Low on myself
15 year old female
I have been in contact with Kids Helpline for a few years now. They really helped me when I started to get really low on myself. I used to just keep to myself, because I got bullied at my first high school. I blamed myself and thought I didn't deserve help.
But I changed schools and things were still not so good, so I talked to a counsellor about it. I talked about my feelings for other girls and they told me it was okay for me to feel this way and I shouldn't be ashamed. They helped me remember I was a person of worth. I would self-harm and call them when I had urges and try to stop.
Many times I failed, but they reassured me to keep on trying to stop. They called ambulances a few times to help me when I was really low and wanted to kill myself. Because I started to really lose the plot, they really helped. They contacted my face-to-face counsellor and they all helped me together. It was really good.
The battle isn't over but now, I am thankful that I had someone to turn to when I was left in such a dark place.
