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aplaceformyhead
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 May 8th, 2015
...See more I'm 28 and I was diagnosed with depression aged 15 when my Mum died. Things were bad before that though, my Mum was an alcoholic and I was her accomplice hiding things from my Dad. She always mocked me for showing emotions and also got angry with me for that. My Dad was 35 years older than my Mum and I had a younger brother so I had to look after the whole family. When I was 16 anxiety was added to my diagnosis. I was very suicidal and self harming a lot. I hid everything from my family for a long time.  When I was 22 I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder coming from the complex trauma of having an emotionally invalidating childhood. No one told me about this diagnosis, I found out when I requested my medical notes.  I struggle day to day with intense emotions and recently I have been very suicidal. I have a lot of support from mental health services and i'm on medication which helps. When my local crisis team finishes for the night i'm pretty much alone with my emotions unless I find the courage to phone a helpline. I can't talk to my brother or the one friend that I have. I'm hoping that this website will help me to avoid getting to the point where I am extremely suicidal.
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