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  • 24-03-2011 1:39am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey,
    There's a really big thing in my life happening at the moment and I've nobody to talk to. I have friends around me, but out of respecting others privacy I can't talk about it with them.

    I've talked to a couple of friends who don't know the other person involved, but that is only through gchat and then someone else briefly that has just gone abroad travelling.

    So getting through this as best I can and being strong for me and the other person is just getting harder all the time. The other person has a load of people around them who they can talk with, but I don't have that. I'd just really like to talk with someone and try deal with stuff better.

    Any help appreciated


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  • #2
    ElleEm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭ElleEm


    It depends on what the issue is. You could try contacting The Samaritans. They give emotional support to people.
    Or if it is a specific issue like an unplanned pregnancy/ self harm/ suicidle ideation/ abuse disclosure/ domestic violence etc. there are many specific organisations that have helplines to help with this. Google should help you.


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    I contacted the samaritans a few years ago when I was going through a really rough few months and didn't feel I had anyone to talk to about it. They were beyond useless and only served to annoy me further. They basically said (via email), "Are you suicidal", I said "No, of course not, I'm just finding life very difficult at the moment and have nowhere to turn" and was basically told to contact them if it gets any more serious. They were disgracefully uncaring and I wouldn't hesitate to dissuade people from contacting them.

    OP, without knowing the situation, it's almost impossible to say. Go talk to your GP though, they'll point you in the right direction regardless and even getting it off your chest to someone will make you feel a lot better.


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