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A young adult needs to find help, but cant find it.Sat, Oct 4th 2008I've always thought I was a normal person, but the more I grow older, the more I begin to think that maybe I'm not. I'm not by any means old though, I'm 21, and constantly think of doing extreme acts of violence against everybody I see and ever meet. I haven't acted any out, so far they live in my mind and I plan on keeping them there as long as I can. I currently work nights cleaning a supermarket by myself as I feel that's probably best for everyone, but I think that soon there won't be anywhere left for me to go. Is this all part of the "growing-up" process, do I need to live with this until it just goes away? Is it normal to have complete conversations with yourself? I do so, it seems to calm me down and I always assumed that's what everybody did because that's what my father did, until it was pointed out to me that it isn't normal at all. I know this, yet I don't feel angry, sad, or even depressed. These are things I'd like to bring up to a professional face to face. I've sought help in the past but found almost none and the little I have found is no use because I cant afford any of the costly by-the-hour counseling sessions, I really don't make a lot of money and with no money it feels like I wont even be considered. I only see two choices so far, to do myself in or to do something dramatic to force the government to help me. Is there a number I can call or some kind of government institution that helps cases like mine? Or am I just doomed? THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED UNTIL YOU HAVE INDICATED YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THE DISCLAIMER PRINTED JUST BELOW. CLICK THE 'I AGREE' BUTTON TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND SEE THE RESPONSE.
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