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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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Andrew578 Studying Tips Plz
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Hey Guys, I am in year 11 and going to year 12 and I study around 2-3 hours a day. However, my marks were not very good for how much effort I put inot my study (all i feel i do is study, I feel like a can never enjoy myself without stressing over stu... View more

Hey Guys, I am in year 11 and going to year 12 and I study around 2-3 hours a day. However, my marks were not very good for how much effort I put inot my study (all i feel i do is study, I feel like a can never enjoy myself without stressing over studying and school work). Please i need some tips and strategies on how to effectively study and not stress out so much. Thank you

Soulstorm Too Distracted by Emotions to Finish Assignments
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I'm trying to complete a task that is due tomorrow but I keep feeling sad and stressed. My classes contain a few "intellectuals" that make fun of me for getting a low marks and the class in question is one that I'm already failing (I'm in year 12) . ... View more

I'm trying to complete a task that is due tomorrow but I keep feeling sad and stressed. My classes contain a few "intellectuals" that make fun of me for getting a low marks and the class in question is one that I'm already failing (I'm in year 12) . Nobody supports me, not even my single mum, but that's because she has mental health issues to worry about. I keep thinking about how she needs to lose weight but she's been like this for years and clearly isn't determined enough to go through with it. I can't speak to anyone like the counsellor because she's never there when I want to talk to her. Everyone acts like me and my mum don't matter and she is constantly reminded of bad memories no matter where she turns to. The teacher is like a new stepdad that you want to impress and I don't know if I can face his look of disappointment again. Lastly, I'm a boy, so I don't ever recieve compliments or words of praise from anyone, which really takes a toll on me. Anyway, I know I'm stressing over my ATAR too much but I have zero connections and I'm also financially weak right now.

wildcat101 exams suck. so does school
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here comes the worst week of the year. Exam week. This year has been the worst. I think i’m going to fail not because i don’t listen in class not because i don’t do my homework. Just because i’m always so stressed. I need to study but i am either alw... View more

here comes the worst week of the year. Exam week. This year has been the worst. I think i’m going to fail not because i don’t listen in class not because i don’t do my homework. Just because i’m always so stressed. I need to study but i am either always too tired and depressed to even sit down and think about doing work. What we spend like nearly 7 hours at school just to get home and do more school. Surely that’s illegal oh wait nope that’s how it works. i do sport everyday so i never have time after or i am just way to worn out to even think about studying. everyone’s always like school is first priority but without my other activities i would feel even worse. i get home after a long day and just want to go to bed so i can’t get my homework done. and the next day i can’t concentrate because i am either stressed about not getting work done the night before or to tired because i stayed up all night getting it done. and when i’m tired my anxiety levels go up so much and coping at school gets really hard Also you only get one chance at school if you mess that up then your practically stuffed for your entire life and that’s a lot of pressure that everyone carries around i feel i’m the only one who even thinks about that. And when i get home from a stressful day at school, home if even worse. My dads first priority is to eat, mum probably has had a bad day at work and is feeling sick cause of her health problems. and my brother has a test that he has to do. like hello i’m here too just because i don’t have learning issues like him doesn’t mean i don’t struggle with school. i mean i would say i am smarter then the average bear but i always feel like i have to carry that on my back all the time and live up to that expectation. if i fail it’s like well did u study hard enough instead of my brother he gets the don’t worry about it just aim for the next one. Thanks for the vent feel free to reply back with all the stuff that goes on in your life.

