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Jeriava How do I talk to my doctor?
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I’ve been struggling with my life for the past 7-8 years but I finally made an appointment with a doctor. I feel really scared though because I don’t ever go to the doctor for anything, and I havent seen this doctor for so many years that I’m really ... View more

I’ve been struggling with my life for the past 7-8 years but I finally made an appointment with a doctor. I feel really scared though because I don’t ever go to the doctor for anything, and I havent seen this doctor for so many years that I’m really scared that they’ll judge me or won’t believe anything I say. I’m really anti social so I feel like I won’t be able to say what I wanna say or I’ll say the wrong thing causing them to just dismiss me and move me along without helping. I’m just tired of feeling alone, depressed and just worthless but I’m really scared to talk to them.

Chris_B Are you looking to support someone else with depression? PLEASE READ before posting
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This forum is for people seeking support for their own mental health issues. If you're posting on behalf of someone else with a mental health issue that you're concerned about, please have a look at this section of our forums: Supporting family and f... View more

This forum is for people seeking support for their own mental health issues. If you're posting on behalf of someone else with a mental health issue that you're concerned about, please have a look at this section of our forums: Supporting family and friends with a mental health condition It's full of threads from people who have family members and friends going through anxiety, depression or other related conditions. Have a read through the threads there, and feel free to take part in the discussions. Below are also some helpful beyondblue resources you might want to look through first as well: Supporting someone Have the conversation

AGrace SELF HELP TIPS FOR MANAGING DEPRESSION
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Hi Everyone, Here are some ideas you might like to try for managing symptoms of depression. Of course everyone's different, so let us know what works for you, and please feel free to add to the list... Mindfulness – through breathing or engaging the ... View more

Hi Everyone, Here are some ideas you might like to try for managing symptoms of depression. Of course everyone's different, so let us know what works for you, and please feel free to add to the list... Mindfulness – through breathing or engaging the 5 senses Distress Tolerance – Accepting Emotions and Self Soothing Distraction – Put the thoughts/feelings aside and come back to them when you are ready to deal with them Positive Affirmations – Have some affirmations written down repeat them to yourself daily Sleep/Exercise/Diet – All 3 aspects of our lifestyle can impact the way we think/feel Increasing Pleasurable Activities – Engage in at least one pleasurable activity per day

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HiThere19 There is no help, it’s all lies
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Everyone’s heard it ‘I’m here if you need me’ ‘there’s support for you’ ‘anytime’ it’s all rote learning, means nothing. Everyone has a threshold of ‘helping’ and if you’re not better in time for that you’re on you’re own

Everyone’s heard it ‘I’m here if you need me’ ‘there’s support for you’ ‘anytime’ it’s all rote learning, means nothing. Everyone has a threshold of ‘helping’ and if you’re not better in time for that you’re on you’re own

Worried_1965 Intimacy Issues with husband.
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Hi,I need some advice on an issue my husband and I are facing around intimacy. My husband is a wonderful man and looks after me very well and I inturn to him, but after a injury to his member during sex he has not been able to do what he normally doe... View more

Hi,I need some advice on an issue my husband and I are facing around intimacy. My husband is a wonderful man and looks after me very well and I inturn to him, but after a injury to his member during sex he has not been able to do what he normally does....sorry to get personal. We are on the waiting list to see a urologist, which is great but the issue we have is that he said that from the moment he hurt himself, something switched off in his mind and he does not want to do anything intimate at all, not even touch, which is killing me as before this, we were so affectionate to each other. He does not want to talk about it and I have offered to help him get help to talk to someone who, can help him deal with the feeling and issues he is feeling within himself, but it's like he is a brick wall. With anything else he does not have this issue, he is proactive about his health, but this issue is like he has totally shut down. It is affecting our marriage and how I am feeling, but I am trying really hard not to make it all about how I am feeling or affected. I Really want to be a support and help for him so he can feel like a man again, as he puts it in his own words, and to get some sort of a intimacy back, even if it is only playing around for now, until he can see urologist and get some solution for his issue.I Really want him to talk to someone, but also know that it is his choice, but his choice to do nothing is now really affect us as a couple. PLEASE help me, if any one has some tips, or if you have been through similar thing and can give me some advice or resources to help me I would love to hear them.Thank you for allowing me to talk about this.

joseph11 Hi
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Idk what I’m doing 

Idk what I’m doing 

needsomehelpplease Need help with finding COUNCELLING and peer support workers
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Hello,I am really struggling to find a good psychologist and peer support workers.I have severe depression, anxiety and financial issues.im a single mum.i have no friends or anyone to talk to.i actually tried to take my life in February which I regre... View more

