I've been having a rough time with part of my history midterm, and she emailed me back last night with even more encouraging words and kindness than the first part of the midterm, and I just started bawling like a baby. Just bawling.
Admittedly, she told me the exact same things my dad did about not being so hard on myself, and that I'm doing very well with the assignment. But in my mental illness-twisted brain, I always take it as being too biased when it comes from my parents.
Speaking of, seriously consider going to a school counselor (if you're that age) or a therapist if you can afford it. I know not everyone can, but if you can find a place with a sliding scale, pay-what-you-can type of deal, and you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or anything, get help. It'll be the best decision you could've made. I know it was for me.
My therapist recommended this app called Stop, Breathe, and Think. It's a meditation app for Android and iPhone, and the basic stuff is free. You can choose later on to purchase some additional guided meditations, which totals about three USD, like I did, or you can lengthen your meditations, also about three USD. I've been using it when I feel stressed out or depressed (when I can remember to, that is), and it does make a difference for me.
Not that a certain someone isn't rendering everything I do completely ineffective because of some terrible crap they're pulling, but that's not the app's fault.
