everyone else suffers more than me

yes, everyone has to deal with problems - talking about problems is how we deal with them. the same as you!

we all matter, and we’re all dealing with our own problems.

@cranberrypirate I totally can relate.

Hi @cranberrypirate. I think it's important to try and talk about your problems with people who are compassionate and willing to understand you. Your problems and struggles are completely valid, and you are not undeserving of being heard and seen. Surrounding yourself with people who genuinely care about you and care about how you feel may help you to not feel so isolated. It can be easy to doubt yourself when you're overwhelmed with problems, but having a good support system with other people can help you to more easily recognize that a lot of that self doubt is just in your head instead of your reality, and that you truly do matter.

@cranberrypirate We don't compare our happiness with anyone and the same goes for our sadness, pain or problems. We are all different and all equally important and yes there are bigger problems in the world but that doesn't make yours smaller or not worth receiving help for. Everyone is dealing with their own issues and for them those issues can be enormous and no one has the right to deny that cause we are not standing in each other's shoe so we'll never know.

Though it's okay to think that "if someone can deal with much bigger problems then I can deal with mine as well" as long as you are taking strength from it but it's not right to make yourself feel invalid or label your struggles as nothing, cause you know what you've been through and the strength it takes for you to go on. So talk about what you want and don't let guilt stop you from receiving help. ^-^ <3