Hello,I am really struggling to find a good psychologist and peer support workers.I have severe depression, anxiety and financial issues.im a single mum.i have no friends or anyone to talk to.i actually tried to take my life in February which I regret and will never do again because I don't want my kids to live in misery without a mother I was referred to mead centre and had an appointment but for some reason I'm not even on their patient list anymore I have called them 3 times now and each time they have told me a nurse will call me but no one has called me.i don't know what to do about getting some help.can anyone please help me I want to do everything I can to get better thank you

Lalalalola Just so alone and isolated
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So I am 35, have 2 kids with special needs (asd/adhd & adhd/odd) and my partner was just diagnosed with autism(explains so much!) , I have no support network, my friends don’t ever bother with me, will happily ignore me for weeks, I feel like I am dr... View more

So I am 35, have 2 kids with special needs (asd/adhd & adhd/odd) and my partner was just diagnosed with autism(explains so much!) , I have no support network, my friends don’t ever bother with me, will happily ignore me for weeks, I feel like I am drowning and no one notices or cares. My partner doesn’t feel anything when others show emotions so I can’t even count on him either. I dunno what to do anymore My partner is a truck driver so he is gone all week and when he’s home on the weekends he mostly sleeps. He’s struggling with ptsd and severe depression too which is scary for me, as how bad it is. I have no one to talk to and if I try I get ignored. But my anxiety prevents me from speaking up to my so called friends about how they act like I don’t exist.

scott05 Depressed and flat
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Been feeling down for quite sometime and really don’t now where to turn 

Been feeling down for quite sometime and really don’t now where to turn 

Coco18-8 I hate my brain
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Everything I do I feel like I always find a problem and it’s exhausting. My brain is so exhausting I want to stop being this way. I feel like everyday I have a problem or something that I’m anxious or worried about and end up crying . I feel like I c... View more

Everything I do I feel like I always find a problem and it’s exhausting. My brain is so exhausting I want to stop being this way. I feel like everyday I have a problem or something that I’m anxious or worried about and end up crying . I feel like I can never allow myself to be happy and it’s so frustrating because I want to be happy but so many things happen that knock me down and send me to spiral that I can’t get out of it. I feel like I’m always the problem because I’m the one with the problem all the time and it makes me want to lash out on others or just not even talk to them because I feel like a burden because I have to many anxieties or problems going on that they get sick of it.

mekkem_89 What do I enjoy?
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Hello,I am in my mid 30s. I have 2 amazing children and a wonderful husband. I have great close family but no friends. I only need to work part-time so that's all I do. My children are busy with extra-curriculars and so is hubby. I'm really strugglin... View more

Hello,I am in my mid 30s. I have 2 amazing children and a wonderful husband. I have great close family but no friends. I only need to work part-time so that's all I do. My children are busy with extra-curriculars and so is hubby. I'm really struggling to find enjoyment in anything. I'm withdrawing and then feeling lonely. I don't know what to do, or what I even enjoy anymore. Is this depression?

Ilvpoppy Eating disorder
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I've been recently discharged from the hospital for my anorexia I've already lost 5 kilos and I'm scared I'll be hospitalized again, I'm sick again I keep fainting and I can't stop purgeing I went to my friends house tonight first sleep over since I'... View more

I've been recently discharged from the hospital for my anorexia I've already lost 5 kilos and I'm scared I'll be hospitalized again, I'm sick again I keep fainting and I can't stop purgeing I went to my friends house tonight first sleep over since I've gotten out and I used it as a free for all to purge I feel guilty that I use my friends as a way to purge but I can't help it.

Blight Non binary, Neptunic, Asexual, Eating Disorder, Depression and Shunned From Society
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I am a young non binary neptunic asexual with an eating disorder and moderate depression. I’ve tried to tell my friends but they say I’m just overreacting. Only two people believe me (plus several therapists). They are the saints known as Ash and Ava... View more

I am a young non binary neptunic asexual with an eating disorder and moderate depression. I’ve tried to tell my friends but they say I’m just overreacting. Only two people believe me (plus several therapists). They are the saints known as Ash and Ava.Everyone else has called me a drama queen. They say it’s just a phase. They say I can’t have a sexuality and still be asexual.The eating disorder has gotten worse and worse and right now I’m just a stick who fakes forgetting their lunches and hides in the shadows. The only people who support me are Ash and Ava. It’s scary when you’re suffering through this alone. Right now, I’ve lost 3kg. I’m an 11 yr old with the weight of 37kg.I’m scared that I might have to tell my parents about it and that I’ll have to go to hospital at some point. I’m scared that I’ll be called a liar by my own family. I’m scared that I’ll loose the closest people I have.