I am 15 years old and live with my single mother, grandparents and younger sister (my father was abusive). I have my O-levels exam in a week or two. I have been consistently depressed, especially over the last month. I cry many times in a single day and I feel hopeless and completely alone. I have horrible mood swings and nightmares.

Every bad grade, slight embarrassment in public, bad day, fight with my family, leaves me so upset, I feel unable to move on and I continually replay moments in my head. I am unable to sleep, eat or study. I have thoughts about harming myself and I feel completely alone in the world.

I am extremely insecure about how I will be perceived by others and have lost friends due to my anxious attachment style, where I constantly text people because I am scared that they hate me because of miscommunication. I feel impossibly lonely as, even though it appears like I have many friends, none of them........

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