Good for you for hanging in there until now. How difficult it would have been for you to try to make your family life work. It sounds like you’ve given your best from a very young age. A young person should be taken care of, guided with love and healthy discipline, and be nurtured. But many adults can’t do that because they had so much problem all their lives that they could not resolve. It seems like it’s beyond what you can do at this point.

I understand what you’re going through. I had my share of pain and hopelessness in my life during my young years. I am 35 now and I am glad that I didn’t end my life during that difficult time. Life is definitely worth living and I am stronger and more wonderful today because of those tough times.

It was very smart of you to reach out for help. There are people out there living close to you who can help you. Although it doesn’t seem like it sometimes, you’ll be surprised to find out otherwise. Go to a church and ask the pastor to help you. I don’t know where you live but go to the nearest Youth With A Mission base (www.ywam.org-this is the master website but there are many small offices in london and many other places in UK) and find people there to help you. You should take care of you first and then later you’ll be able to help your siblings so they can do the same. Doing their homework for them will not help them a bit. You’ll be able to help them tremendously just by showing them how you make right choices in life.

There’s still so much hope for you so don’t give up. You’re so young and there’s a whole life ahead of you. From what I’ve read, you seem like a genuine, smart and good-hearted young man who has the right mind. You’ll definitely make it in life. God created you so wonderfully. You have a very special, unique purpose in your life. The world is a better place because you are here. You might not see nothing but darkness now but you will find that purpose in your life. Your life is so precious and worthwhile. You should give your life a chance and find out what your life is meant to be.

don’t worry too much about a level course and how inadequate you will be for that. I have friends who have ph d for the sole reason of just hanging in there long enough taking one step at a time very slowly. First you need a secure, safe, calm environment which will not cause so much stress and depression in your everyday life. Or you need some means that can help you to make that secure spot in your home that will not be disturbed by others so you can endure two years until you become 18. And then you can focus more on what you will do for life and what you’ll be studying so you can have a career.

Go out and get help beyond internet. Go and see people’s faces and talk about your situation. Don’t give up until you find that person who truly cares and who can help you. You WILL find that person.

Don’t give up! Remember, the world will be a better place now and 10, 20, 30, 100 years from now because you’re here.

i think its amazing your gonna marry at 18 and have a good life. man… sucide is not the way. becasue u can escape eventually. my scholwork has been affected to and my parents have no condsideration for me or my brother and have an obsession with money. im sorry to here what ur going through but i dont no what to say really. ppl will tell u to go and c the doc and get conselling but i dont think thats what you wanna do- i wouldnt.

my only advise to you is that you have a siblings which u need to luk after and i no every1 will tell u this but ill just say it again because the thought of leaving my little brother in this dark place is unbelievable. its great u wanna marry ur girfriend at 18. it really is. it may be the best decsion of ur life… but just…just take a bit of time to think about it mate yh?

oh yh and hey gud luck with studys. if u are as smart as u say u are then u will do well. and i no its VERY VERY hard to study…. becasue i get constantly sworn at for sitting at my desk studying. my parents where both dropouts and they think its always good to quit education and get a job qucikly. DONT DO IT. becasue trust me… i swear on my life u do a bit of study and when u r older u will get that job you wnt.

hey dont kill urself. u g.f. and ur siblings may miss u. and hey life aint even begun yet… remeber ouve got a future. your parents life is nearly over. but yours has just begun. im sorry if i sound harsh but theres no way to sugar coat it.

hey if u wanna talk email yh? im not the best adviser in the world and u dont even no me but sometimes its beter just talking to a stranger.

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cya mate tc

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However, there are a few things I want to add which I feel might give you a bit of insight into things that are going on for you right now. First, as horrible as things are now, you -need- to realise that things are not going to be like this forever. They’re simply not. You’ll move out one day, you’ll get a job, perhaps even a family. While it can sometimes be so easy to get bogged down into the ‘now’ of it all — which can often be all too horrid — I often find that looking at what I’ll be getting to can make a nightmarish situation a less-frightening and debilitating one. Looking for that end goal, whatever it is for you, can really empower you when you’re at your lowest.

I would also like to add the self-harm and thoughts of suicide. PLEASE do not misinterpret this, but self-harm and suicidal thinking is not normal (and I’m not saying you are a ‘freak’ or ‘weirdo’, but that self-destructive behaviour and thinking is not cohesive to life!). As such, I would truly like to urge you to go and see your doctor at your earliest opportunity. Failing that, talk to the teacher you trust the most or, if you have one, your school nurse. What’s going on for you right now is not right. It simply isn’t. Everyone, at some time or another, needs someone to help get them through their rough patch. This seems to be an incredibly rough patch, so *please* seek consultation with your doctor or conversation with a teacher or nurse. If your school has a counsellor, it might be an idea to see if you can have a chat with them. You need to take care of yourself.

Be strong and look out for your butt, you’re the only one that will!

Or you can endure it for two more years, until you are 18.

I’m sorry but there are few other options. If you feel unable to continue, then it may be worth looking to the state for help. They may have options for you, but its doubtful.