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@Rose113 of course! We'd love to see it

Aww that's fantastic - you should be so proud of yourself! Improving confidence is a huge achievement

@violynenjoyer - I just wanted to say the same as Matthew and V, I can't imagine living through what you have, but I'm proud of you for opening up, it's a brave thing to do - the Mix will always be a safe place for you to tell us how you feel, or whats going on for you at the moment. I know it's A LOT easier said than done, but try and remember you aren't the one at fault here. you're not to blame for your dad's anger and violence, no matter what has gone on.

I hope you're doing okay today and I'm sending you a big virtual hug


Sinead

Good luck with your last day tomorrow @Rose113 !

And also love the stickers - that's an impressive collection

Hey @AnonymousToe, i was also very anxious about making friends at uni and i think the best way to approach it was to not pressurise myself to make friends straight away. Some people will and that is great but for me it took a little longer to find a group and that worked out much better by taking my time!
I found that most people were also nervous and wanting to make friends so it was easier to start conversations because everyone was just trying to find people to talk to. I'm sure by the end of the first week you will be sick of people asking you 'what course are you doing?' 'Where are you from?' and those sorts of questions
I'd say definitely look out for things runs by your uni or course as a way to get to know people. My course ran a quiz during freshers week and that was a great way to start to meet people and gave us all a starting point to talk about! And i agree with everyone else about joining societies as those are great for finding people with the same interests!
Good luck for September!

Hiya. You are not the only one feeling like this! I'm sure many people feel the same. I am currently finishing university and I feel the exact same way, lost not knowing what to do next while everyone else seemingly continues their life leaving you behind. (Not that I did know what I was doing at 17 either lol, just kinda going with the flow of everyone else).

What I think is important to remember is that you need to focus on what you need, forget everyone else. Explore your own goals, motivations, dreams etc. And take everything at your own pace. If university is something you one day find you want to do, then you'll do it. There are many many people who do university much later in their lives and most of them seem to find that a lot more beneficial than doing it straight after college! Cause they are more mature, and they understand themselves more by that time.

So as long as you keep exploring everything at your own pace, and don't actually 'stop' and give up, you will never be behind

Hope more people can add on here and give you advice on where you can seek support for your mental health difficulties, cause that will help more things be 'achievable' for you.

Take care!