teenager I visited many a 'quack', but they didn't help. The drug...

Hi all, I used to physically self harm myself with cutting, etc but only when I was quite young. I then discovered a weird interest in wearing shoes that were too small (usually trainers/sneakers). I thought it was some sort of fetish, but found it gave me a bit of relief to the depression similar t...