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Hey there! Welcome to the Young People section of the Beyond Blue Forums. The purpose of this section is to provide members aged 25 and under a space to discuss life issues, tricky situations and the difficult emotions and feelings that come with tho... View more

Hey there! Welcome to the Young People section of the Beyond Blue Forums. The purpose of this section is to provide members aged 25 and under a space to discuss life issues, tricky situations and the difficult emotions and feelings that come with those. If you are aged over 25, please be mindful that this is a space for younger people to connect and provide support for each other. These forums are moderated, so your posts may not appear straight away. Information on moderation on the Forums can be found here. Being familiar with our Community Guidelines can help ensure that your posts appear online as quickly as possible. If we have concerns about your wellbeing, one of our friendly moderators will check in with you privately to make sure you get the support you need. If you need more immediate support, we recommend reaching out to the following: Beyond Blue Support Service – any time, chat online to a counsellor or call 1300 22 4636 Headspace – between 9am and 1am (AEST), chat online to a mental health clinician or call 1800 650 890 Kids Helpline – any time, chat online to a counsellor or call 1800 55 1800 Thank you for being here. We’re glad you’ve found us here and hope this can be a supportive space for you Beyond Blue

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LC90 A girl I have feelings for has suddenly cut me out of her life. I'm devastated and heartbroken.
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I met this girl on an overseas trip and became good friends, I really liked her and developed feelings for her. She lives on the other side of the country and after a few months of intense chatting back and forward for about 9 months, I decided to ta... View more

I met this girl on an overseas trip and became good friends, I really liked her and developed feelings for her. She lives on the other side of the country and after a few months of intense chatting back and forward for about 9 months, I decided to take a trip and go and see her. We met up together and everything went really well! We were chatting and we had a pretty good time hanging out together. When I get back home however she's different with me, she doesn't reply to either my text or FB messages, she doesn't answer my calls and if she does they are filled with one word answers, which is weird as usually the messages she sends are pretty long and detailed. All of a sudden two days ago, I go on facebook and she's un-friended me, I sent her another friend request and she rejected it and she's blocked my number. How can someone go from messaging you 5 times a week, having a great time hanging out to completely ignoring you, cutting the cord, and discarding you overnight. I'm not into the whole "sour grapes" thing where I completely run her down. The fact remains she is a sweet, kind, caring person. That's why I'm so confused as to what could trigger someone to suddenly stop ALL communication with someone overnight like that? I don't think I did anything wrong. I feel completely devastated and down in the dumps. I don't know what I did wrong. It's really, really hurt me and I don't know what to do. I want her back in my life

Loveapples Feeling lonely? Lost? Depressed? Me to.
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I write this not with the hope of receiving advise. because I don't want it. I think what I really crave is to not feel so alone, so lost - to feel that there are other people out there going through similar things. Does that make me selfish? To hope... View more

I write this not with the hope of receiving advise. because I don't want it. I think what I really crave is to not feel so alone, so lost - to feel that there are other people out there going through similar things. Does that make me selfish? To hope that someone like me reads this so I don't feel so alone? If you are someone feeling the way I do (lonely, lost, worthless) tell me and maybe from hearing each others words we might feel just a little bit less alone. I am struggling very much to express how I feel, not because I am scared to but because it feels so extensive, so inexpressible; like no matter how hard I try I won't be able to write what I want to say; but, I think I need to at least try. Sometimes it feels as if my life is so painfully normal and empty. I achieve well in school, I have a great family, some school friends but no-one who I truely feel close to. I am nearly 17 and I have never been to a party, been kissed, been in love. I know I am still so young but I can't shake this feeling that I am watching my life go by and I am wasting it. I crave so badly a close group of friends, a boyfriend; not because I want to fit in but because I want to feel loved and less alone. I see people around me living freely, content in their friendship groups - out exploring the world. Yet I sit in my room alone, watching shows about the experiences I wish I were having. I want to go to parties, dance with friends under the stars, be kissed, experience love and heartbreak... I think I just want to feel truely alive. I am just so tired of being me and living my life the way I am. Constantly anxious, living on high alert and never having experienced a moment of absolute, pure peace and happiness. What does something life that even feel like? I finish high school next year and I have no idea what I want to do. I keep trying to convince myself that once I leave high school and enter the "big wide world" I will find my place and my people. But what if I don't? What if I have closed myself off so much that Its all I know how to do and I live my entire life never experiencing life biggest moments. When I look at my life, the experiences I have had; I feel exhausted, lost and most of all alone. I hope that at least one person reading this feels the same way; not because I would wish this on anyone but because In doing so I hope to make us both feel less alone. So if you read this and relate in some way respond - share how you feel and know your not alone.

