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Tina0910
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Hello, I’ve been looking for a safe space to honestly divulge my feelings and thoughts. You can call me Tina, I’m a student, part-time employee, and a mother.

Lately,I’ve been feeling like there are so many things going on all at once, and I’m getting tired and overwhelmed. Sometimes I feel like I’m not appreciated. I feel that there’s a constant need for me to please people around me, for me to be accepted. I always feel like I have to say yes all the time to doing people favours so I will be loved or liked. And these feelings are just really exhausting, so sometimes I wish unto my self and I thought of it as being luck, if anything was to happen to me then lucky, I won’t have to deal with everything else anymore.

I hate feeling this way, I always think of my son and my family whom I support whenever I find myself in a bad place. But there are times that the urge to feel relieved of all the responsibilities and all the emotions really get me thinking of just stopping.

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Matchy69
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
Hi Tina0910 and welcome to the forums and you will find this a safe space with many caring and compassionate people.
I am sorry you are struggling at the moment and feeling unappreciated and overwhelmed.Your not alone in how you are feeling.If you would like to share more of your story we are listening.Try and do something nice for yourself today.
Take care,
Mark.

Sophie_M
Moderator
Moderator
Hi Tina0910,

Welcome to our friendly online community - you have come to the right place to share your thoughts and feelings. This space is non-judgemental, and we think you will find that you are not alone and others relate to what you are saying.  Wer're so sorry to hear that you're feeling so exhausted and overwhelmed. It sounds like you're juggling a lot of responsibilities at once.

It sounds like you have some valuable loved ones to whom you have offered so much support such as your son and family. Is there a trusted loved one that you could share these feelings with, and perhaps ask for some help to share the load of these responsibilities? If you'd like some tips on how to have this conversation, you may find our page “Talk about it" helpful. 

Can we ask if you are currently receiving any mental health support, or have you in the past? If you would like some help finding mental health support, we would recommend that you get in contact with the Beyond Blue Support Service. They are available 24/7 by phone on 1300 22 4636 or on Webchat 3pm-12am AEST on our website: www.beyondblue.org.au/getsupport  One of our friendly counsellors will be able to talk through these feelings with you and can offer support, advice and referrals.

Additionally, if you are a student, there are often student support services available at your school/university/institution such as counselling. It might be worth checking out.

Thank you so much for reaching out here. Hopefully a couple of our members will be by to welcome you over the next few days.