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I grew up with divorced parents. I felt really upset and confused. It was the first time I tried to kill myself.
I was diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder later on.
I had to switch schools twice. I had no friends and I was ALWAYS made fun of, even by staff. I found one friend in real life later on but I found comfort on the internet because I could talk to people more easily there.
I had boyfriends and girlfriends that cheated on me. Told me lies. Led me on and crushed my heart into a million pieces and continuted to stomp on it. I continued to be in relationships though because I found comfort knowing that I could call someone mine and maybe they'd love me the same way. I've done things i'm really ashamed about just to feel accepted. Later on I had to switch schools, and that was horrible because I didn't know anyone. I was harrassed even more because the school had way more people. After a year, I went to a drama/theatre class and I made a few friends. One day, one of them left. He commited suicide. Everything just went downhill from there. Still getting harrassed, unable to see my friend again. I dropped out in 11th grade because I couldn't handle it anymore. It made me even more depressed. I got my GED though so that's a good thing. Couple years pass by and I start struggling. During those years I lost two of my best friends and it was all my fault. It took me a while to move on. I bascially grew up getting my heart tossed around with my self esteem dropping lower and lower till it disappeared. Feeling like a failure and a disappointment and no one to turn to. BUT
*present*: Now i'm going to mental illness support group and I met some really nice people on here. I think everything happens for a reason. If none of this happened then I wouldn't have met you guys.

tl;dr: shit happened when i was young which led me to be a fucked up person now who lost trust for a lot of people. i'm super sensitive and emotionally unstable but i'm workng on it.
life is still cruddy but i met some nice people and i'm trying to work on myself.

anne you're so nice
that sucks that you had to go through that
but atleast you have us
and atleast i know you because
you're amazing, funny, and gorgeous
i know alot of people say the same.
<3

I'm sorry too. You're all those things too ♥
And unfortunately no, but some do and those people are great, like you ^^

Annefromva a dit :

I'm sorry too. You're all those things too ♥
And unfortunately no, but some do and those people are great, like you ^^

Thanks Anne<3
You mean so much to me... you're a great portion of my friends. and without you guys, i'd fall. ♥

I'm surprised you're the amazing and nice person you are today, Anne, for going through all that. A lot of people who go through like that just hate everyone, or something among those lines. :^(
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I've had a pretty normal life, but, ever since my grandpa had died in 2006, my mother became an alcoholic. My parents have fought constantly, but the gaps between the fights are getting bigger, thank god. Anyways, it was very bad in 2012, my mother had went to jail 3 times for assault, and I got left behind by my first boyfriend and cheated on by my second. She got blistering mad over one little joke, and had broken many things. My personality changed a lot during that summer, though for best or worse, I don't know. I have a rather dumb enemy who has a dumb grudge on me for apparently saying his mom has 'hairy armpits', when it was more of a weird Grade 1 blurt saying 'smell my hairy armpits.' He never listens to me, and so far has made my school life annoying. Luckily, I got a group of friends, and I'm one of the best in the class, so I don't fall behind often. In the start of January, I had witnessed my first pet die. He was diagonsed in mid-August in 2012 with stage 3 bone cancer in his shoulder. We were all distraught. Amazingly, he lived for half a year without any kind of amputation and chemotherapy, as removing the tumor would mean removing over half of his chest along with it. We gave him several medicines, which kept his health and energy up. He was positive through the whole ordeal. My father and I were the only ones who went to him to the vet to put him down, and I was depressed for the whole week. I was still very sad over it, but by April, I got over most of his death. I'm still not that happy about it. In late January we adopted a third pet, a small husky-cross. Rather then that, the year has been peaceful rather then the whole parents fighting thing.

I try to be nice. S: No one deserves to go through what I went through.
And I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm glad that your year has been peaceful though and I hope it stays peaceful.

I'd say my life has been crap compared to most of my friend's. It's hard because they can never relate to my issues, so I can rarely get advice even when I seek it.

