Thoughts & Quotes

I have a right to be treated with respect as an intelligent , capable and equal human being
I have a right to state my own needs and set my own priorities as a person independant of any roles that I may assume in life
I have a right to express my feelings
I have a right to express my feelings and values
I have a right to say 'No' or 'Yes' for myself
I have a right to say 'No' or 'Yes' for myself
I have a right to make mistakes
I have the right to change my mind
I have a right to say 'I don't understand' and to ask for more information
I have a right to ask for what I want
I have a right to deal with others without being dependent on them for approval
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.
Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.
Say to yourself each morning "I do not need the reactions of others to validate myself or my personality"
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest to us.
When it is dark enough you can see the stars.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joy and dividing our grief
Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact

Hello. I wrote to COAP a couple of weeks ago explaining my situation. It has got worse since then. My stepdad is still drinking heavily and i have had alot of trouble from his daughter (my step sister) about somehing stupid. About 2 weeks ago, on Sunday morning, every thing had got so bad that i got myself so worked up. I tried to slit my wrists and then i took an overdose. I had my stomach pumped and was sectioned for a week when they finally let me home. Since then i have been drinking every night. i drink alot anyway, and i am so scared of becoming what i hate the most-an alchoholic. i dont want to be something i hate so much. i have councelling 3 times a week and connexions meetings. but i dont find talking to people helps. It just makes me so angry bringing everthing up. i want to change so much, i really do. i get so stressed out i keep having blackouts. im moving up North in august (about ten months away) im going on my own to live with my aunties. (was my dads foster mum but i call her auntie) Hopefully i will finally get a new start and i can finish my mechanics course up there or do hairdressing. my mum always tells me that im special and shouldnt let things get me down. she says im special because i was her first-born daughter :) i jsut want everything to go away.... Help. x