Hey all, sorry I have been scarce around here lately. Life has just been keeping me so busy. I have so much homework to do and I have to give a presentation this weekend. I will be happy when it is over so I can stop worrying about it. I had a terrible week this past week. This past Thursday I had a really bad day and had some suicidal thoughts etc. My sister called and I tried to confide in her and tell her my feelings like therapists are always saying I should do, social support and all that jazz. So I confide in her (and I should have known better because she has never been able to keep her big mouth shut) and she goes and tells my mother and my other sister. So my mom calls me all worried and wanting to talk. It really wasn't that big of a deal. My sister is a big drama queen and made it out to be a bigger deal than it was. I know because my little sister thought I actually tried to commit suicide and I told her no, that I just had thoughts about it. I was mad at my older sister for telling everyone and so now my little sister is mad at me for being mad because in her words "sorry that your family cares about you" etc. Yeah, I can tell from her sarcastic comments that she cares soooo much. Anyway, it has all been blown out of proportion and I hate drama. I called my sister and chewed her out and told her I didn't want to talk to her for a while and that I will never confide in her again because she broke my trust. I think I am more angry at her right now than I have ever been at anyone. I don't usually really get angry at people, but I tell you….I am seriously pissed off at her right now. Okay, there wasn't much point to all that, just giving you all an update and venting 🙂 I hope everyone else is doing well, take care of yourselves.
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