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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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becca_k My Health Anxiety is ruining my life...
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Hi, I have horrible PTSD from the things that happened to me medically...After those experiences i fell into a horrible depression and was keeping my head facing down a lot. I would often avoid looking people in the eyes and i was praying a lot while... View more

Hi, I have horrible PTSD from the things that happened to me medically...After those experiences i fell into a horrible depression and was keeping my head facing down a lot. I would often avoid looking people in the eyes and i was praying a lot while facing down which led me to have horrible pain in my neck...my neck was so stiff, it was like a rock. I tried everything to fight my depression...i tried every single vitamin, ate healthy, exercised and went to church hoping to find some peace and happiness. A lot of false promises, overthinking and broken relationships led me to get significantly worse, so i would go to my GP and was told to try and fight my anxiety and depression by meditating, exercising and eat healthy. I basically doubled up on everything that i was already doing and to no avail. One day i was exercising with friends and we were doing a dance together and i hurt my neck. I moved a disc or misaligned something...this gave me horrible pain and worsened my stiffness. Everyday i would wake up in agony. I tried creams, massages, phsyiotherapy, medication and nothing was working and i was so hurt and worried. One day out of nowhere we saw chiropractic advertisement. My dad asked me if i wanted to try it...i said no because i was scared. Then, the next day there was a man who saw me clutching my neck in pain at a supermarket and he knew i was suffering and offered to feel my neck and said he was a chiropractor and that he could easily fix me. I was thrilled to have some sort of hope in resolving this pain. The first few sessions were great but then the need to relieve the pain was so strong that i was going too often and my neck felt very ... loose? i dont know how to describe it. I stopped going and my pain is gone but my neck cracks ALL THE TIME. Sometimes even when inhale it will crack and each time im so petrified that i will have a stroke. I was told by my GP that chiros are horrible for strokes and now i cant stop obssessing over it and i am so scared. My neck cracks a lot, all the time and i feel like i could die or become disabled any minute. I am seeing a psychologist but i don't feel much better. I have also had several MRI's on my neck and head referred by my neurologist that have come back somewhat normal. That does not mean anything though because strokes can happen at anytime and anywhere. I don't know what to do and i can't continue living like this. please help me...i know this is so stupid to worry about but i cant help it.

James_U I have depression and anxiety but i'm too anxious to tell anyone, what do i do?
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So I've been fighting anxiety, since i was about 5 (i'm now 16) and in the past few years I've started to become more and more depressed, as a result of my anxiety. its gotten to the point where its really starting to effect my life, for example: i c... View more

So I've been fighting anxiety, since i was about 5 (i'm now 16) and in the past few years I've started to become more and more depressed, as a result of my anxiety. its gotten to the point where its really starting to effect my life, for example: i cant get a job, cause i'm to anxious to go to a job interview. And i don't see my friends much anymore, because sometimes i'm to anxious to even leave to house. I've only ever told one person (a really close friend of mine) about my depression and anxiety, and i could never even begin to imagine telling my parents, and even if i somehow gained enough courage to tell them, I'd still be to anxious to see someone about it. so i don't know hat to do, i need help, i just don't know how to get it.

Jazz_H Severe panic attacks
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Hi, I'm not diagnosed with anything, but for the past 4 years I have been having very severe panic attacks. They cause me to space out and make me unable to breathe and shake violently. Recently I had one that really affected my best friend as no mat... View more

Hi, I'm not diagnosed with anything, but for the past 4 years I have been having very severe panic attacks. They cause me to space out and make me unable to breathe and shake violently. Recently I had one that really affected my best friend as no matter what I did I couldn't calm down. Now I can't stop blaming myself for making her feel awful. I also have issues with impulses and I'm constantly hyperactive which causes me to have anxious symptoms as it is something I can't control. I really just want the anxiety to go away as it is so severe I can barely go a day without breaking down. - J

bbellee constant fear
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hello, i am 13 years old and i am struggling. my mind is very messy right now but i will try to explain what i am feeling i have this fear inside of me and i don't know where it comes from. it stops me from doing so many things. i know i can do a lot... View more

