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Hi… why is the text service not going to be available anymore from 2023?

Hi... why is the text service not going to be available anymore from 2023?
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My mom yells at my sister and I so often, we feel unsafe. What can we do?

My mom is often mad at me and my sister for absolutely no reason at all she would come home and instantly find something to yell at us about...
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Can you help me stop my addiction to anime videos of people drowning?

HELP! I have an addiction to watching videos of anime people drowning; please help me stop...
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I’m a boy and I’ve developed feelings for my friend who is lesbian. What can I do to stop these feelings for her?

I am in a friend group and 1 is a lesbian girl. (I am a boy) I recently developed feelings for her. I just want to be friends with her...
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What does it mean if I get the urge to gouge my eyes out or jump out the window?

What does it mean if i get the urge to gouge my eyes out or jump out the window...
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I’m so stressed for my mock exams and leaving cert and I am scared I will do really bad…

I'm so stressed for my mock exams and leaving cert and I am scared I will do really bad...
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Hey Alex, I’m a 14-year-old girl and, I think I have a lying problem. Is something wrong with me? Am I a pathological liar?

Hey Alex, I'm a 14-year-old girl and, I think I have a lying problem...Is something wrong with me? Am I a pathological liar?
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I’m dealing with suicidal thoughts

I'm dealing with suicidal thoughts
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I am transgender and don’t know how to go about starting hormones.

I am transgender and don’t know how to go about starting hormones.
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Hi… why is the text service not going to be available anymore from 2023?

Hi... why is the text service not going to be available anymore from 2023?
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My mom yells at my sister and I so often, we feel unsafe. What can we do?

My mom is often mad at me and my sister for absolutely no reason at all she would come home and instantly find something to yell at us about...
> Read Alex's Answer

Can you help me stop my addiction to anime videos of people drowning?

HELP! I have an addiction to watching videos of anime people drowning; please help me stop...
> Read Alex's Answer

I’m a boy and I’ve developed feelings for my friend who is lesbian. What can I do to stop these feelings for her?

I am in a friend group and 1 is a lesbian girl. (I am a boy) I recently developed feelings for her. I just want to be friends with her...
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What does it mean if I get the urge to gouge my eyes out or jump out the window?

What does it mean if i get the urge to gouge my eyes out or jump out the window...
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I’m so stressed for my mock exams and leaving cert and I am scared I will do really bad…

I'm so stressed for my mock exams and leaving cert and I am scared I will do really bad...
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Hey Alex, I’m a 14-year-old girl and, I think I have a lying problem. Is something wrong with me? Am I a pathological liar?

Hey Alex, I'm a 14-year-old girl and, I think I have a lying problem...Is something wrong with me? Am I a pathological liar?
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I’m dealing with suicidal thoughts

I'm dealing with suicidal thoughts
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I am transgender and don’t know how to go about starting hormones.

I am transgender and don’t know how to go about starting hormones.
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