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Hey @Lime_Starling, 

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for this post and sharing what's been happening for you recently especially at home. I want you to be very proud of yourself for your strength and resilience and know that posting on the forums around how you are feeling can be an extremely challenging and for that i want to commend you. 

From what i have read i can see that your home life has currently been causing you a lot of stress and resulted in you feeling overwhelmed, which is completely ok. I want you to remember that you are only human and these feeling are completely valid to have due to these experiences. Hearing that you've been communicating your Aunt and Uncle is really amazing to see and shows just how much you care about your own well-being. Building up the courage and strength to do this i can't imagine was an easy thing to do especially since it was to do with your parents. I want you to be so proud of yourself taking this vital step, it was the right thing to do. 

I want you to also know that the actions of others are in no way shape or form your fault, or should you be blamed for. I was also wondering what self-care might look like for you? This could be anything that brings you joy or recharges you after an experience like this, as it sounds like it has been a really distressing time for you, to say the least. 

I wanted to share with you two articles ReachOut has which you might like to read over. The first one discusses what you should do if you feel like your home is no longer a safe place for you currently, and the second talks about what is child abuse and what it might look like. 

As well as these articles, i also wanted to provide a link to 1800RESPECT which is a free, safe, and anonymous place to also get support as they navigate what's happening at home.

Please be on the lookout for an email we will be sending you, and we hope to hear from you soon 🙂