Ok, Beautifully_Broken, I wanted to reply, but I know I have to be careful with what I say because I don't want to be dismissive of your pain IN ANY WAY. If I somehow upset/anger you, I'm sorry as that truly is not my intention
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Originally Posted by Beautifully_Broken
Apparently it's obvious I'm a teenager because of my "anger" & that you've all been there. I doubt it. I hate people who say they#ve been there, they haven't, they do not live my life & saying "you must be a teenager" is the incing on the cake of how much you don't know & understand. Being a teenager means NOTHING. If anything, it makes having more than 10 illnesses/disorders/difficulties even worse. Urgh.
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No-one else can feel your pain, but others might have been through very similar circumstances and can offer their perspectives on that. I used to hate people dismissing my moods and problems as 'teenage stuff' that I'd 'grow out of'. It used to drive me mad! But it is also kind of true. Yes, it hurts at the time, much as it hurts now I'm a bit older, but it's different... It's hard to explain. It's like you look back and it was all ok in the end. My brother is 17 and for the last few yrs he's been going through his own 'teenage stuff'. And he felt it was dismissed, same as I did at his age, same as most teens do, but gradually he felt better. His situation/problems haven't changed, but his perspective on them has so he feels much happier now, all from growing a few yrs.
I really hope that that doesn't upset or anger you. I absolutely do not believe that that makes your pain/problems any less real or distressing. I just want you to know that whoever upset you most likely meant no harm and just wanted to reassure you that your feelings will pass in time. Not that they don't count cos your a teenager or anything, but that you will get through this with time.
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Originally Posted by theodora
BSo you are young, , that means you are going through the hardest part of your life, I don't want to go back there again!
It all hurt too much, I had no way to cope-now i have ways to cope i didn't have back then.
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Absolutely, i wouldn't go back to being 14-15 again if you paid me a million pounds!!! It sucked! But others got through it, I got through it, and you will too
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Originally Posted by ohseedee
Sometimes it seems like mental health professionals will only take one seriously until they reach adulthood, and that hurts.
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Unfortunately, being an adult doesn't make that a definite
Mental health services are pretty crap across the board I'm afraid.
I hope you find a way through this beautifully_broken, and all the other teens navigating the rough waters of adolescence. It does get easier
*Willow*