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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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My Head feels like its going to explode!!

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Well 1st Hello & I hope this help as I'm new & its my 1st post. I know I'm far for having a bad life but I feel I have more than I can cope with anyway. Today starts a possible 6 week change/decline in my life to a future I can’t predict or plan for. I won’t bother too much telling my life history to this point of multiple bad relationship (Picking the wrong partner for wrong reason) but more recently as in just under 2 months ago @ age 49 I wa s diagnosed with ADHD "inattentive both I think there is a bit of Hyperactivity as well" This is on-top of a lifelong Anxiety/Depression that I only now realise was probably brought on by stresses of ADHD & not functioning normally. I've been searching for a reason for my wrong direction in life / bad choices which lead me to the ADHD diagnosis which I thought would be a major turning point, but didn't turn out any better. Even after starting on medication, i see little to no improvement & more recent a continual decline in Cognitive function.

Im Just sick of it

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Im just sick of it, of being the perfect teenager trying to live two lives. My parents want me to do well in school and be the perfect child, while im constantly trying to fit in at school. i was out with my friends one day and when i got home my parents are waiting for me and start screaming saying i was out too long.That night i just wanted to die. It isnt my first time and i just want to leave home and live by myself. Im sick of trying to be the favourite kid and i just want to be me.

nervous...

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Hey- I fought with my partner last night and have had a rough day... I was googling some keywords and beyond blue came up...fingers crossed i can find some clarity and/or direction here... Thanks Jessicas

PTSD

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Hi everyone , I’ve just joined these forums. First time I ever been on an online forum. I was beaten up in my front yard 1 year ago today. It happened in broad daylight in front of my wife and daughters. Tomorrow the guy gets sentenced. Heaps of flas... View more

Hello

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Hi all Just thought I'd drop in and introduce myself. My name is Bron. I have depression and recently anxiety has decided to join the party in my head. I hope that one day I will be well enough to support others in these forums I'll wander off now an... View more

Hello

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Hi everyone, I am a new poster here. My partner and best friend are both out of town so I have turned to the internet to not feel so alone. I feel lonely a lot, even when I am around people. I also often feel like I am really sensitive to other people's emotions, change in my environment, and I am affected by tension/negativity greatly, for example, there is often a lot of confrontation at my work place that leaves me feeling awful (like today!). I am posting here hoping that someone experiences this as well. I am not sure what else to add, other than hello!

Another Newbie

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Hi there, Just another person starting out on the forum, I've been having difficulties for over 15 years and right now it's really hard for me. I don't have any siblings and my grandparents, aunt and uncles have passed away, I don't have a good relationship with my parents and moved out at 18 so as such I don't really have anyone to turn to as I don't have family support or any real life friends (I have a boyfriend who resides in USA). There's so much I know I should be doing, I have assignments for uni I should be doing, I have commission work I need to get started on but I have no energy. I don't enjoy doing anything anymore. I used to be so inspired by everything around me but now I can't find an inkling of what I used to have. It's frustrating and it looms over me, but I feel like all the energy I have is spent just trying to keep up a sense of sanity and as such it's almost as if I have no time for anything anymore yet I spend plenty of hours paralysed by rumination. Just came here to vent my feelings a little, hoping that maybe some others feel the same at times and know how to get out of this trap. Looking for a friend or someone to connect/swap stories with. Hope you're all having a blessed day

Cant shake the dog

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Hello. I have suffered with depression for 16 years now. Have started on low dose medication and went all the way up to a high dose. Now 15 months no drugs. Thats wasnt easy. I have suffered dizziness for 4 years, cried nearly everyday, seen every doctor, psych, counseling, hypnosis and naturopathic services known to man. I get up and go to work everyday and just push myself to get thru the day. I have given up alcohol, coffee, chocalate, sugar and try and to excercise when i can. What more can one do to try and free yourself from this disease? Has anybody actually broken the shackles of this disease.

A quick Hi

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Hi, I have a severe physical disability and yet am very independent in environments that are setup for me. I am coming to terms with the strong possibility that both a sibling and my mum are both narcissistic. I’ve not found a therapist who has been able to see past my disability & see me as just a person who has issues like everyone else. After working on myself for years, I’m at a point where I need answers to some questions that I haven’t found & want some emotional support.

I don’t know whether I’m well enough to go back to work

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Hi everyone. I work freelance and am supposed to be going to Sydney for work in three weeks for a three week stint. I’ve been out of work since November, partly from being removed from my last job because of my anxiety, partly by choice, because I wanted to get on top of things, and partly because I stopped applying for jobs. Over the last six months, my anxiety and in particular, my health anxiety has spiralled out of control. I’m seeing a psychiatrist and a new psychologist, as well as regular checkups with my GP, but I don’t feel like I’m getting any better. I feel like every day everything gets a little bit worse. I don’t know whether I can go back to work, because I’m stressing so much about my health and I’d be away from my team, but if I don’t go back, I don’t know whether things will get worse or not. And because I’m freelance, finding the next job would be harder too. And I don’t want to rely on my family anymore financially. I don’t really have anyone outside my family to talk to about this and they’re just getting more and more frustrated with me. I’m at the point where I have to make a decision either way, so they can find someone to replace me, if I’m not going to go. I don’t really know what I’m looking for or what to ask. I just feel alone. Thanks for reading this.

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Meet your community champions!

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HELP..Am I posting in the right section?

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My Head feels like its going to explode!!

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Im Just sick of it

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nervous...

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PTSD

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Hello

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Hello

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Another Newbie

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Cant shake the dog

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A quick Hi

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I don’t know whether I’m well enough to go back to work

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