I’m 19 and have very low confidence. I’ve been struggling with my mental health for a long time, and for years I’ve ignored how I feel instead of dealing with it. I’ve always felt like I had to hide my emotions and never show any signs of weakness, which has made it even harder to open up or ask for help. I don’t have any friends and rarely talk to other people. Even online, I struggle to speak or respond, and this often makes people assume I’m being rude or intentionally ignoring them, when that isn’t the case at all. I constantly overthink the smallest things and how others might perceive things I could potentially say which leaves me feeling anxious and stressed. Recently, everything has started to feel overwhelming. I’ve been starving myself and spending nights crying because of how stuck I feel. I feel isolated, lonely, and unsure of how to move forward, and it’s becoming harder to cope with these feelings on my own. I re-read this post multiple times before posting and am cringing at how pathetic it sounds. I wish I was normal :(
>>42017308same except I’m 27 :/I suggest you try to fix yourself now instead of waiting until you’re completely mindbroken like me