What to do when you need help

You've probably arrived at this page because you're in search of some support or advice. Well, that's what we're here for, and you'll discover that this site is all about helping people with problems by bringing people together... to talk to each other... to support each other, and share life experiences to make these difficult situations easier for you to understand and challenge.

It is important to get help if you are concerned about yourself, a relative or friend and don't know what to do. Sometimes people just don't recognise that they need help without others bringing it to their attention. For some people, these problems have just become a normal part of their life and they don't feel as though they need help. Just imagine a fairly simple scenario where a short-sighted child is sitting at the back of their classroom, and can't read what the teacher is writing on the board. It may require the interaction of other children sat around the child or the teacher to detect that they need help to correct their sight. Sometimes people adapt to their problems and deficiencies, so going back to the quick example, the child could be copying notes written down by the person sat next to them, to help them overcome problems reading the distant board!

If you don't know what to do when faced with a situation where you need help, you could start by creating an anonymous post on this website. Click here to start a discussion now, safe in the knowledge that you have nothing to lose. All information you provide is anonymously presented to our visitors, and your e-mail address is not visible anywhere on our site (it is only used to send you feedback automatically when someone responds to the message you post, so you don't need to waste time regularly checking for feedback).