hello, i am 13 years old and i am struggling. my mind is very messy right now but i will try to explain what i am feeling i have this fear inside of me and i don't know where it comes from. it stops me from doing so many things. i know i can do a lot of things but something inside just stops me. sometimes i wake up and it feels like a pit in my stomach and everything is in slow motion and people's voices sound so distant. i wake up and know it is going to be a bad day. i am a very sensitive person and an easy crier. it frustrates me so much and often the people around me too, but i can't blame them. it's the little things that build up to the point where i can't keep it in. when i cry, i can't stop and the smallest things can trigger me. i get so mad at myself when this happens because i feel so weak and hopeless and sometimes my family will laugh or tease me when i do because to them it seems silly. i am so scared to cry. my face always goes red and i get so annoyed about it and it never stops. i feel like i cant breathe properly. my parents argue a lot and they always involve me in it. they will always ask me for my opinion or for who's right or to tell the other person that they're wrong. it hurts me so much because they treat me like an adult, i am so stuck in the middle because i love both of them and i feel like i have to carry the weight of two people on me because i have no one to turn to when i feel lost. when i tell them to stop involving me my feelings don't get heard and it end up with them being mad at me. my parents will always vent to me about each other. i don't know who to talk to because i feel so guilty i just have to smile and wipe my tears and pretend like everything is okay i get so upset when i think about eating. ever since i was little, weight was a big thing because it is in my genetics to put on weight easily, my parents always restricted me and i get they want to protect me but it has put my mind into a bad place. when my friends talk about what food they eat it makes me so sad because i wonder why they are allowed to and i am not. they feel bad that i don't eat a lot at school but i can't eat a lot without feeling so guilty. i feel better about myself when my stomach is empty but i know i can't let it go too far or i will feel dizzy and faint i don't know who to talk to school counselling isn't an option because everyone will know and they ring my parents. i am so lost i dont know what to do anymore thank you in advance

Willlow I am always anxious and it's ruining my life! :(
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Hey all, Over the past few years I have struggled with severe anxiety and just recently, depression. In primary school and the first few years of high school, I was fine. I would go to school everyday, hang out with my friends and all was good. One y... View more

Hey all, Over the past few years I have struggled with severe anxiety and just recently, depression. In primary school and the first few years of high school, I was fine. I would go to school everyday, hang out with my friends and all was good. One year in high school, my friend and I chose the same subject so we could be in the same class. I was really excited as I would know at least one person in each of my classes (this was very comforting to me as I have social anxiety, so having a friend was very crucial). When I received my timetable and we were all seeing who was in who's class, my friend and I had been put into separate classes. This threw me and I was too anxious to be in a class with no friends that I couldn't go to school for 6 months. The next year, I was able to go for the majority of the year year with a few minor bumps. This year is one of the most stressful years of high school as I am in senior and must get good grades to graduate, get a good job,etc. I went to school for 1st term and then I was hit with a wave of anxiety. I don't know how to deal with it and I can't go to a psychologist because I have anxiety talking to strangers. Recently I have been feeling very depressed as I cannot go to school, do study at home or anything because the depression and anxiety makes me too tired to concentrate and I don't feel worth it. I thought that this would be a good place to get tips to handle this so hopefully someone has some good tips they would be willing to share. Thanks for reading my 'life story'. Anxiety and depression are such strong feelings and it effects so many people. I would never wish these feelings upon my worst enemy.

Cassandra25 not horrible not pleasant either
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Hey, so I'm new to this I'm in year 12 and life is just all sorts of anxiety and stress, one of my friends suggested this website as she used it and said it helped her a lot so I guess here goes. so I cant talk to any guys if they want anything more ... View more

Hey, so I'm new to this I'm in year 12 and life is just all sorts of anxiety and stress, one of my friends suggested this website as she used it and said it helped her a lot so I guess here goes. so I cant talk to any guys if they want anything more then friends even if I like them, I get so anxious to the point I'm pacing up and down my bedroom at 5am cause I've woken up and cant get back to sleep, I find myself in the toilet all the time because I feel like I'm going to throw up, I try my best to distract myself so I can talk to the guy but it doesn't work, its really frustrating and I don't understand what's wrong I know its anxiety but I just don't understand why its happening every time even if its a guy I know extremely well I cant, I've had to end a few things with guys because I cant handle it I get that sick, many people have told me its because I'm not comfortable with the guy but its not that because I've been extremely comfortable with someone and then as soon as I'm out of the friendzone It starts I get anxious, I start crying, I get the shakes, I cant eat, I cant talk to any guy for longer then 2 weeks I get to sick I seriously don't know what to do, once I've ended it though everything just goes away in a second and I'm fine again.

