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Call for helpIf you have a problem, it's important that you talk to someone about it. If there are no adults, mates or teachers that can help you, phone one of these numbers for experienced counsellors and advice ...

Click here for numbers or Email us with your questions dollymail@acpmagazines.com.au with "DOLLYinnergirl" as the subject.

When your best friend just stops talking to you

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl,

I have just got back from overseas and my best friend is not talking to me. I’ve tried talking to her and texting her but she just wont tell me what I’ve done wrong and now she’s started bitching about me and has turned all these other girls on me at school. On top of that...

"I don't know which career path to choose"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl,

I am in year 9 and my school has started to talk about careers. I know I definitely want to work with children but don’t know what type of job I want. I just feel as though there is so much to learn. I know you won't be able to tell me exactly what to do but maybe you...

"I'm really shy around guys!"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl, I was really ugly when I was little and heaps of guys bullied me back then. Now I'm actually really pretty and have won modelling contests and everything. But now I'm REALLY shy of guys and can barley speak to them because...

"I'm getting hassled by a mean girl"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl, There's this girl at school who is a popular mean girl. She has turned 4 of my besties against me & now I've only got 3 besties left n 2 of them like the mean girl! This girl has cyber bullied me on msn...

"She calls me her bestie but i don't feel the same way"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl, I have a friend who calls me her best friend, but I don't feel that we are besties. I don't talk to her much, and I've known her for only a little while...

"Translating for my parent is a full-time job"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl,

My parents come from Vietnam and even though they have moved to Australia almost 10 years ago, they still can't speak fluent English. It's been like this forever and it’s really hard for me because I'm the only one in my household who can speak, write and read English...

"My best friend has ditched me for a guy"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl, I have this best friend, and until last week she was a really good friend. She met up with this guy she's been talking to on msn. Now she does everything with this guy, and will only do stuff with us girls if he comes. She's cancelled plans we had for the holidays...

"I feel like hitting my parents!"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl, I’m always feeling stressed when I’m around my parents and feel like hitting them whenever they speak to me. I’ve started crying all the time...

"I get teased because i'm tall"

Dear DOLLY Inner Girl, One of my really good friends and his mates tease me because I'm taller than all the guys and taller than all the girls. I'm proud of being tall but sometimes...

- Dolly InnerGirl Q&A: I am 14 years old, in year 9 and have a long history of bullying. At the moment I consider myself to be in a great friendship group but I sometimes find myself getting upset over little things. When this happens...

...I scratch myself really hard and cry hysterically in the fetal position. I sometimes find life too hard, and think that my life is mediocre.

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