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every other indian sub (ESPECIALLY indian teen ones) that ive been in are full of desensitized, unempathetic bigots stuck in their own bubble of.. whatever

I'm not even exaggerating when I say that I have come across straight up corn and VERY icky stuff in other indian teen subs where most of the posts are curated to incite hate and create the horrible "us vs them" mindset in like every aspect ever

this is the only indian teen sub in which everyone's so nice, considerate and it actually feels like people are talking about their lives and being fun TEENS instead of just politics

now that pride month's almost over, i hope that yall are doing good and taking good care of yourselves

and eEVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU IS SO AMAZING AND COOL i can't even-

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TW: something probably, i dont know. bad mental health i guess?

this is not related to life as a queer person but idk where to rant abt this😭 i feel so sick of everything, everyone and myself and i dont know what to do, any advice would be appreciated... this might be a long ahh rant post so it's very skippable. feel free to skim through and/or criticize anything as well

it's like every single thing feels wrong and off to these days. for context, im 15, in 11th grade (cbse with a science stream, tho im not aiming for a comp exam). my 11th grade classes in school started 10 DAYS AFTER MY 10TH BOARDS ENDED. i didnt have any time to relax to let myself be and my mental health was already very messy at that point.

i dont know why but i feel like im on the edge of tipping all the time. i've felt this way since last year. i was in such a horrible mental state during my 10th board exams that it physically affected me and i also couldn't study, felt nauseous all the time and had headaches but kept forcing myself to pull all nighters. i didnt even get a good percentage in 10th. that was such a waste.

i feel very stressed and havent gotten a break since last year. my head and chest feel heavy and i really want to cry but the tears rarely come and i feel so damn exhausted all the time and i dont know what to do. i cant talk to anyone irl about this because no one wants to listen. i feel guilty over the smallest of things, i feel guilty for turning on the AC because it just makes the world hotter, i feel guilty for eating because i do nothing all day and just waste time, i cant sleep but once i do- i oversleep. i know these are wrong and dumb but idk these are some of the examples that came to mind. it feels like i live in a constant state of guilt and idk what to do with that.

i cant even get myself to study. i feel guilty for going to coachings because i dont deserve how much money my parents spend on me while i do absolutely nothing like a dumb bitch. i dont know whats wrong with me now.

i already had my first cycle of tests of 11th grade in school and now i have my semester exams starting from 27th and i havent studied at all. i genuinely dont remember anything. all i do all day is read webcomics for petty escapism. my mom nags at me all day to study but i genuinely CAN NOT do it. im even typing this at 3am.

my house feels so suffocating. my dad always has some pedantic ass problem, my mom is annoying and my sibling is back from college for summer vacations.

i had a fight with my sibling like 3 days ago and she ripped the string lights in my room and ruined them, she broke my clock that i had spent hours painting, she twisted and bent and broke my glasses, all cuz we had an argument and she couldnt find her glasses AND THOUGHT I HAD HIDDEN THEM EVEN WHEN I CHOOSE TO STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER AND I DONT EVEN FUCKING DO SHIT LIKE THAT. she is a terrible hypocrite in most situations too and always resorts to screaming at me or hitting me whenever i do or say the shitty stuff that she usually does/says.

and now i also have ugly fucking nail mark wounds ALL OVER MY ARMS because of her. i dont even like to talk to my her and yet she goes out of her way to touch and hug me and keeps violating my boundaries even when i scream at her that i dont like being touched by people especially her. idk why the nail marks wont heal, it's been like 3 days already and the nail marks still sting and look so horrible and they arent healing. I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR MY EXAMS 27TH JUNE ONWARDS. that's like 5 days. and i can't study. and people are gonna ask me abt it since the cuts dont seem to be healing any time soon and idk what the fuck to say. im so embarrassed.

and i dont even know whatever fake shit she told our mom. our mom always takes her side and says that it's alright cuz "woh baccha hai" WHAT THE HELL im the baccha here, im 15 and my sis is 21 and she hits me and touches me and IM THE YOUNGER SIBLING AND IM EXPECTED TO BE THE MATURE ONE IN THIS HOUSE. she always throws tantrums and is so rude to everyone when she comes back from college and my mom says it's okay becasue she's only here for a short amount of time. even my mom is an immature and a cynical two faced person just like my sis. they both love to gossip together and be judgmental idiots and be prejudiced, dumb, annoying fucking bigots.

my friends seem to just not care about anything i want to say. they call me depressive and act like that's the funniest shit ever. well tbh i know theyre good people but it feels like theyre not the people i once became friends with. i kept trying to plan for us all to meet during the vacations but they used to just agree with me and then made no plans on their end. they're all so passive, and it's geniunely as if they don't even care. they talk about themselves and about their future plans and their daily lives and their mental health so easily and i lowkey feel jealous. it's REALLY hard for me to talk about myself or open up irl but i just get talked over or ignored when i do try to say something. it genuinely feels like they don't care, and confrontation or clear communication is already hard as-is, but they just make it harder by being so passive.

