There are people I can talk to

"When I was about 13, that's when it hit me, that's when I felt alone."

I would constantly argue with my Mum & her husband about small silly things. I would often cry myself to sleep knowing the next day would be the same drama, different day. It sucked a lot. I felt like I had no one to turn to, no one to talk to, no one to trust. Basically I had no one. I counted down the days until I turned 18 so I was an adult & no one could boss me around. I longed for that day but it seemed so far away. Just when I thought things were going to be fine, things went downhill again. More arguments, more getting-into-trouble, more horrible things that I longed to stop happening. I tried talking to my Mum but things would just end up bad, real bad.

I was desperate to talk to someone about the emotions and feeling I had towards my family members.

I was slowly giving up, ready to do something really stupid, something that just seemed so right at the time. It seemed like the right thing to do at that moment in time, no one would miss me, it would just be a normal day. No biggie. I finally realised there are people I can talk to to overcome my problems and issues and that's when I found Kids Helpline. I googled their number online and checked out some of the stories on their website. Somethings shocked me. I rang and was very shy. I was really quiet and didn't know if I was doing the right thing. After about 5 minutes on the phone I was already starting to feel better about myself. I got the counsellor's name and the days she worked so I could continue to talk to her. She was great. Try Kids Helpline - it's free, it's confidential & they are great counsellors. THANK YOU KIDS HELPLINE.