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Mental Health

What do you say to comfort someone over text?

wikiHow Editorial Team
wikiHow Editorial Team
02/18/25 3:56pm
What are your go-to ways to show support and encouragement to your friends over text? What are the best things friends have sent YOU to comfort you?
Mental Health

Just found out that I'm neurodivergent

WikiOwlRunner750
WikiOwlRunner750
12/29/24 1:36pm
According to this quiz, it's likely that I'm neurotypical. I expected this result because I've been suspecting for a while that I'm neurotypical. What did you get?

1618 readers have voted on this topic. Poll was last updated on 12/14/25.

Mental Health

I feel really lonely. Let's talk about loneliness.

WikiFlamingoChaser192
WikiFlamingoChaser192
11/14/24 1:58pm
This quiz said I'm lonely, and it's right. But I can't be the only one, right? What did you all get?
Mental Health

How do I know if I need therapy?

WikiFawnTamer877
WikiFawnTamer877
11/12/24 11:30am
This quiz said I should consider therapy, and some people have told me that before too. But like...how do you know if you actually need to go? Sure I get sad or angry sometimes, but so does everyone. I mostly feel fine.
Mental Health

I don't know what to do with my life

WikiCloudWatcher412
WikiCloudWatcher412
07/13/24 2:03pm
I’m 21, and I feel hopeless. I’m working full-time at a cafe, barely getting by. I hate it but can’t find anything else to do. I don’t know what I want to do, I don’t really feel like I’m good at anything, and nothing really excites me. I feel like all I can do is survive.
Mental Health

How do I deal with social anxiety?

WikiDolphinDiver871
WikiDolphinDiver871
06/15/24 6:34pm
Every time I'm about to go somewhere with lots of people, I get SO stressed. Once I get there I'm super uncomfortable and have trouble talking to anyone. I feel awkward and spend the whole time wishing I were home. I want friends but it's really hard to make them when I can't bring myself to interact with people. Please give me advice on how to overcome my social anxiety!
Mental Health

Why do I put people ahead of me?

Evie1234
Evie1234
10/31/25 6:40pm
On the quiz, it said I light myself on fire to keep others warm, and it is not wrong. I was having a horrible day yesterday, about to cry at school, but I still made sure my friends were okay. I drop everything for them, and I feel like they are taking advantage of that... How do I stop? I just want to have good mental health again...
Mental Health

❤️ What Are You Grateful For This Week?

Daxduong
Daxduong
08/01/25 5:27pm
Let’s shift our focus to gratitude! What's something, big or small, from the past week that you're genuinely thankful for?

It could be anything from beautiful weather to having an amazing friend or family member in your life.

I'll kick things off by sharing mine in the comments below. Join in and share what you're grateful for! ⬇️

P.S. If someone else’s post makes your heart happy, give it a reply or an upvote!
Mental Health

I need to be better

WikiFlamingoFlyer371
WikiFlamingoFlyer371
07/30/25 4:10pm
So every once in a while I actually wake up to reality and I’m like woah it’s not good you know. So right now I really need to get better I got pretty good grades this year nothing lower than an 80 and My parents said that “I have so many gaps in my knowledge” so they made me do summer school I missed the first day because we were on vacation and the teachers posted so much work I had to write multiple papers and I had so many calculations it was ridiculous and I can’t back out now and the work is way too complicated for me and I don’t know if I can wake up tomorrow morning and go on camera in front of 20 other people. The class starts at 9:00 am and I’m doing Geography, history, English, french, science and math. I feel like I’m failing and I’m turning into the exact person I told myself I wouldn’t become. What do I do? And this is only in the first year of high school it’s gonna get a lot worse from here and I don’t know if I can keep up with all of it.
Mental Health

How can you develop leadership skills?