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no you wont. dont run away. get counceling.

i can’t. my parents have no idea anything is wrong and probably won’t ever know. i’ve talked to some friends but nothing helps. i feel good for like half a day then i just sink back down.

Unless there is something specific about your relationship with your parents that prevents this, talk to them. Nothing you say could be worse than you running away - they love you and will want to help.

i went thru this. it took me 2 years to tell my mum an it was hard but i still told her. if you tell one of ur parents you can go to a local doctor an they’ll talk to you then recomend someone who can help you. its hard but if you take the step you can get better

If you run away, all the multitude of things that will become issues in just looking after yourself will preclude any chance gfor you to ‘find yourself’ as you are hoping. Stay and deal with the issues at home, with family and friends around who will love and support you.

is it like you can’t control it and you just want it to stop? Like you feel there is something pushing on you?

its like impossible for me to tell them anything. i could just get in the car and drive and drive.
bad idea-yeah kinda

i’ve prayed and prayed but maybe i did something so bad that i’m doomed to be miserable forever.

trust me. you are not doomed to be miserable forever, there are much worse things happening to people then just feeling depressed. you need to reach out properly. if you have a sister and you trust her then go to her.

i dont have a sister. i know a lot of people have it a lot worse. one day maybe i can go be a missionary and help those people. But knowing that i actually am quite blessed just makes it so much worse. I feel bad about feeling bad so i feel worse. what the heck?

I think running away is worse then staying. Even if there was physical abuse I believe there is another answer besides running way. I think running away is dangerous and causes more problems then finding answers.

You talk of prayer and being a missionary. What about talking with a leader of a church. I know many pastors have been schooled in counseling.

theres no abuse. i’m just ignored. i don’t matter. I could be surrounded by a ton of people, many friends and still feel all alone.

I talked to leaders and a pastor but it doesn’t help. I just get stuck inside my own head.

what’s wrong with me?

what do you mean stuck? what is it that has you so confused?

i dunno. everything just seems confusing and stressful all the time.

Here would be may suggestion. Try to find a quiet place for yourself. In your room, the library, a park, up a tree, etc. and practice relaxing and thinking about things in a productive manner. Give yourself time to relax and sort life out a little bit. Being young in itself can be very confusing. There is so much out there and it takes a lifetime to learn it and think about it…the earlier it is in your life the more overwhelming it seems.

You will probably be ok…it is just, like you said, stressful. Try not to let it get to you and take care of yourself.

*hugs*

just sit down and breathe.

everything is just toppling over you and your getting lost and confused.

think about what makes you happy. call a friend or make a cake. anything to get your mind of this thing that dragging you down.

there has to be something that can bring a smile to your face?

Ok, some of you guys dont understand He/she just wants to run away for a little while, clear her mind and chill. here is my advice take one day, go to a park or something and chill out there for the rest of the day, walk around relax dont talk to anyone, just completely clear your mind, run away for a day, its actually very cleansing. i know what you mean by getting lost in your head, I’ve been there. you dont sound too depressed, so thats good, and I know what you mean by feeling lonely in a crowded room. definitly, do what i did write about it, take a notebook with you, and instead of putting thoughts in your head put them in paper. it helps get thought out of your head, it makes it a whole lot easier to clear your mind

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take a notebook with you, and instead of putting thoughts in your head put them in paper.

I agree. That is a good suggestion.

tried that. but it feels like school and i seriously have time for nothing. i’m doing hw right now. i have a job, clubs, adv. classes and i can’t quit any of it. no time.

If you ran away, you would have more negative effects on all those things than if you just quit one and took that time for yourself. No wonder you are stressed…that sounds like a lot!

it is. i starting trying to hold up the world and now im stuck with all of it. but if the world crushes me, it won’t matter to anyone. the world will keep going round. make or break is up to me, but it’s my life. the decisions im making are stting the stage for my whole life

wat type of stuff is makin ur life hard?

why cant you quit one of your extra curriculars

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but it’s my life

I think what you said here is important.

they all go together. it’s all or none. i already dropped what i could.

what about that quote?

its your life do what you want is what stars is saying. what classes are you taking again

wat is sumthing u enjoy thats away from ur family and friends

hard classes.

nothing really. im too busy to have hobbies.

forget this

is there a youthgroup around where u live??

I think you need to run away for awhile from everything to organize your thoughts & figure out your goals in life & arrange your priorities . Now you know what you want , so you will take desicions much easier

my youth group is like my family.

nextstar-thank you. i’ve been thinking that but i thought maybe i was crazy. lol

it can but it hasn’t. i pray every day, throughout the day. it isn’t helping.

i know what you feel like but whenever i run away wen i come back its twice as bad as before… its better to face and deal with them as they come up… just be strong… smile and laugh and take a million deep… i sed DEEP breaths and you sud be okay… talk to friends and talk to us on here… i will always help!