Recently I've been going through a kinda rough patch. I've been worried about violent kids at school, I've been dreading the holidays because of my family, and I've been embarrassed of my appearance (I have somewhat severe acne). I didn't care about my grades, my friends, my mom even noticed how I just said that I didn't care when she punished me for ignoring my homework. When I was watching a video on YouTube, I noticed a comment that described a similar situation to mine with my family. I replied with my personal story, and someone else replied back to me. We started talking back and forth in the replies, and having someone who I could talk to seriously about it helped pull me out of the horrible mindset. Talking to them helped me care about things again. Every time I got a message from them, I was so happy, and I knew they would give me more advice and encouragement, but ultimately what pulled me out of it was ALL of my friends. I left school early this Tuesday, but I asked one of friends to call me during one of the school clubs so that we could still talk. It really helped me to talk to them, and I forgot about everything that I was sad about. Later that night, I got a message from the YouTube commenter. They encouraged me to share my experiences. It felt so good to get everything off my chest, or at least some of what was happening. I expected to still be sad, and not in the mood for anything funny just like I had been for about a month, but I was surprised that I wanted to watch something funny. I wanted something that would get me in a good mood. I hadn't wanted anything like that for a while. I was so happy that I had finally gotten out of my previous mindset. I also used a tactic throughout that phase that played a part in my getting out of it. I always tried to find something to look forward to, something to live for. No matter how small, it helped. Being able to get home and eat a good meal, or getting to stay home for the weekend, or being excited for presents for the winter holidays. If anyone out there is in a bad place, I hope you have something to look forward to. Something big, like getting to the end of your grade, or graduating, or something small, like having your favorite food, or being able to play a video game. Just know that you don't have to be sad forever, you don't have to disappear to be happy. You can find something to hold onto, even if you don't feel like you can tell anyone about how you're feeling or get help. I hope you can all get better if you're in a bad place, and if you have someone in your life you think this would benefit, please show them this. Let them know you care about them and they always have something good in their life.
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I really want you to know about this. You helped me so much without even knowing. You're an amazing friend. Sorry for just replying to your eMail with "no u". You're a great person. You get a free UNO Reverse Card.
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Emotional Struggles and How I Deal With Them
LosoweI've been going through a kind of hard time lately. For anyone else who's struggling, I have a strategy that I hope pulls you out of whatever mental state you're in and helps you be happier.
