I had an undiagnosed illness
15 year old female
I had been really sick with an undiagnosed illness for two years and was having a really hard time coping. I had had to have a year off school because I was too sick to go and had to spend a lot of time in the hospital.
When I went back to school I was away so much that I had trouble making friends. I felt lonely, confused, scared and even angry and guilty. I was afraid to share my feelings with anyone and I got really depressed. I got to the point where I really needed someone to talk to so I went on Kids Helpline web counselling.
My counsellor was really nice and helped me see that it was ok to talk about my feeling and that what I was feeling was normal. Because of that I talked to my mum about how I was feeling and we joined a kids illness support program.
Now I am coping much better and I still talk to my counsellor when I have a bad day.
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