Mads_ I don't know what to think
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Hi, I have no idea what's going on with me. Ive become disinterested in everything. school used to be so enjoyable, and now I cant stand it, yet I also cant stand going home. there's nothing going on at home, I have the best parents ever, but I just ... View more

Hi, I have no idea what's going on with me. Ive become disinterested in everything. school used to be so enjoyable, and now I cant stand it, yet I also cant stand going home. there's nothing going on at home, I have the best parents ever, but I just hate the idea of having to speak to them. My grades and concentration is slipping and Im getting sick and run down a lot, but I cant miss any school or ill fall behind. Im getting so worn out because one minute I feel happy and fine, and the next I feel really down, and cant focus. I've been eating so much to the point that feel uncomfortable, but I cant seem to stop it no matter how hard I try. My friend just went into hospital for anorexia, and I'm trying to make her feel better as well. I just feel as though I need to make everyone around me happy and care for them, but I cant even be happy or take care of myself. Does anyone know why I might be feeling like this? any personal experience that I may be able to relate to? Thanks.

safesin Irritated by everyone.
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Lately I've been extremely angry and irritated, not by just people but a lot of things as well. When I'm chilling doing my own thing and someone comes to engage in a conversation with me, I instantly get angry and irritated, like I absolutely hate co... View more

Lately I've been extremely angry and irritated, not by just people but a lot of things as well. When I'm chilling doing my own thing and someone comes to engage in a conversation with me, I instantly get angry and irritated, like I absolutely hate conversing with them. This happens with friends, family and even my gf. I really don't know why but it just like I'm sick of talking to anybody and I just want to stick to myself without any interruptions

Idontevenknow Moving Out
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Hi All, I'm considering moving out as my family is a major trigger for my depression and anxiety. I'm still 17. Does anyone have any advice or random tips or anything like that on moving out? Even just sharing a personal experience on this topic coul... View more

Hi All, I'm considering moving out as my family is a major trigger for my depression and anxiety. I'm still 17. Does anyone have any advice or random tips or anything like that on moving out? Even just sharing a personal experience on this topic could be helpful. Thanks!

Butch255 What should I do
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Hi all. I’m 16. i grew up in a perfect home of 4. My mum, dad and my sister. Both my parents had good high paying jobs and I was loved unconditionally. Everything was perfect for the first 14 years of my life. And then in a matter of two years my lif... View more

Hi all. I’m 16. i grew up in a perfect home of 4. My mum, dad and my sister. Both my parents had good high paying jobs and I was loved unconditionally. Everything was perfect for the first 14 years of my life. And then in a matter of two years my life was completely thrown upside down. My parents started arguing and eventually things got so bad hey got divorced and my dad moved to the other side of the country, and I followed. I moved 3000km away from my mum and sister. I’ve struggled to make new friends in this town, and I’ve felt alone and depressed for about 1 year and a half now. Ive always done well at school and am exceeding academically at the moment(Not meaning to brag). But I still don’t feel good enough or like I’m living up to the expectations. All I do is study, I don’t go out, don’t have any friends. It’s like everyone is living this teenage dream and having so much fun. But I’m stuck at home studying. I see everyone else engaging in relationships, but I’m to scared and awkward to even talk to girls. I feel as though I’m just falling behind all my peers. It’s like all I’m good at is school, nothing else. It feels as though I’m if I never get into a relationship now, I never will, and will live an even more lonely life than what it is now. I don’t know if I should get over myself. But does anyone have any suggestions that could help me? thank you

21_and_counting I dont know whay to do uni student
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Im 21 and a student at the university of new south wales studying maths/engineering. I just dont feel happy anymore, i think the stress has finally got to me, i had grand plans to pursue academics but this year it all came crashing down. I feel like ... View more

Im 21 and a student at the university of new south wales studying maths/engineering. I just dont feel happy anymore, i think the stress has finally got to me, i had grand plans to pursue academics but this year it all came crashing down. I feel like the world has lost colour and i seem be very indifferent to everything. I just feel so tired that i just want to lie in bed and fade away. Im quite poor and have been at uni for 2 years now the only reason i could afford to do so was because of a scholarship which required me to maintain certain conditions as without the scholarship i would have to work to help support the family. With the new switch to trimesters for math just 1 subject i have 3 lectures and 6 online tutorials a week and 2 assignments due every 2-3 weeks for engineering i just cant keep up i feel like i am bound to fail, no matter how much i push how hard i try it's just one after the other. Im quite lost becuase as soon as i lose the scholarship i have to drop out. I will have let down my family, my parents, my grandparents which had high hopes for me. I dont know how i would face them i cant talk to them about it as they dont understand as im the first of my family to go to university. Im so done idk what to do i can't keep studying just the thought of books give me a headache but if i stop im definitely not gonna get my required marks for the scholarship. Should i just give up maybe uni is just not for me, maybe i was delusional to thinking i was smart enough to purse a phd, maybe im just not up to scratch. I'm praying night and day that the university reverts to semesters i just can't take it anymore. Maybe it's time i hand the towel what a pathetic dream thinking i could change something for my family that i could be someone. Im just born poor and will remain poor, born useless and remain useless sigh.... just wanted to express my thoughts even if it might not sound like much it is to me. As it feels like i have lost my ambition i lost my direction i dont know what else to do in life as this has been my goal since i could remember. As one chapter closes another opens i guess maybe working is where i go from here. Thanks for reading not looking for a reply just wanted to share my thoughts somewhere.

