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Meet your community champions!

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Hi everyone, We wanted to share with you the way that our wonderful Community Champions are here to support you. You may have noticed that a few of our Forums members are labelled ‘Community Champion’. Community Champions are volunteers within the Beyond Blue Forums who: have the time, skills and empathy to support other members regularly; help to welcome new members; are actively engaged members that help set the tone of our community. Our Community Champions are regular contributors to many conversations across the forums. They are a consistent and friendly voice that have committed to sharing their experience and expertise with this community. They are not health care professionals or clinicians. Like you, they have an experience with a mental health challenge or diagnosis – either for themselves or someone they care for. This forum is for people who understand what it feels like and have a lived and living experience of mental health challenges. Our Community Champions help everyone feel comfortable and confident by demonstrating what excellent peer support is all about. Click here to find out more about how you can become a Community Champion! This incredible team are excited to introduce themselves below, and we are sure you’ll see them around the forums in conversations important to you.

HELP..Am I posting in the right section?

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Welcome to those who are considering posting for the very first time, welcome. Thought I would repost part of the words that Chris B posted awhile ago, (2014) as I can hear that people are unsure if they are posting in the right section or worried that they are posting "the wrong thing". 1.A good title makes the difference Just like a headline in a newspaper, when scanning the dozens of threads to click into, it’s only natural that people will choose the ones that resonate with them most. A title that entices the reader, or asks a question, is likely to get a better result than something non-descriptive like “Depression” or “I don't know what to do”. If you think you’re not good at choosing titles, leave it till last. Spend time writing your post, then perhaps choose a sentence from what you’ve written as the title. 2.Join in threads that have already been posted We all have our own unique stories, but part of the reason for joining a forum like this one is because you know that you will have a lot in common with others who are posting. Before starting a new thread, have a look through the current topics being discussed and see if there’s a conversation you can join in with. It can be quite common to have a handful of very similar threads happening at any one time, with members seemingly unaware that there are others right there who are going through the same thing. Talking to other members on their threads is a great way of getting yourself known so that when you post a thread of your own, people may respond quicker because they recognize your name. 3.Choose the most appropriate section for your post Many people browse the forums looking for stories specifically to do with pregnancy and parenting, employment, grief, loss, separation etc. Going straight for the “Depression” section may seem like the easiest option, but this section is often the busiest, so your post is more likely to get lost among the threads. Making good use of the different forum sections not only helps keep the forum relevant, but you’re more likely to find others who are going through the same experiences as you. Also, if you're wanting to discuss issues of trauma, abuse, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, it's really important you post in the designated section to avoid triggering others who may not wish to read about these topics. Mostly..just come and chat, we are here for you. Our amazing wizards in the background will see your message ends up in the right spot. Sarah

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Anxiety -Just got diagnosed

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Hi I've just been diagnosed with anxiety ...I have chronic asthma and now been diagnosed with anxiety...feel like a can't get a full breathe , and doc told me after a few tests that it's anxiety , feel anxious with this pandemic and work cut down hours and all the pressure on me... What can I do to limit my anxiety ,on tablets for my asthma , my doc gave me anti depressants but felt very nausea from them and I stopped then...

Lonley

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Hi so in highschool I didn't have many friends but I was popular because I was really impulsive because I suffer from ADHD so this caused great pain when I left highschool I worked in construction and got bullied so I left I haven't worked since I have had few flings with women but never anything serious and struggle cause I also learnt that I have Asperger's. I just find it hard to trust people my parents didn't get along while growing up they had a lot of fights. I haven't had many friends since highschool just acquaintances I learnt I had Asperger's once I got experience with women.now I no why I got bullied why life has been so hard I find it hard letting go of the past I'm so lonely but I'm also so distant I have seen a psychiatrist and have gotten better and help but I still find it so hard to be normal I got my driver's licence but it took me 5 years of trial and area. I'm decent looking guy and in really good shape so no-one believes me I'm so sensitive to touch and it makes it hard to have any friends I am on Centrelink and they are helping me but I still got these issues. I want to do boxing or something to get better I have been rejected so much because of my Asperger's and I have to try four times harder then everyone else it gets tiring after while I'm so lonley but do distant on a positive note this corona virus had sparked me to want to do boxing after this and gym. Like to hear from other people peace.

