A terrifying diagnosis that left 26-year-old Erika Harvey crying herself to sleep has become the inspiration behind her series of international projects aimed at helping people with nobody to turn to.

Erika and Daniel and the anonymous website

After battling cancer and feeling like she couldn't share what she was going through with anyone, the idea came to Erika, now 33, to launch a series of online platforms where people can vent their secrets and fears anonymously and receive support from one another.

Enter project number one: Anonymous Wife Diaries – which, launched its BETA version on May 14, is already attracting women from around the world.

Erika is developing and perfecting the website with friend and designer Daniel Weck from her home in Bethlehem, with the plan to launch project two: Anonymous Teen Diaries, soon.

Erika says her illness opened her eyes to what is important in life – helping others.

'I was scared that if I went to sleep I wouldn't wake up. So I kept all those feelings inside and that was really hard. I didn't want my parents or friends to know how scared I was or they would freak out.

'I thought if people had a place where they could share their deepest secrets, and connect with others going through the same things, it would really help.

Erika is determined to get the initial wives' website perfected before the teenage version is launched and encourages women to interact and provide feedback.

'What I've found out is every two hours and 11 minutes, a person under 25 commits suicide. It's the third leading cause of death in teens and at the moment with the emergence of social media, it's increasing in the ages of 10-14.

'If it can help even one per cent of people not to do it, or actually feel like they can go somewhere and talk to someone without their parents or family finding out they feel this way, then the projects a success.”

Erika is not allowing advertising on her site, and is currently trying to save money to add an interactive forum on the site.

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Visit: www.anonymouswifediaries.com