dee_d anxiety < a trip
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my first time writing all this out, and i'm new here - so hello and thank you for deciding to read this. my anxiety had always been there, as it is for all people, but it wasn't until last year - being in the passenger seat of a car accident; brought... View more

my first time writing all this out, and i'm new here - so hello and thank you for deciding to read this. my anxiety had always been there, as it is for all people, but it wasn't until last year - being in the passenger seat of a car accident; brought a lot of past trauma back - into my life, that i obviously had repressed. and i have not been the same since. my brother died, i was eight. then my dad died, i was seventeen. and the car accident happened last year, and after that - my anxiety became to what it is today, almost unbearable. i have seeked support, and am currently undertaking EFT with my professional. she helps, but i thought that this may help me go further, because lately - i have not been doing well at all, mainly - because i'm not only anxious in general, but i am anxious, about being anxious. whilst I can find my anxiety becoming over bearing as i'm constantly overthinking and analysing nerving situations i am in, or creating false narratives designed to cause myself pain, and stress brew in my mind. i am in pain, i present myself as a casual, happy, fun individual who seems to be coping well on the outside, but internally - i feel so much more, pain, sadness, grief. i just am trying to better it all, and want relief - but it's very, very hard to find. i just want clarity from all of this, and i want to move forward, but it's been a everyday thing for the past month or so, i thought this may be a good place to start, thank you. it was even just nice to write this all out.

StevoP Yep being treated like a child
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Support organisation, parents, public trustee, guardian, person at another agency all going about the involvement with me this way. Has finished with one of them well the first one, lessened a lot with the second and also finished with communication ... View more

Support organisation, parents, public trustee, guardian, person at another agency all going about the involvement with me this way. Has finished with one of them well the first one, lessened a lot with the second and also finished with communication with the third, but yeah with the first and last couple- it is still proving difficult, tricky. If that makes sense, anyway I am 23 years old and living alone- just want some peace, peace of mind and just freedom from harassment from these people. Yep

Pale i can't do it
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Everything is so hard. Waking up is hard. Getting dressed is hard. Having a shower is hard. Eating is hard. Drinking is hard. Going to school is hard. Getting to class is hard. Living is hard. I'm really behind in my schoolwork. I've been skipping cl... View more

Everything is so hard. Waking up is hard. Getting dressed is hard. Having a shower is hard. Eating is hard. Drinking is hard. Going to school is hard. Getting to class is hard. Living is hard. I'm really behind in my schoolwork. I've been skipping classes for months and not doing assignments. I could actually get kicked out of school for not meeting their expectations. But I don't even care? Like, I know I'm supposed to care about school, but I don't. I can't find a reason to any of it. And even if I did, sitting down and starting is the hardest thing in the world. It feels like there is a barrier between me and doing stuff. The only thing I can do consistently is sit in a dark room and play video games. I can't picture myself graduating or getting a job because I don't think I'll make it that far. But I don't WANT to die. I just don't want to live. I never asked for this life and these responsibilities. The other night I stared at my arms, closed my eyes, and opened them hoping my limbs would disappear. They didn't, obviously. Why does everything have to be so complicated? Why does nobody understand? I'm like five seconds away from giving up entirely.

maria123 Anxiety Limiting My life - need advice
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Hey guys, I’m 16 years old and I’ve been suffering with anxiety since about 12 years old. I wouldn’t say it’s severe but I feel like my life has been so restricted because of my efforts to resist it and hide from it. It all surrounds a fear of vomiti... View more

Hey guys, I’m 16 years old and I’ve been suffering with anxiety since about 12 years old. I wouldn’t say it’s severe but I feel like my life has been so restricted because of my efforts to resist it and hide from it. It all surrounds a fear of vomiting in public. in my head I feel like that is the worst possible thing that could happen and it stops me from doing normal teenage things. The thing is it’s not the vomit itself because I feel no anxiety if I’m sick at home but it comes up when I’m out. I’m scared to go on sleepovers (I always say I’m busy, my friends don’t know about the anxiety), out with my friends to restaurants and school camps. My mind goes in circles because I can feel an anxiety attack coming on and I know it’s happening because it’s happened countless times before but because it gives me physically nauseous symptoms my mind convinces me that i’m Going to be sick even though I know it’s just anxiety. Because of it I take measures such as not finishing meals when I’m out with friends and choosing specific foods that are “less likely” to make me sick. Anyways, I really need help and I WANT TO help myself get better and take action. i’m Sick of missing out on sleepovers and events and I feel like it’s already started to impact my life especially for the future e.g. dating and going on trips. I don’t know how to help myself though because when I’m in that moment the anxiety feels sick and I’m convinced I’m going to throw up. Anyways thankyou I hope someone can answer

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