Someone to Talk to About Self-Harm

I want to: help and be helped ... Understand and be understood ... Know and be known ... Love and be loved ... That is all what life is all about. I was helped too, so now, I want to do the same, no, I want to do better ...

I am the oldest daughter of five siblings. As the oldest daughter, I have struggled with understanding my role in a frantic family where I felt like I was raising all my younger siblings. My family has fostered many young children, and one of my siblings is adopted! So if you are on the other side of fostering, I see you! For ten years I have struggled with anxiety and panic attacks and have learned how to manage, but understand the struggle of trying to get 'healthy.' And the negative stigmas that present themselves in society. For five years I struggled with depression and suicidal ideation. I am a young adult currently learning how to navigate live alone, who understands the way significant life changes affect mental health.