The struggle I have to face every day is there but I know I'm not alone. There's support and advice always out there.

It took a while for me to open up to others but I got there in the end. Talking about abuse or assult it hard but it's really important to get support.

When my problems didn't go away I got down on myself. I thought being skinny would make people like me. I realised I need to accept myself first.

I was a 'party girl' and 'getting messy' was my thing. But I didn't need to drink to be liked. I learnt to accept myself and find friends who accepted me.

I was getting so drunk I had no control over what I was doing. I was unhappy with myself. With support I fixed the issues the lead me to drink to stopped.

I moved schools and that was so sad for me. I am very shy it was so hard to make new friends. Learning ways to make new friends helped and it takes time.

I stopped eating and restricted everything. I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Getting help to recover is really important so don't keep it to yourself.

If I had a chance to talk to someone earlier I would have. Because all you need is for someone to listen.

At the age of 16 I started smoking pot. I met a girl who made me realise I didn't need pot to be happy. I needed to heal and move on.

My family was falling apart. I shut down and started self-harming. I learnt to stop blaming myself for my family. Having someone to listen really helped.