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Originally Posted by pompeii
 what got you through your teen years?the problem i have is i have no friends, i have acted so shy because i have been so scared of other people since i can remember, i live and work full time with my mother(god bless her) who i love with everything in me, but is vary protective of me, Passive-aggressive towards everyone around her, and overall the drama/ gossiper of the house,i am not like that at all, so i have a hard time relating. i don't really have anywhere to turn to, i know its not permanent but it feels so unbelievably tough to make it to the end of the day. i cry almost everytime i'm alone, and never when people are around. i sometimes wish i had someone who's got my back,
ps- the last few weeks are the longest i have gone in years without harming myself, i don't feel any better but the good news is that i don't feel any worse either.i'll do my best not to do anything next time i have a panic attact, and see how fast it will go away on its own. |
Hm, what got me through my teen years?
I had to look after my siblings a lot so I didn't have much time for anything. But any time I found for myself, I spend doing what I really liked. I was part of a choir (my parents didn't know), I wrote for the school newspaper, I went to the cinema, went for walks, met up with friends. I learned how to play the guitar which was fun. I didn't have many friends, two to be exact. I used to hang out with adults more than kids my age, because I was always looking for a parent-substitute. Most of all I spend my teen years fantasizing about what my adult life would be like when I was finally going to be free.
To be honest, looking back now I don't know what finally got me through, but one day my chance was there to leave and I did. And from then on I took my life into my hands and did all the cool things I always wanted to do.
Therapy helped me a lot but also learning how to open up to people and claim what made me happy. It sounds easier said than done, but somehow it worked..
Amelia