Runaway Love

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Is it bad that I feel like I'm not accepted...I feel like I'm a financial burden to my family and I think sometimes..it's better if I up and disappear...

...Plenty of people love me...or they say...but I don't feel like it...

I've been thinking about running away for sometime now...I've even ended up at the Greyhound stations plenty of times...

But I'm scared...and I fear that it'll come to the point where I'll ride it till I can't anymore...I'm in dire need...help...before it too late...and I do something I regret...

...I don't want to be a runaway...

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Runaway Love

Hi,
thanks for contacting the national Runaway Safeline.
It sounds like you are feeling pretty emotional about your situation; it's good that you are reaching out to express yourself. Good for you. Your feelings are important and no one should judge you for the way you feel. Sometimes thing can become so overwhelming it's hard to know just what to do about it but that's okay. It's just as important that you are trying to think about things before acting.

Communication can be key in having a better understanding to how others feel as well as expressing your own feelings.
Does that make sense?
Counseling might be an option to explore if you are interested.
Once again it's good that you are aware of your feelings and searching for options to cope.
You are welcome to call 1-800-Runaway (786-2929) 24hrs or visit www.1800Runaway.org for our live chat service to speak to one of our crisis liners about your situation and to express your feelings.

The NRS live chat service is available from 4:30pm until 11:30pm (CST).
NRS is here to listen- here to help.
Communication is key so perhaps you might consider talking to family about how you have been feeling.
Counseling is an option to explore if you are interested. Does that make sense?
NRS has a national data base with information and referrals for services possibly in your area.
How does that sound?

We thank you again for contacting the National Runaway Safeline.
Take Care

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Hi,
thanks for contacting the national Runaway Safeline.
It sounds like you are feeling pretty emotional about your situation; it's good that you are reaching out to express yourself. Good for you. Your feelings are important and no one should judge you for the way you feel. Sometimes thing can become so overwhelming it's hard to know just what to do about it but that's okay. It's just as important that you are trying to think about things before acting.

Communication can be key in having a better understanding to how others feel as well as expressing your own feelings.
Does that make sense?
Counseling might be an option to explore if you are interested.
Once again it's good that you are aware of your feelings and searching for options to cope.
You are welcome to call 1-800-Runaway (786-2929) 24hrs or visit www.1800Runaway.org for our live chat service to speak to one of our crisis liners about your situation and to express your feelings.

The NRS live chat service is available from 4:30pm until 11:30pm (CST).
NRS is here to listen- here to help.
Communication is key so perhaps you might consider talking to family about how you have been feeling.
Counseling is an option to explore if you are interested. Does that make sense?
NRS has a national data base with information and referrals for services possibly in your area.
How does that sound?

We thank you again for contacting the National Runaway Safeline.
Take Care

....I don't want counseling anymore....it doesn't work....and all it does is put me out on the spot....of already being the black sheep....

....Ever since counseling I've been forced to take different....medications....and I don't like it....! I'm rarely getting away as it....is....I don't need....it anymore....

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RE: Runaway Love

Hello again,

Thank you for getting into contact with the National Runaway Safeline bulletin board. From what you have been telling us, it definitely sounds like you have been going through a lot right now and going the Greyhound station seems to be your only relief from everything. What kinds of things to you do when you get there?

From what you stated, it doesn’t seem like your thoughts and feelings are not being heard by anyone. That sometimes you feel like the black sheep of your family. That must be a very frustrating place to be for you. Have you tried talking to anyone else about this issue? It doesn’t even have to be your family or anything like that; it can be you close friend or maybe another relative that you feel that you can confine those feelings to. Maybe they can even help you formulate those thoughts and feelings you have been having into something that you can share with your parents one day. Just talking about what has been bothering you recently can certainly help too.

It’s understandable that you feel as though counseling doesn’t help you anymore and that you don’t feel the need to go back. We wouldn’t want you to do anything that you didn’t feel comfortable doing either. So what type of things to do think that we can best to help you here at the National Runaway Safeline?

Thank you again for writing into the NRS bulletin board, we are always here to listen and here to help you with everything we can. You can also call into our 24hour hotline (1.800.RUNAWAY) for a more immediate response, as well as connect you to some resources that we might have on hand. Another service that we offer here at the NRS is our chat room which is offered from 4:30pm to 11:30pm/CST (www.1800RUNAWAY.org).

Look forward to talking with you and best of luck.

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No one cares for my opinion or well being...Sometimes I just sit...whenever I stay quiet...it's an issue...whenever I talk...it's Wm issue...

If I get mad...I need medication...if I'm sad I need medication...I'm conflicted on everything in my life...and I'm confused...the only person I talk freely to...is my friend...by text and he's...in Arizona.

I try doing things...and still nobody listens...I've tried...but nobody listens...it's because I am the black sheep...

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Hello there,
Thanks for reaching out to us during this difficult time. It sounds like you are feeling very lonely right now and need some help. You mentioned that you have taken medication before and it seems to alternatively help and hinder. It also sounds like you are comfortable reaching out to a friend for help. We are always here to listen, if you felt comfortable contacting us as well. You said that you felt like the black sheep of the family. Is that something that family counseling would be able to help you work though? Sometimes it can be helpful to talk things out with a neutral third party.
We would be more than happy to talk to you about your situation at 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) or by live chat at www.1800runaway.org from 4:30pm-11:30pm Central Standard Time. We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the best of luck.

- NRS