i feel so helpless in all aspects of my life rn. i know there are tons of people who don't have the privileges i do and have it much worse so idk why im crying about it but i just needed to get this off my chest i guess. am i wallowing too much? i don't have any idea what to do anymore and that's especially weird for me because i've felt like a very pessimistic person for a while now and that's very unlike me. and i usually know how to fix my problems by myself but i feel too mentally exhausted these days that i really cant tell what im supposed to do. i dont wanna fail my exams that start from 27th and i dont want to go to school. any advice or criticism or anything would be reallyyy appreciated because i feel so lost

(this post may read out to be a little messy since I think this is the first time I'm addressing this personally. feel free to keep scrolling if you have unkind remarks to make.)

personally, I often feed some grown stray dogs and play with them, but I really hate puppies.

I hate how terrible i feel when I see stray puppies. (yes, apologies if this sounds like im making everything about me). but I live in a place where there's a lot of car traffic and the drivers often drive no better than a blind person.

some puppies get sick because of the horrible, extreme weather conditions where i live (North India).

some get beaten by humans. I've even seen some horrible 7-8 year old CHILDREN hit puppies. at least most of the people in other countries actually teach their kids kindness or some empathy. people in india teach their kids cruelty leading by example.

most stray puppies I've seen have ended​ up dying in car crashes as soon as they learn to walk and run around.

but really, what can we do for them? yes, we can get dogs neutered and spayed but MOST people live in remote areas and/or lack the knowledge, or simply do not care or resist getting​ it done because of some dumb conservative unscientific reasons.

the majority of people who find stray puppies cute rarely think about the terrible suffering the little babies have to go through just to survive. and many of them often just don't survive.

I literally can not express how much I wish the absolute worst on the people who don't drive with their eyes on the road close enough to spot some living beings in the path of their death machines.

does anyone have a similar experience to mine? it's there anything i can do? i would really love to start an awareness campaign for idiot "adults" to learn to drive properly who are killing living beings but i have no idea where to start.

(some random context/personal experience, a completely skippable wall of text: )

I've been feeding indie dogs and stray cats with my father ever since I was around 4-5 years old, we both really love our stray doggos (but cannot adopt any because the others in our home dont like dogs). a female stray doggo once gave birth in our parking lot during winters a few years ago and we sort of let them stay there, we used to feed them and we made a bed for them. we couldn't take them in, again, because of family issues. her pups died because they got sick because of our negligence, I was only 10 at that time and both my parents are working, though I know these aren't excuses. one of them got adopted. the mama dog also died later a few years after that because she got crushed under a tractor very late at night and no vets were available. I saw two puppies get crushed under cars and die instantly on seperate occasions when I was around 11 or 12. I've also helped feed a bunch of other puppies near my house (probably around 9-12? cant remember.) but most of them passed away (or got killed). now, only 2 dogs live outside my house, and we've gotten them neutered/spayed. im a teenager now lol.

hi! I'm not sure whether this is the right sub to post this in, but I really need advice on how to help people who are struggling with depression or atleast let them know that im there for them.

(some context: )

I've known this friend for a little more than 2 years now. we instantly became close. the thing is, we're both teenagers and we can't meet often because we're in different classes now and our schedules are also packed. though we text and call with some of our other friends daily and often play online games.

I know that my friend has been really struggling since before I even knew them. they seem to have major depressive disorder (I think it's diagnosed, but theyre not on any medications) and i think they have anxiety and trauma as well and have a hard time talking about it. it definitely stems from family issues. their parents think that theyre faking it for attention and that its nothing serious (we live in a very conservative, religious country).

their parents made them go to some sort of "therapy" earlier last year but they told me it was barely helping, if at all, because the therapist was their aunt who used to tell everything to their parents and now I don't know what happened to that because it seems like they stopped going there after a couple irregular/inconsistent casual sessions. im not sure how to help them with it without being too intrusive. they have a very disorganized attachment style if that helps.

they reach out to me for help sometimes and i know that it takes a lot of strength from them to do that. however, im a dense person who has difficulty talking to others and helping them manage their emotions even though I can understand them very well.

how can I let them know that im there for them if they need me? how do I know when I've said too much or too little? and no, i dont feel pity for them, I feel concerned and I don't wanr to lose them but I don't know how to be there for them and don't know what words to use without making it worse or making them uncomfortable and i dont want to be too intrusive.

sorry if this reads out to be a slightly messy post.

basically the title.

this is something that ive been wondering for a while now. im a high school student who really wants to pursue psychology because it's something i'd really love to learn more about while helping people, but I see a lot of people online and irl being interested in psychology as well.

are there any qualities that i may currently have or any qualities or knowledge that I may need in order to be a better future psychologist?

and what are some of YOUR qualities that set you apart from fellow psychologists or psychology students?

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im a huugee Twenty one pilots fan!! :D and i also really love Cage the elephant, Tame impala and Billie eilish :>

what abt you guys?