My parents divorced when I was 6 years old. My father moved back to Alaska, where I was originally from, while I stayed in Florida with my mother and brother. After a while she got herself a new boyfriend, who I learned to see as a step-father. When I was 9, or something around there, my brother moved to Alaska with my dad, while I stayed here. Needless to say I was a bit more spoiled than him, and I ended up taking things for granted. I also didn't talk with my father very often, and I even forgot his birthday one year. I felt absolutely terrible about that.

At the age of 11 we learned that my dad 'had cancer' and only 2 weeks left to live. So my mom and I visited Alaska for those few weeks, though there was a lot of drama. My father was threatening my mother, and whether he truly had life-threatening cancer we never found out. In the end he commited suicide. About 2 months later a good friend of mine drowned in a boating accident.

That experience actually put me more on the right path. I became much more selfless and willing to help others - the desire to do just that actually saved me from harming myself several times. While I was depressed I ended up finding out who my true friends were, and I did eventually heal from that horrid time.

And now my life seems as though it's starting to break once again - but this time I have several true friends that are there for me. My parents are constantly fighting, to the point that I almost moved to North Carolina to live with my Marine brother (Though that didn't work out because of school issues). They had begun working things out before, but just last night they had a really bad fight, and I'm about 90% certain that their relationship is over. This affects me a lot - not just because I don't like being in the middle of this fighting, which I'm forced to be, but also because I see my step-dad as a real dad now.

Despite all this, it honestly has made me who I am today. I'm much more mature than the average 16-year-old, and I have various views on life that people have told me is incredible for someone of such a young age. To be honest, though I may miss the easier times of my life, I wouldn't change my past if I had the choice. The person it has shaped me into is much, much better than what I used to be. I feel much more selfless, truthful, and smarter with my decisions in life. It's also much easier to face these family problems I'm having now.

It did affect me negatively too, though. I have major trust issues, and people often find my sense of humor or truthfulness too blunt for their liking. I'm also very hesitant to tell people I know in real life about my past - about 50% of my friends in school aren't even aware that my dad passed away, they're simply under the impression that he lives in Alaska. And, whenever something troubles me I don't tell someone. I bottle it up - that what I've my entire life, and I may know it's not healthy, but it saves me the trouble of explaining things to others and seeming like the weaker figure. I'd much rather be the listener for other people's problems than vice versa.

God that felt surprisingly good to type. >.>

Wow, it's really inspiring to read through a lot of these. Gj Freezing fo surviving through that; you too Anne, Scales.

I've already wrote my story on here but really it's not bad. I can usually ignore the autisim surrounding my family and College is a lot of work but somehow I'm surviving.

I grew up in the outside
I have a huge yard I used to play in all the time, where I would endlessly search for my favourite bugs (rolly pollies and worms)
I found a pic of my yard in Google maps
Lol

SpoilerView from 2 years ago

I grew up in a school I've been going to for 7 years.
K-6
I've gotten to know most of the staff there
I went there before they got construction for a new building
Every year they'd give out medals for reading to a certain amount of points. Because of that, I found my favourite books like Treasure Hunters and Belly Up . I read a lot! I wish I can keep that up.
I found some great friends. People like Echo (still my friend), Garrett (still my friend), Alex, Shiobue, Harrison (his birthday was a few days ago,), Aiyanna, and the list can go on and on.

And last summer was absolutely the best. Oh my god.
My father and I would watch America's Got Talent together so much.
I want to continue watching the next season this summer.
I really love him.


This is about all I can say :x

I was the quiet white kid you would be afraid would shoot up the school. Had some dumb interests. A few friends here and there but never really was outgoing. Always had a best friend though.
Turns out I made some chatter among the popular kids in high school for whatever reason. All the potential to be cool but I had nerdy interests and a nerdy disposition.

Other than that, I was pretty much a normie. Really the most dramatic time in life started about July last year. Made some new friends, got in a relationship, got high off my ass, got a tattoo, broke up with my gf, got arrested etc