Originally Posted by: joshersim 20, im hispanic, i grew up speaking english and didn't have to deal with your spanish speaking problems but my family is just as ****ed if not worse than yours. long story short, my father shot my mother and she still lived (while i was a child in her hands!!!). now you want to put problems to problems, i dunno how many people could live with that in their head and be able to talk about it. ofcourse more things happened but for the sake of this entry, i'll forego them. but hey we all have problems, and no one can really put what degree each one of us go through. its all relative to you and only you, with your problems being the reference point. you don't need a councelor, you need to help yourself.

if you can't figure it out, then no one else will figure it out for you.

I disagree with this 100% - sometimes it is helpful to have someone look at these situations from an objective position, and it is always helpful to have someone who you can tell it all to with no fear of repercussion or judgement, not to mention a professional therapist.

Seek help. It does not make you weak- burying these problems and emotions is dangerous, and talking it out is what helps you see it differently and release these feelings. Often emotional distress will be manifested in what are called psychosomatic illnesses- i.e., your mind makes you physically ill with no toxocoligical or physiological reason for doing so but every bit as real as if it were a physical illness.

I dunno man, I say get help, but if you need somebody to talk to- feel free to write. A'ight?

peace