Anger. Sadness. What's going on

by Riley

I'm 15 and I used to be the one guy in class everyone liked to talk to. Now I'm here. Angry and sad all day everyday. I found someone and love them so much. But they left my school. Everyday since then I've been crying at home, wanting to just beat people up at school. I just want her back and even worse my dad has cancer. I really just want to know what's with me. I just want to scream and shout and just hurt people. Help me please.

Ben's Answer:

I'm sorry your going through this. It's normal to feel sad and angry when you lose a relationship. Losing your girlfriend and then dealing with your father's cancer is a lot to handle. You need to talk to someone who can listen and understand your feelings. It's not about fixing you. These are normal human feelings, but you just need a place to let them out with someone you can trust. I'm pretty sure if you had that, you would feel less of a need to scream and beat people up. Most schools have counselors available or you could ask your parents if you can talk to a therapist. It's confidential and should be a safe place to talk about anything that is bothering you.
There are also teen hotlines where you can call anonymously anytime and talk about whatever you want with a counselor. Most are toll free.

This link should provide a good list of options:

Teen Hotlines


Take Care,
Ben

Click here to post comments

Return to Ask a Therapist.

Share this page:
Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.