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Help me I can't find something on the bb site/forums - post your questions here

Chris_B — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:44:32 GMT

Hi everyone,

There's a heap of information on the bb website and forums that can seem a bit overwhelming for new visitors, and you might not know where to start. The idea of this sticky thread is for posting quick questions for help on finding information, resources, or particular kinds of stories - I'll be able to reply to you in here and point you in the right direction.

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Comet — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:47:16 GMT

Hi Chris. I'm new here. I have joined the depression discussion thread and have posted a couple of messages. Under my first message it says 4 posts but I can see where they are. How can I access them and read them?

So far it's usefull but at this stage I'm not sure if it's all that user friendly. However, as I said I am new.

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Chris_B — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:42:13 GMT

Hi Comet, are you talking about the number that sits underneath your name? Currently it reads "7 posts" - this is the number of posts you have made in total on the forums. You can access all posts you have made by using the "My posts" tab.

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Puppiesmakemesmile — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 05:49:09 GMT

Hi Chris,

New to site. I have a friend/colleague who suffers from depression and has reached a really low point that has similar characteristics that showed the previous time this friend hit rock bottom and harmed themselves.
They have developed feelings towards myself and am unsure on how to handle the matter and help as friend without leading him on as they are looking at my help as being possible reciprocated feelings.
Can not find any forums on how to help a friend with depression that has developed feelings. I do not want to give the wrong idea but also don't want to send him into an even deeper depression as he has stopped taking his medication and won't seek help even when there is a large strong friend support base who are offering to help him through this journey and join him in seeking help so he doesn't have to do it alone.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated I do no want to make things worse.

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Chris_B — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:41:43 GMT

Hi Puppies, welcome to the forums. I can't recall this scenario having come up before, I've done a thread search and can't find anything either. If you start a new thread in the Supporting Family & Friends section, then our members will be able to provide you with some support on this.

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Ned_Black — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 01:50:42 GMT

Please help me. I suffer from Anxiety, Depression and BPD. I need to know what the connection is between BPD and Alzheimer's. My psychiatrist mentioned it yesterday when I told him about my memory loss. Is there someone I can help me find information. I am beside myself with worry. Help help me. Sincere thanks.

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Bobathon — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 03:52:25 GMT

Hey Chris,

I'm just curious as to how I can start my own forum.

I'm feeling really unsure about what to do right now. My best friend from highschool who I haven't seen for over a year came down from interstate a few days ago, so we had lunch together. During highschool, she had a tendency to suppress her feelings of anxiety, and whenever I was to ask if she was ok, she's snap and say "I'm fine!". It was always very difficult to gage how serious her anxiety was because she was so good at hiding it. But when we had lunch the other day, she was very irritable. I don't know whether it was just a bad day for her, or whether it's something more serious. We're both in year 12 now, and our independance has grown a lot since highschool. Part time jobs, Ps, her being allowed to travel interstate alone. Next year she'd be travelling a lot to get some life experience before uni, and I'm worried that if her lack of seeking help builds up into a mental illness she'd be alone and lost for what to do.

Should I ask her if she's ok?
If she says she's fine like she has been in the past, do I just accept it, or do i push further to make sure she's ok?
If she ends up breaking down while travelling next year, does that make me a bad friend for not helping her enough?

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Chris_B — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 23:57:31 GMT

Ned_Black said:Please help me. I suffer from Anxiety, Depression and BPD. I need to know what the connection is between BPD and Alzheimer's. My psychiatrist mentioned it yesterday when I told him about my memory loss. Is there someone I can help me find information. I am beside myself with worry. Help help me. Sincere thanks.

Hi Ned, I don't believe this specific question has come up before, but you might want to try posting in some of our BPD related threads to talk to other users about this:

Borderline personality disorder by AGrace

Recently told I have borderline personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder by bpd

Borderline personality disorder and anxiety by mrsanxiety

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Chris_B — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:53 GMT

Bobathon said:
Hey Chris,

I'm just curious as to how I can start my own forum.

Hi Bobathon, you would be best to start your own thread in the Supporting Family & Friends forum to have these questions answered by our community.

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Nickname_DCC32463-B874-40 — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 04:04:13 GMT

Hello,

Is there a way to search the forum?

I'm looking for other posts on OCD & other women with early onset perimenopause mood swings.

Thanks,

Persy

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geoff — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 20:34:13 GMT

dear Persephone, I will contact our manager Chris who will give you the links needed, as I'm not perficient enough to do so. Geoff.

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geoff — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:05:34 GMT

dear Percy, Chris is on a conference until 4/9, but please keep checking your post. Geoff.

