I had just started seeing this guy from another school. He was really nice and we got along super well. One day for fun he asked me to send him a naked picture of myself. At first I was like, no way! But as we kept talking it didn’t seem like too big a deal, it was only to him. Things being so new I didn’t want it to end either. So I did.  What I didn’t realise was he forwarded that picture to one of his friends and eventually it got around to his whole year group.

I had a bunch of fake accounts created - they were using my pictures, adding my friends and sending really bad messages to everyone. I had no idea who was doing this but I started to lose friends because they thought it was me. 
I remembered my class talked about KHL one day so I decided to give them a try. They helped me so much.

I was getting down about what I was seeing on the news. Whenever I looked at my phone it felt like all I ever heard were sad or bad things happening to people. I thought ‘what if that could happen to me or my family?’. My friends at school even started to notice how sad I was feeling. I couldn't explain why I felt that way - nobody else seemed to worry about this stuff. 

When I fight with my friends it tears me up inside. I get really upset that I'll end up with no friends. I didn't have many friends in primary school and I don't want to go through that again.

I used to try and keep the peace all the time because I was so scared of losing my friends.

Now I know better because I learnt that I'm a good person and a good friend. I know that my true friends will stick by me even if we disagree. When we fight we get over it quickly and don't hold grudges.

I was pushing myself to work and study - I didn't let up. I was stressed all the time. You don't need to put yourself under that much pressure.

It's ok to take a break now and then - it really helps you feel healthy.

Having a balance is what's important. Eating healthy meals and doing regular exercise (for me it was running). Don't underestimate the effect of stress on your body.  Find out what you can do to keep stress under control in a healthy way.

I already had an annoying 9 year old brother. I did web counselling and they helped me understand how to get through my anger and learn to love the new baby.

My new baby sister is 5 months and sooooo cute.

I'm so happy I went to Kids Helpline.

I looked at myself in the mirror everyday looking at my weight and general appearance. Every day I was late for school because I was obsessed with looking perfect.

Everyone around me thought I was beautiful and skinny but I didn't see it.

Kids Helpline have helped me by teaching me how to like the way I look. They also reminded me that no one is perfect. Thank you Kids Helpline!

This one girl was nasty to me because I had a brown eye and a blue eye. Something that simple. She endlessly teased me and eventually started to call me far nastier things. I started getting depressed, I never wanted to go to school. I went as far as making myself vomit. But when I was at home they would send me emails and text messages. I started to have suicidal thoughts. One day I saw the ad for Kids Helpline.

I looked in the mirror and didn't see myself - I saw a fat ugly person. That scared me!

I wasn't seeing myself I was seeing a totally different person.

I called Kids Helpline. At first I was nervous but then the counsellor helped me and now I just accept myself for who I am - a confident beautiful young woman.

As she moved the phone towards me I saw that she had hurt herself. It was horrible. I never knew someone could do something like that. I screamed and asked her why. It turns out my fun, bubbly, happy best friend actually had depression. I was shocked and scared for her. Later she was calling me crying and saying how she wanted to die and didn't deserve to live. She even tried to take her own life.