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Hello Katie, and welcome to Bus!

Whatever you're in the middle of, you can get loads of support here at Bus. Anyway, a hotline sounds like a good start in your situation. You sound like you could use some professional help, like a lot of people here do, including me.

Whoa, this sounds so much like my story... Except I was 15, my so-called boyfriend was 19, and we actually had intercourse. Which I regretted a lot. If he did something you didn't want, and he had to push you to do it, then it's sexual abuse. Young gals like I was (I'm now 22) might be insecure and ...

Does ANYBODY have control ever their thoughts?


I have self-control. I'm very much of a control freak and trying to learn to let go a little and relax...

Yup, cool.

Hello, nirnaeth_arnoediad, and welcome! Have a welcome cow:

*needs more replies* It's cold, and it's dark, and even if it's pretty as heck out there as we have loads and loads of snow right now, I'm more and more down. I don't really have SAD, I think, because I've been depressed in the summer, too, but this affects me a lot, this darkness plus school stress...

I was having problems logging in the other day, and the forum wouldn't send me my password, either. I finally figured out what was wrong by myself, but seems there's the problem that if you're not logged in to the board, there's no way you can get technical support. This might be a problem for those...

Yup, this is a great thread -- it's good to have thought about what to say beforehand. It's harder to come up with anything when you already have the urge.

I just need fucking time for myself! I don't know what to do with you, this is not like I don't love you, I just need my own time, my own space, just to calm down and figure out how I'm feeling. I just wish you weren't so dependent.

Take your time. Sit down and feel your feelings. What do you want to feel right now? There's no need to block it out, no need at all to be afraid of what's inside you.

Yeah, I even used to do that long, long before I'd ever SI'd. Red lines never worked for me even if many people say they do, but a big black marker with which to write on myself is good. I sometimes write "LEFT" on my right hand and "RIGHT" on my left, because that somehow sums up the feeling of wro...

Ramble on, I love it. :wink: I'm at least an odd kind of perfectionist. In some ways I'm very laid-back and relaxed, for example I don't really care what grades I get (but then I'm in a university where it's impossible to bet perfect grades for most classes so maybe trying to pass everything counts ...

Go you! *applause*

HannahB123, glad to hear it helped somebody. Space_Man, I don't think I have much to add to that thread you poited to. :roll: I'm not religious at all, even if I find I'm increasingly spiritual. Anyhow, sin is not something I have an opinion on... But the thread is interesing, so thank you for point...

I'm sometimes very afraid of social situations, too, but it tends to change a lot. When I'm in a good mood, it goes naturally that I talk to people. When I'm not, well, I just try to think, "later". I'll take that next small step later, I don't have to be outgoing right now. I think it's important t...

This was a great text, Nikki. Thank you for posting that.

Here in Europe there's at least a lip balm called Mirame Medilip that has menthol in it--and a lot of other brands I'm sure. Thanks for the tip!

Yup, undiagnosed but fortunately also mild anxiety disorder-y stuff here. What I get it, I just try to concentrate on my own feelings a lot, think them over, think about what causes them, what they might be leading to, what I'm really afraid of. But if it's too severe for that to work, I usually jus...

Since I suck at giving any advice in any specific threads, here's my two cents. Enjoy it, that's all I'm gonna give. :-) So I was in the shower the other day, and saw my scars, and immediately started feeling regretful, and like I was the stupidest creature on earth to have done that to myself, and ...