Hello everyone,

I am student currently studying at University in the UK. There is a girl in my building who I really like and I've spent a lot of time with, during which time I've slowly started to develop feelings for.

It's really the first time I've ever felt like this, and the first time I've ever thought maybe she would be into me too. Things were starting to go really well but I had a breakdown over the past month, during which time I self harmed and tried to kill myself.

I'd just come off my meds and felt really unstable. I leant on her a lot, and I think it was maybe too much looking back, however she says it is all fine.

Now I'm feeling better and calmer and I am worried I have ruined whatever chance I might have had with this girl, that she would not want to be with me for fear if something went wrong I'd try to hurt myself again.

I want to take things slow, to be present in the moment, and hope a relationship develops organically. However I'm really upset when I think I may have ruined any potential relationship because I was starting to like this girl, I felt we had a real connection developing. She doesn't know I like her, and I don't know if she likes me for sure, but I defiantly believe I felt something growing.

So, my question is? Would her seeing me through these tough times turn her off me in a romantic sense? And, if they have initially, is it possible for time to heal these wounds? Is it possible for her to see me as a life partner or will I just be that friend with the issues?