Ash_13 Anxiety and depression / what’s everyone’s story?!
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Hi, My names Ashton and I’ve only had anxiety for half a year but depression for 4 years. I never knew what anxiety was and I never had any connection with it. I knew my mum had depression but my dad never told me he had anxiety so I didn’t know I wa... View more

Hi, My names Ashton and I’ve only had anxiety for half a year but depression for 4 years. I never knew what anxiety was and I never had any connection with it. I knew my mum had depression but my dad never told me he had anxiety so I didn’t know I was connected or what it even was. I obviously heard about it in school and people talking about how they have it but I never in my head thought I had it. My first panic attack was when I was out eating dinner at a food court with my partner and I started to freak out. Some disclosure I use to freak out all the time but I didn’t think anything of it, I started to really panic and it didn’t go away and I nearly fainted in the middle of the food court. I felt my skin go all tingly and my legs go jelly. I started to black out but stood up and focused myself back to my partner as I was panicking badly by this point. I told him we had to leave and when I got home I couldn’t stop panicking I had no clue what was happening and I couldn’t stop thinking that I was dying...I finally fell asleep and went to my doctor the next day I got blood tests and I had low iron not extremely low but enough for me to go on supplements. I told her about my episode and she diagnosed me with anxiety. I do not take any medication as I feel I can naturally get over it but I can’t and to be honest it’s gotten worse. I’m just scared to be on medication because of the side effects that can come with them. My depression tablets made me overdose on them and I just am too anxious to go back onto anything around medication. i hope to hear stories that won’t make me feel alone. I know I’m not I just feel like it sometimes. Thank you for taking the time to read my story I am really excited to hear from yours now. ☺️

ottom Feeling a little down on life, I need some good advice
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Hi I'm Otto and I'm just over 14 years old, Recently, I've been feeling very sad and angry. A lot of my friends have abandoned me and I keep having violent outbreaks. My mind is constantly racing all through the night because of how much I'm worrying... View more

Hi I'm Otto and I'm just over 14 years old, Recently, I've been feeling very sad and angry. A lot of my friends have abandoned me and I keep having violent outbreaks. My mind is constantly racing all through the night because of how much I'm worrying about everything. My entire brain feels like it's in a state of turmoil, I have nobody to talk to anymore and I hate keeping my emotions bottled up. I don't know where I'm going and what I'm supposed to do. I hate being alone, I'm a really extroverted person but sometimes I just want to sit in the corner of my room and think. I want to be happy, so so so badly but I don't know where to start or how to do it. I've got no motivation, and nothing to look forward too really, I just spend my time listening to music and watching motorbike videos. In short, my life has become really bland and I hate it. Thank you for spending some of your time reading this, I needed to get this out. I know it's poorly written but it's all I can manage for now.

Brielle5664 I don’t know how I’m feeling
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I’m new to this, life at the moments been difficult. I don’t know how I should feel anymore. I use to be the cheerful girl that always worse a smile on her face, and now I’m the complete opposite. When people ask me “why do you feel this way” my mind... View more

I’m new to this, life at the moments been difficult. I don’t know how I should feel anymore. I use to be the cheerful girl that always worse a smile on her face, and now I’m the complete opposite. When people ask me “why do you feel this way” my mind comes up blank. I don’t know why I’m feeling the way I am but I just am. I know I probably don’t make sense... it’s been a hard year so far and it’s been a struggle to push through it. I was suppose to go to school today but I couldn’t bare the thought of moving so I messaged my mum saying I felt sick.. I really didn’t but in a way I did... just not the way she thought. I’m only 15, and I know I should be outside having fun or planning to see my friends but to me that is the last thing I want to do. My room is a mess and my minds going crazy, but I don’t want to talk to anyone. Depression runs in the family. My mum has it my brother has it my nan has it and so does my pop but I don’t want to assume anything. Please. I think I’m at a loss..

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