Affirmations can help. An affirmation is when stating to yourself something good about you. They are often most helpful in the form of an "I" statement. For example, "I am a creative and artistic person" or "I am caring and good at helping other people through tough times.&q...

I wasn't I was just kind of listening and trying not to cry..... whoops. I told her about my irregular periods and she said it was fine. I said I would still worry and she told me to worry less. Somehow the whole worrying thing seemed to start her off onto how "if I exercised more I would worry...

A couple weeks ago I told my mother about how I think I have mental illnesses (anxiety and depression). At first she seemed supportive, and she said "mental health needs care just like physical health." All seemed to be going well. Except nothing has happened, in fact things got worse. I d...

Remember to identify with what feels right for you. It doesn't matter if that means the same thing to someone else, as long as it feels right for you. Also remember that sexuality is fluid and constantly changing. You can change your labels whenever you want and to whatever you want, you don't even ...

Okay. I'm okay seeing the doctor by myself, I just can't really surpass my parents in making the appointment. Because what if something is actually wrong? How would I tell them? They might think I might not trust them because I didn't come to them first or... I don't know what, I am probably over th...

Sorry

Sorry to come back to this question, with similar concerns. So when my period came this time (mentioned during last post on this thread) it was fairly normal. However, I haven't gotten my period again since then. I also haven't been to the doctor and I'm worried about serious health problems, or eve...

I can get to the doctor on my own, I know where it is and how to get there. However, I would need to make an appointment, I think.

There is no abuse. I think part of it is my mom expects me to be like she was, and I think I'm pretty much completely the opposite. Also my father is homophobic because of the area he grew up in, very conservative. My mother is supportive of the LGBTQ community, but also very... uninformed? Either w...

I just not a veryy open person except to certain people. I also feel like I'm burdening or annoying people and that they will think I complain too much. I am not super open with my parents about a lot. Also I think it might look a little suspicious to my mom if I started making my own appointments b...

My period started again today. It has been very light all day, and my periods are never this light. Is missing it for 5 months still reason for concern (even if it came back)? Is it still reason enough to see a doctor?

I don't know if that's doable for me, I'm not good at talking about myself or my body at all. Just asking to go to the doctor is hard too, because I don't usually go unless it's an annual check-up thing. I don't know. I might just have to wait until either things get worse or until my next check-up.

I think part of it is I'm just very awkward and not used to talking about my reproductive health or my health in general with my parents. I just go to the doctor when I have an appointment. Also I'm not quite sure how to phrase it, because I'm not good at being forward and outright, especially about...

Hi, so I know I was already asking about this some, but how do I talk to my parents about reproductive health issues? I've been trying, but every time I try and bring it up, I get really anxious or embarrassed and I can't do it. I feel like I should see a doctor, but I don't know how to ask. I don't...

Every year I try and be organized.... Key word is try. My backpack turns into a mess of paper and pencils about a month into the year. However, somehow I never really lose anything, so it works? I try and also keep a calendar/planner. I am still working on finding a system that works, I've found a s...

I do think brainstorming ways to talk to her/ask her about this issue would be helpful, is it okay to tell a white lie? Since I was traveling in another country a couple months ago, is there some way I could use that? :? This may sound bad, but what if I don't want her there (like in the room) when ...

My mom bought me a ton of books and such when we first started sex Ed (in like 5th grade). She tried to talk to me about, but I was a small child, still grossed out about it. I reached a certain age where we just didn't really want to talk about it anymore, because I kind of knew what was going on (...

Okay. This may sound stupid, but how do I go about that? I get really anxious talking about these things. I'm also not scheduled to go to the doctor for a while (regular family doctor). How do I say I need to go, and be discreet to my family? Also how do you talk to someone about a difficult topic? ...

Hello. So I'm a teenager, and I had my first period about four years ago. My period was already kind of late for "normal" but then it started, and was a little weird and irregular (also fairly normal). However it got really weird and such. About a year ago I was traveling for a while, so i...