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triptych — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:54:57 GMT

Hi,

I think I've had a couple of posts pulled by moderators today and have no idea why. It is causing me to question what I have said that is so upsetting. I don't believe I have said anything bad, In fact I thought my messages were on topic, supportive and highly relevant. Am I out of line to expect an explanation (the rules say I would get a chance to edit or at the least a reason)? Or are my opinions not welcome here? I understand that It's not my board and all that, and will happily take my positive attitude somewhere else where I'm not left feeling like my voice is not equal. Your call.

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Chris_B — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:12:34 GMT

Guest_5495 said:
Hello,

Is there a way to search the forum?

I'm looking for other posts on OCD & other women with early onset perimenopause mood swings.

Thanks,

Persy

Hi Persy, the search function on our website isn't that great, unfortunately. The best way to find threads on our forums is to use Google and append "beyondblue forums" to the end of your search term. This will bring up related threads.

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Chris_B — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:13:59 GMT

triptych said:
Hi,

I think I've had a couple of posts pulled by moderators today and have no idea why.

Hi triptych, I've emailed you privately about this. There may be a misunderstanding here, as we have not edited or removed any of your posts, with the exception of one thread you started about moderation which was in violation of our community rules. Happy to discuss further offline.

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Granma_M — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:30:21 GMT

Hi Ned Black It is very worrying to a person, who is already anxious about everything in their life, when medical professionals make comments and then don't explain them selves. I myself have several conditions to contend with. The following are diagnosis from the professionals collected over the last 30 years. Depression, anxiety disorder, Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, diventiculitis disease drug and food allergies osteoarthritis in the spine, hands and feet globus [a condition that effects the throat and vocal chords ] temporal mandibular disorder[ effects the jaw ] There are probably others that I have forgotten about. Memory loss for me comes when I am under stress. The greater the stress the wider the memory loss. I have had times when I could not remember my own childrens' names. If/when you are speaking to this person again, ask him what he meant by that comment re dementia, and tell him that you become distressed when you are not fully explained comments/part information. When I go and see medical professionals, particularly the first time, I make notes of the most important information. If I am not well enough to take my own notes I ask the doctor, even my GP to write down the information or instructions that he/she is giving me. Sometimes I may need to take someone with me [ usually my husband]. Hope this helps

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Life_is_hard — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:51:29 GMT

Hi I'm new here and am trying to find a forum about rtms and Moai. I was reading it on another page, but then when I joined BB so I could comment, I can't find it. Could you tell me how I can do a search to find it please? I've tried typing both words into the search button on the top r-h-s of the screen, but it hasn't brought it up. Thank you

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Croix — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:28:46 GMT

Dear Life is Hard~

As Chris said above the best way is simply to use the everyday Google search engine and put in the term you are searching for followed by 'beyondblue forum' (no quotes)

I searched for:

rtms beyondblue forum

and came up with:

Forums/ Treatments, health professionals and therapies/ Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and MAOIs

Which may be the thread you were searching for.

HTH

Croix

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Sairs — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:22:34 GMT

Hi, I'm a finding it a bit hard to navigate the forums as some appear quite aged and I'm not sure how to see the active ones or which ones are suitable. I'm a bit worried about what to write as i read the guidelines and I'm not sure if what I need help with is suitable. I've been feeling very down and trying to rationally think about what it is I have to live for and the list is short. I am feeling anxious, hopeless, useless, lonely and like I have achieved nothing. I've been trying to snap myself out of this mindset but it has become a prolonged state. Do you know where I should start?

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Croix — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:16:45 GMT

Dear Sairs~

Where to start is with a personal thread of your own, so welcome here to the Forum. A little thing like where to post is not something to worry about. If I might make a suggestion I'd post in one of 2 areas, and that depends on how you are feeling. For most people who talk about that same sorts of things as you they choose either:

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/depression
or more probably:
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm

You get to choose, you can go somewhere else if you prefer. With the above just copy and paste either link into your browser then when you get there hit the NEW THREAD button on the right hand side and off you go.

Please don't be put off by the names when choosing, these is nothing wrong with either, and things can be changed later if necessary. As for what to say and ask for, just do the best you can and don't stress about it too much. Some people talk great deal in their first post, others ease into it over several posts and replies.

The only thing to watch for is being too explicit, as there are great many people here, some of whom are very much struggling and easily triggered as a result. The Moderators will normally weed out anything inappropriate so just use common sense and all will be fine.

Don't worry, just try and see what happens, I - and others - will be looking out for your new thread

Thanks

Croix