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Usually this is the last place i would tell everyone about my probs but as i have no one else that'll listen 2 me, i have no choice as 2 ask u guys.
I'll start from the beginning as it'll probably make more sense. When i was 11 my mother was an alcoholic and my father was not around as he didnt want anything to do with me since he found out my mother was pregnant. I had 2 brothers aged 8 and 4 and a sister aged 2, my daily routine was 2 finish school and meet my mum in the pub where she had spent the day with my other brothers and sisters. We would then go home and she would sometimes cook us some food or i would would have 2 cook it, and then she would go out again and not return until midnight. In the meantime i had 2 sort out my brothers and put them 2 bed aswell as make up my sister bottles then feed, change her then put her 2 bed.
When my mother finally decided 2 come home she would reguarly beat me 4 no reason. This happened most nights but my worst injury was a fractured cheekbone, I had 2 tell social services that i fell off my bike when ever i went 2 the hospital. I still cant understand how she got away with it. ANyway, this happened alot until i was 15. Then i suddenly realised that i couldnt take it anymore so one night she hit me and i hit her back. She tried 2 strangle me and she almost did if it wasnt for my other brother shouting at her 2 stop. So really i didnt have any childhood.
After that i moved away from them all and started a new life.
Right so thats the boring bit over 4 u all now onto the problem i have. Basically i think im depressed and need help.
I have a girlfriend who i have been with for over 4 years and a beautiful daughter that will b 2 in december. Me and my girlfriend have been arguing alot recently but i cant seem 2 talk 2 her to sort out the problems we have. Well we have spoke about it in the past but nothing ever changes, its the same argument over and over again. I do still love her but she says she isnt too sure if she still loves me and that she's thinking of leaving me. I really dont want her 2 go as she and my daughter are all i have. I have no other family i can talk to, hense the reason im telling all of u. As i've grown up i've looked after myself and havnt had anyone around 2 tell me what 2 do. I have never been on the dole, i have always worked hard and paid my own way.
Lately i've been feeling really down and all i wanna do is buy stuff that makes me happy and that i can have fun with. For instance i bought an evo two weeks ago and for a few days i was really happy, but now im feeling down again. If i carry on doing stuff like this, im gonna end up in debt. I've told my girlfriend that im feeling low and unhappy but she seems 2 listen but doesnt say anything. I've thought about leaving her and starting again but i dnt wanna leave her. I've though that if i cant live with her and i cant live without her then there's no point in living at all, but i still have a daughter 2 live for. So guys what do i do? I dont want anti depressants as they make me feel ill.
Is there anyone i can ask 4 help like a gp or a counciller or anyone like that? And can they help me or am i stuck with the way i am? I want 2 change how i am but i dont know how.
Sorry for boring u all with my problems as im sure you've all got problems of ur own 2 worry about.
I'll start from the beginning as it'll probably make more sense. When i was 11 my mother was an alcoholic and my father was not around as he didnt want anything to do with me since he found out my mother was pregnant. I had 2 brothers aged 8 and 4 and a sister aged 2, my daily routine was 2 finish school and meet my mum in the pub where she had spent the day with my other brothers and sisters. We would then go home and she would sometimes cook us some food or i would would have 2 cook it, and then she would go out again and not return until midnight. In the meantime i had 2 sort out my brothers and put them 2 bed aswell as make up my sister bottles then feed, change her then put her 2 bed.
When my mother finally decided 2 come home she would reguarly beat me 4 no reason. This happened most nights but my worst injury was a fractured cheekbone, I had 2 tell social services that i fell off my bike when ever i went 2 the hospital. I still cant understand how she got away with it. ANyway, this happened alot until i was 15. Then i suddenly realised that i couldnt take it anymore so one night she hit me and i hit her back. She tried 2 strangle me and she almost did if it wasnt for my other brother shouting at her 2 stop. So really i didnt have any childhood.
After that i moved away from them all and started a new life.
Right so thats the boring bit over 4 u all now onto the problem i have. Basically i think im depressed and need help.
I have a girlfriend who i have been with for over 4 years and a beautiful daughter that will b 2 in december. Me and my girlfriend have been arguing alot recently but i cant seem 2 talk 2 her to sort out the problems we have. Well we have spoke about it in the past but nothing ever changes, its the same argument over and over again. I do still love her but she says she isnt too sure if she still loves me and that she's thinking of leaving me. I really dont want her 2 go as she and my daughter are all i have. I have no other family i can talk to, hense the reason im telling all of u. As i've grown up i've looked after myself and havnt had anyone around 2 tell me what 2 do. I have never been on the dole, i have always worked hard and paid my own way.
Lately i've been feeling really down and all i wanna do is buy stuff that makes me happy and that i can have fun with. For instance i bought an evo two weeks ago and for a few days i was really happy, but now im feeling down again. If i carry on doing stuff like this, im gonna end up in debt. I've told my girlfriend that im feeling low and unhappy but she seems 2 listen but doesnt say anything. I've thought about leaving her and starting again but i dnt wanna leave her. I've though that if i cant live with her and i cant live without her then there's no point in living at all, but i still have a daughter 2 live for. So guys what do i do? I dont want anti depressants as they make me feel ill.
Is there anyone i can ask 4 help like a gp or a counciller or anyone like that? And can they help me or am i stuck with the way i am? I want 2 change how i am but i dont know how.
Sorry for boring u all with my problems as im sure you've all got problems of ur own 2 worry about.
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Hey, i've been where you are at and my husband and i went to couples counselling to work out our issues. It worked to a certain point, but then there's a point where we had to work at it to! The counsellor was able to give us tips on how to deal with our marriage problems..Our biggest problems is communication, so the counsellor helped us through it..I strongly suggest to consider talking to your gf about going to a counsellor..if she's not willing to go than you can still go to single counselling and get some suggestions! Good luck to you!
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I am 25 and she is 20 but i aint sure if she is prepared to work at keeping our relationship together.
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Then you need to find that out and if she is, than i suggest counselling
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