Hi. I'm new

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Hello everyone I am new here. I signed up for myself because I'm tired of seeing myself change to the worst every day. I'm not sure if I'm suffering from any mental problem but I know for sure my husband is ! I've been married for 6 years with 2 kids. Since the beginning he had problems. He admits he might have depression but he thinks therapy won't help. I'm so tired of always being there for him when I need someone next to me. It's affecting me so much. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Constantly ruining my life

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Hi, I'm 26 years old and have been at uni since 2012, I keep changing courses and failing to complete work, i'm unmotivated can't concentrate and feel worthless, I have depression anxiety and AHDH but haven't been getting treatment the past couple years. I was in a 6 year long term relationship that came to and end last year because he was cheating , he always hated me being an anti-depressants which I think is why I stopped treatment and haven't been back But I keep repeating the same failures, I don't try , I don't feel like leaving bed , don't want to see people, do any activities - just always want to cry and I feel like ill never have anything that will make me happy and im just stuck not moving on never finishing anything

Hi everybody

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Hi all, I've just joined this forum. I have a lifelong bipolar disorder with major depressive episodes starting in late childhood and progressing through adolescence and into adulthood. I grew up at a time where mental illness was considered taboo and seen as limiting life opportunities so it went undiagnosed. I eventually sought help in my late twenties and went through a long period of misdiagnosis. I was only recently correctly diagnosed and put on medications that help. I moved to a new city immediately before the coronavirus pandemic and have not been able to get a medical support team in place as most medicos are not taking on new patients right now. I live alone and I'm having to work from home so I have little support and it has been harder to maintain good mental health than usual, which is why I have joined this forum. Kind of an anchor to help manage things and stay healthy.

Lonely

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My life isn't all that different in isolation and I am blessed to still have my job and my beautiful children here with me. And yet I feel profoundly lonely and just do sad. I feel like I'll never climb out. I'm scared of never being ok. I'm just in ... View more

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hi there im jay. i just made my acount most of the time i will be here to try and help other people the best i can. i strugle with a lot of differen't things in my day to day life. i want to make the world a safer place for people like me who have to hide who they are from the world in fear of being disregarded or abandoned. i get it i know what it feels like to be the out cast the one who just doesn't fit in, the one that is almost there but their just not. yeah thats me the kid whos just kinda there. so nice to meet you all even though im not really meeting any of you haha. (fyi i will be using this acount to rant about my life due to a lack of support from friends)

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Hi Everyone, Just felt the need to join for some support with anxiety and depression. Haven’t seen a GP but this was my first step to get better and get back to my old happy self. Thank you

Thought I trial this space to see if for me

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I been using Daybreak App (for people who quiting alcohol yet I been sober for 2 years) for personal and looking to replace it. Looking for App or site that I can find comfort when needed to. And I dont want to use social media plus the group on those are usually not very safe for mindfulness even though that the intention. Thought I try here. Trial run. See how it goes. But open to recommendations too. Im back on script. I have noticed an improvement. Im a lot carmer. But sleeping! Motivation has also drop. Going with flow but I want to find energy as I have projects to do but procastinating. Tonight Im a little confused. Im trying not to take it wrong way or misinterpret. Seen a specialist and he got angry after telling him what another department said (was he accusing me/dont believe me or was he angry about how the other department communicated?). When I got home got two emails from different people. One was suggesting/misunderstanding my correspondence about an order so responded to try and clarify reason for my enquiry. And the other I could not feel but an open attack or sweet response to my concern about something. They say it goes in three! At the moment feel like finding a heavy rock. Meanwhile I am absolutely loving the isolation and sign me up for expedition to Mars! I always was a loner with no friends and no immediate close family anyway (I do care for dad though who lives elsewhere). I started avoiding social media a while ago and the news and using less technology. I plan to refuce further. I went for two decades totally by myself so find it weird Im having trouble now. Although before I did have issues but I know how it was, and maybe wasnt so bad. thats my novel tonight.

Deflayed, Depressed and Annoyed

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I don't usually do these cause they make me feel uncomfortable but I guess I have to try at some stage. I don't know how to begin this... back in January I've decided that I'm 29 years old I want to move on in my life so I decided to ask my boss for Management training to help move forward so I can move out of my parents and start growing and moving forward, but that came to a sudden stop when my boss told me that "I wasn't ready" I mean why not just say "no" cause how does he know without giving me ago first, I pretty much felt shut down to ask why which I regret, so after that I took two weeks off cause I had them planned and come back to find out some else with less experience had been given the training instead, I felt even worse and found it unfair. Anyway I started seeking other empoyment anywhere that could help me earn enough to move forward in my life, but its been nothing but disspoinments one after the other, some companies say Im unsuccessful for an interview or I don't hear from them at all, I had one Interview a week ago and all went well but they told me again that "I wasn't ready" thats twice now I was told that so it really hit me hard like no one wants me to be successful, I have no kids, I'm not married, I work 5 days a week, always available, I Work hard (I barely talk at work cause I'm concentrating on the job at hand) and I'm willing to learn. I know it will be hard now for with COVID-19 going on but still doesn't mean I can't try to seek employment. Being in isolation doesn't help as I barely see anyone and pretty much on my own, I do text my friends when I can but its not the same as talking to them in person, and nearly all my friends have kids and are married so I try not to bother them as they have their life to look out for, I have more time to think now since I am on my own and the more I think the more I remember past memories and which has put me in a depression state. I usally play video games or watch movies but all this emotions or depression has taken my motivation level down on a new low level and I just want to curl up and do nothing, I also lost my appetite with food which I'm pretty much forcing myself to eat.

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