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Okay, so I’m 17 and my life seriously sucks. My mom is this total nightmare who basically makes me feel like I’m the worst person ever. Like, every single day she finds something to criticize – my clothes, my hair, how I breathe, whatever.My dad? He’s basically a ghost. He just sits there and does…

City: Lundbreck, Alberta Username: Katelygeorge88 Story: As I begin to tell my story about my journey of being a woman, mother and a proud part of my community, it is not easy to express the true trials and triumphs through out this lifetime. I was put in the hospital at the age of 18-19 years…

From a childhood marked by trauma and abuse to achieving my dream of studying fashion design, I believed I had created the perfect life—married in Scottsdale, Arizona, living a dream I had built from the ground up. But life had other plans. A late miscarriage sent me into fertility treatments that led to a life-threatening…

I am 67 years old. 
I have struggled with mental illness since my teenage years.
I was not diagnosed with Clinical Depression until I was in my late 50’s.
I take medication now to help.Almost 4 years ago I woke up at 3am with cold sweats and was shaking. I tried to calm myself down but it…

from heybuddie, in Calgary When will it end? It seems to never stop. Something is always wrong with me. I’m tired, so tired of something continually being wrong with me. Why me? Why always me? When will I catch a break? When will I have more than a moment or 2 of peace? More than…

hey buddie,
When I was a pre-teen I was sexually abused.
As a teen in junior high I was bullied.
I found out at 18 that my Dad had been abused.
My Dad died in a sensational industrial fire when I was 28. Someone went to jail for his death.
I started binge drinking at 14. Didn’t stop for 30…

I was mentally, physically , socially and sexually abused by my mother from the age of 6 months….
She told me when I was 10 that I was so ugly they kept me in the crib.Called it ugly in the cradle pretty at the table
Abuse from parental unit female stàrted with back scratches and cuddles in…

I’m at my wit’s end and feel like I’m about to break. I feel like a fraud, and my family – my wife and kids – seem to resent me and are constantly arguing with me. My job is awful; I hate it and my coworkers. Despite doing good work, my boss is completely oblivious…

From Mike in Calgary, AB My son very aggressively accused his stepmother of not inviting him to family gatherings. He is 35 – she has spent 20 years supporting him emotionally and financially. She doesn’t have her own child and loved him like her own. She is heartbroken as am I. He was contacted via…

This story came to us on TikTok, from a user named Beverley in Edmonton, AB. We are thankful for our community sharing their stories wherever they choose to. My hope is too retire with a few dollars in my pocket. I know my mom is looking down on us all and I hope with a…