Dramatic me?

[GuardianWolf]

As part of a school project we were tasked to research websites like this, and for personal interest I took the brain quiz. Let's just leave it that the result was unexpected. I have been feeling a bit down as my best friend recently detached herself from me, is spreading nasty rumours and has managed to turn most of my class against me. One of my key advisors in these situations - my grandfather - passed away from cancer recently so I can't talk to him anymore. I live in an expensive suburb and my single mom can't afford the rent, to the extent that we may become homeless because of a large credit card debt, which is mainly, although my mom would never say this, because of me. Other than that, the usual stress of school mounts up. I'm a spotty, ugly and chubby teen and I want to stay in Oz but my grandmother in Ireland has dementia which is progressing, and we will probably have to move back, who knows when? Those are kind of trivial, and I would normally talk to my mom about this but she has recently been diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, a build up of liquid on the brain and my problems seem to pale in comparison to hers. So, am I overreacting? Am I just silly? It's all just combined into one big "oh fuuuuuu...." It feels good to write it down though.

Keep fighting,
GW

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi GuardianWolf,

Welcome to the forums and thanks for your post.

I'm going to jump right in here and say that you're not overreacting, you're not silly and you're not dramatic.

You've got a lot going on in your life right now; with your friends spreading rumours, the loss of your grandfather, your mum struggling with rent, your mum getting diagnosed with Hydrocephalus and your grandmother with dementia.

I don't know how you're feeling but I think that I would be feeling pretty helpless, frustrated maybe and a bit sad. Whatever you are feeling - it's not dramatic. This is a lot for anyone to go through, regardless of however old they are.

It's great that it feels too good to write down - keep writing! Find an outlet. If it becomes difficult or painful to write it in here, get a journal!

You can use this space however you want to; and even if we can't change things for you (I wish that I could though) hopefully we can at least be here for you while you get through this.

Hope this helps

Sidenote - I have no idea why you feel responsible for your mum's debt and the idea of going homeless; I don't know much about you but I know you're not to blame. Feel free to let us know if you need contacts. Obviously we can't give out anything personal but places like St Vincent De Paul can help out with finances and emergency housing - https://www.vinnies.org.au