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Hey, y’all! I made this topic for people on here that have systems, headmates, DID, OSDD, etc. This is a judgment free zone and you are welcome here no matter your trauma, headcount, etc. Please be nice!

I haven't been doing well recently and my girlfriend has noticed and honestly i feel so bad about it we had a short talk in the bathroom at school and i started crying (we had to lave because a bunch of people were coming in) and i don't want her to be worried about me and I thought talking about it would help but it made me more anxious because i didnt get to finish and i dont want her to worry about me, she has got enough going on i have cried in front of her for dumb reasons like when we were working on math together and i felt dumb and bad because i hadnt been able to contribute and im worries it might affect her mental health idk what to do

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Somedays I feel like I am pretty. And that feeling doesn't come naturally, it’s forced. I definitely hear a lot of positive things from friends and family that I am beautiful and I'm truly grateful for them. But because of my toxic believes, nothing can ever seem to comfort me about my body image issues. I have been trying to work on my body a lot. When I see improvements, i feel the happiest. But when i don't, i curse myself way too much. I'm afraid to go to the mirror to see my face staring back at me. I have questions arising in my mind literally always, “why can't i be pretty”? I'm just a teenager and i want to feel like a normal one. When people put a nice dress on, the feel beautiful. Why can't I feel the same? It got even worse when in my new school, I got bullied for 2 years straight because of my appearance. I'm trying so hard to change. I really want to. Because I have been able to accept myself but loving myself seems impossible no matter how much I listen about self-love. Well I do love the person I am internally but not my appearance. I don't know. I just feel lost, helpless and sad. I don't want to “glow up” for anyone. Trust me. I just want to look better so that I can love myself. So that I can stop worrying about my looks all the time. So that I can finally feel like a normal teenager. I just want to feel beautiful, atleast once in my life. Thank you for having the patience to read :)

Mental health the worse thing that I go through. Anxiety, depression and anger issues that sums up me in 3 words. People see the fake side of me, the moody teenager who doesn't care about the world me, not the smiling, happy and joyful me. But of cause school brings out the worse in people. Toxic friendships and hatefully comments doesn't help, people trying to get you to take drugs or to smoke as well. People ask me "so Charlotte, why do you have mental health issues?" Like I'm supposed to know the answer, I don't so what's the point in asking? That voice in my head makes me believe that I'm crazy and a unstable person to be around. One minute I'm talking to someone in a normal tone of voice then the next minute I'm shouting at them for doing nothing except from talking to me. Am I crazy, unstable or just a person who needs help?

I'd made a friend last year, and she only a couple days came out to me about her having social anxiety, ADHD, and being bipolar. I really, really hate self-diagnosing, especially done by people who barely know the meanings of these words. I didn't confront her about this though, as I didn't want to assume that she actually didn't have these disorders. From what I know, she's a pretty introverted person, but has no problem speaking with people, at least from the outside. She also does fairly average in school, and can focus pretty well on the topic being spoken about. She's never really shown having signs of bipolar, and that's something I really doubt. I probably do sound like an asshole, but younger teenagers self-diagnosing with no reason really just pisses me off. So, people who're experienced in these areas, can you tell me if she really does have these things? And, am I being rude by assuming she doesn't have these things, though I do have proof, being around her for a year. I personally don't think I have any of them, so I don't think I'm experienced enough to tell ;-; Help would be appreciated!

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz. She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything." Remember to put the glass down.