Hey @scared01, sorry that you're having a rough night. It's so great that you've decided to be open with it and talk about it instead of experiencing it alone. While it's totally okay to want to take care of other people, your mental health should always come first. Is there something you can do at the moment to relieve your stress? Sending positive vibes your way <3 ... View more

hi @Katementalhealth123, welcome to ReachOut! It sounds like youre going through a really rough time at the moment, and I'm sorry to hear that your relationship is in a bit of a rough spot. What's always the most important thing is taking care of your immediate safety, so I'm just going to drop some info below about some services that you can use. I'd really reccommend keeping these on your phone as a back up plan incase you have an urge to hurt yourself and need some immediate support Lifeline - 13 11 14 (available 24/7) - they also have an online chat service for night hours Kids helpline - 1800 55 1800 (24/7) Suicide callback service - 1300 659 467 (they also have a really nifty 24/7 chat service) With that in mind, it sounds like your relationship is in a bit of a rough spot at the moment and both of you seem to be experiencing your own struggles with mental health. May I ask if you're getting any support at the moment to deal with this? I'd also just like to say that it's really important that you consider your own mental health to be a priority - while its a really common instinct to want to take care of other people first, it's really important that you put your own mental health first. Let me know how everything goes :) ... View more

Hey @hmm789, I'm sorry about what you're going through. It's always rough when you don't feel like part of a family unit and I totally understand how it would be making you feel at the moment. I do agree with @Bree-RO about getting outside help. KHL aren't the only services with an online chat method if that's what you prefer - lifeline also has online chat services from 7pm-12am.Do you feel like you're in a space where you would benefit from talking things through with a professional? Let me know how everything goes. Self-care is super important, please remember to take some time out to take care of yourself, especially when you're not feeling too great. <3 - BoM ... View more

Hey @Jeplar, thanks for sharing and i'm sorry to hear that you're going through a rough time at the moment. I totally agree with @Lan-RO - seeing a councellor in school is a super good idea. I did that when I was in grade 10 and I was having issues in school and you'd be surprised with the amount of help they can give you. In my situation I was able to get help with deadlines on instances where I was stressed that I wouldn't get the work in on time. It's definitely a good idea to get someone inside school to back your corner, especially if that's where you're feeling a lot of that stress. Do you think that'd be something that would be possible? Let me know how everything goes :) - BoM ... View more

hey @j95, sorry to hear about what's been going on. it's definitely a serious issue if people are threatening your family and I agree with @Birdeye that it's totally okay to get the police involved if you want to. If they come on ReachOut and there's evidence of them deliberately harassing you on the forums and trying to make you angry, then of course feel free to tag in one of the RO staff as they can moderate all posts made on the forums if they are inappropriate. Hope that helps :) - BoM ... View more

hey @hmm789, that doesnt sound too good at the moment. Do you want to talk about what's going on? I'm here if you wanted a chat :) -BoM ... View more

Hey @redhead, sorry to hear that you're in emergency but i'm glad you're in a safe place. Sending all my positive vibes your way <3 ... View more

Hey @Tdozer - just checking up on you and seeing how you're going at the moment :) ... View more

Hey @redhead, it's great to hear that you've managed to calm down a bit. Don't be sorry about what was said last night - we all go through periods of feeling a bit out of control and more often than not it's good to just let it all out rather than keep it bottled up. I've heard some stuff about your mum before on the forums and it really doesn't seem like she's providing you with the support that you're looking for at the moment. What's the situation with her now? Are you still staying with her? Let me know how everything goes :) ... View more

That's absolutely okay @j95, I'm sure one of the RO staff will be on tomorrow and they'll be able to talk to you about it with a way more detailed perspective than mine. Take care :) ... View more

@j95 I understand how you can feel like that is frustrating, but I can also assure you that we don't have something against you and we aren't out to get you. We are all just trying to make sure that as many people can use the forums as possible and that they all feel safe and included. ... View more

@j95 I can promise you that we all still want the best for you. I think the forum layout can be tricky sometimes, because it means that we have to be mindful of all the current/potential users when making sure that posts are appropriate to stay on them. But we do still want you to feel comfortable, and as I said I'm more than happy to talk about what your issue is :) ... View more

I'm happy to talk about the issue with you if you want. I know it sucks that Ben left and it can be hard sometimes to adjust to change but I promise you that we all still want to listen to you and still want the best for you <3 @j95 ... View more

Hey @scared01! How are you going? I think it's been a while since I've chatted with you on the forums! I hope you're well :) I noticed how you said that you felt that there was something missing from you....did you want to elaborate more on that? Do you mean that you don't quite feel the way that you are used to feeling? I'd love to hear more of your thoughts and we are always here if you need to chat :) ... View more

I think it's great that you can express your feelings and it's amazing that you've found ReachOut, and I hope you know that we are all here to support you. We all just have to be super careful when content could potentially hurt or offend other users, as we really want to keep this platform as inclusive and as friendly as possible. I hope you know that we aren't out to get you, we just want to make sure that we keep the forums open as a safe space for as many users as possible :) ... View more

@j95, I'm not quite sure what happened with the deleted post - my best guess is that it breached some guidelines or may have been something that the staff may have wanted to email you about personally. We are always here if you need to talk! How are you feeling at the moment? ... View more

Hey @j95, I replied to your other thread but thought I'd pop onto this one too. Is this about something in particular? I know it can be super frustrating when people don't see things from our point of view. Did you want to talk about it? ... View more

Hey @j95, sorry that you're not feeling so great at the moment. I'm here if you need to talk through it with someone! Did you manage to get over to your mentor? ... View more

Hey @redhead, I'm feeling like you're not in a great place at the moment and just want to know if there's anything we can do for you. Have you considered calling a hotline? ... View more

Hey @Elle1505, it's great that you've found some support systems (including us) and feel like you're getting somewhere with this issue. How are you feeling today? Sending all my positive vibes your way <3 ... View more

Good luck @Cheeseburger!! I'm sure you'll do great :) ... View more

I feel like excercise is such a good motivator for eating healthy, because if you go for a run I feel like you don't want to undo all that hard work with eating before food that is bad for you. I always eat better when I'm training! ... View more

My favourite healthy snack is hands down either sweet potato or banana. Plus anything in a smoothie. I preferred to make them myself as I know what's going in them but it's great when everything is blended and you can just have it on the go! ... View more

Hi all! How are you? :) To me, I think eating healthy means thinking twice before making a quick decision about what you eat, and in turn putting your health over your cravings or impulses. (I can't say I'm very good at that though!) ... View more

Hey @scared01, sounds like you had a crazy day. Is there anything you can do at the moment just to help you feel a little bit better? I'm here if you need to talk :) ... View more

Hi all!! Just popping in to say hi! I'm driving home in a sec so I'll be out for a while but I think this conversation is so interesting and important :) ... View more

That's awesome @redhead! I'm on my second year of the same degree. Is there anything in particular that is worrying you about it? ... View more

Hey @j95, how are you feeling today ... View more

I'm sorry you're feeling that way @redhead, uni can get really stressful and I definitely feel like starting the year is always the worst as you need to get back into that routine again. What are you studying at the moment? I think it's great that you called your CM. And it's also good that you've identified what could potentially be causing you stress. It's a good first step to seeing what you can do to help yourself out :) ... View more

Hey @redhead, did you end up calling your CM? I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you weren't doing well - it is her job after all :) We are all here if you just wanted a chat though <3 Also, I think you should be really proud of how far you've come!! ... View more