Pressure to be perfect
15 year old female
Since I was in year 9 I have been depressed about people always seeing me as little miss innocent. It felt like I had to do everything perfect, and if I didn't then people would be disappointed. My dad left when I was two, and we hardly speak, he's pretty much an alcoholic and stuff. My mum and I hate each other - we always fight and I would hurt myself.
One night I was looking up to see if I had depression or something wrong with me, and I rang Kids Helpline and got nervous, so hung up several times. So I decided to read other peoples stories on this website and it made me think maybe they really do help. So I rang again and spoke to some lady that was real nice and understanding.
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