Sezza_H Hopeless
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Hi all, I am a university student who is struggling with severe anxiety and depression which is having a tremendous impact on my academic grades and ability to study and complete uni work. All semester I have been barely scraping by, some assignments... View more

Hi all, I am a university student who is struggling with severe anxiety and depression which is having a tremendous impact on my academic grades and ability to study and complete uni work. All semester I have been barely scraping by, some assignments I’ve managed to pass while others I’ve failed (safe to say my academic performance has been quite varied but nonetheless I am sitting below average). I am miles behind in lectures so much so that I am not even sure where to start. Now, I’ve got two exams coming up which I haven’t studied for and an essay due which I haven’t even started, all of which is coming up this week and next week. I can’t quite describe how I am feeling at this point; I feel super stressed, my chest feels tight and sometimes I feel like its hard to breathe. I feel sad, alone and so disappointed with myself. And you would think that I would be studying for my upcoming exams/essay like an absolute mad woman but instead I have been wallowing and procrastinating like crazy. I don’t even want to think about it let alone actually sit down and study. I have been overeating to the point where I feel sick, glued to my laptop, rarely getting out of bed yet I am so exhausted. And I am so confused as to why I continue to do this to myself. Everyone around me is studying and revising and here I am, haven’t been out of my room in days and haven’t touched my books in weeks. I feel hopeless and I’m not sure what to do. I’ve got so much riding on this semester but at this stage passing seems like such an improbability. I can’t fail again. Thanks for reading and giving me a platform to offload x

Juice5647 i just don't know what to do
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i feel really stupid writing this because i know their are people way worse off than me. i should probably introduce myself, my names cali i have did (dis-associative personality disorder), depression, severe ptsd from a near fatal assault and more. ... View more

i feel really stupid writing this because i know their are people way worse off than me. i should probably introduce myself, my names cali i have did (dis-associative personality disorder), depression, severe ptsd from a near fatal assault and more. luck y me, huh? i live in the ghetto and in a area where gangs are everywhere and am constantly yelled at. and of course being puerto rican means i get called racist things less now. anyway i have a normal teenage girl problem at the moment i have a problem with eating. see the thing is even when i'm not hungry i can't stop myself from eating and it's physically making me sick. but i do realise this isn't a real problem not like eating disorders like anorexia or stuff like that. i'm sorry for wasting your time. just sometimes it's nice to get things off your chest without people screaming at you. trust me i'm not looking for pity just a place to acknowledged

Weiss_May 17 and lost?
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Well i dont normally do this but... ive had depression since i was 8yrs old and im 17 now, and since its been off and on, i feel lost most of the time, like im missing something and ive tried to figure it out and i just can't. I've read a few post on... View more

Well i dont normally do this but... ive had depression since i was 8yrs old and im 17 now, and since its been off and on, i feel lost most of the time, like im missing something and ive tried to figure it out and i just can't. I've read a few post on here by people, they dont completely match how i feel besides this one post which i keep going back to read because its exactly how i feel. I dont feel emotions and if i do it doesnt last long anyway, i dont get sad,angry, happy or anything really, i dont have self pity or any of it.. i honestly dont care how someone else feels, even if they are in pain in front of me.. i hate talking to people.. anything to do with social interaction is a waste of time to me. I've had a few relationships but i seem to get bored of them easily, i would fall in love with the person and then it would slip away, and i have hurt quite a few people by it. i dont know what else to say uhh

Kianna falling behind, relationships, body image
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I never thought I'd actually end up posting here. I've tried to in the past but could never really find the right words, that and I'm borderline illiterate thanks to stan twitter, but we wont get into that. Granted I still don't know what I'm doing, ... View more

I never thought I'd actually end up posting here. I've tried to in the past but could never really find the right words, that and I'm borderline illiterate thanks to stan twitter, but we wont get into that. Granted I still don't know what I'm doing, this is just my last little cry for help, I guess. Before we delve into it, I should probably introduce myself. Hi, the name's Kianna. There's not much to me really. I'm just a tired year 10 student born to a low-income family that is ultimately falling apart. So, I have crippling body dysmorphia and am clinically depressed. Obviously, this makes it very hard to do very basic things. As a student it isn't helpful when the only thing occupying the forefront of your mind is "you're fat, you're ugly, you're stupid" constantly. I don't even want to leave my house, and because of this my attendance is awful. It's always been bad, worse even. I made a huge effort at the start of this year, and it was great for a while, but I've fallen back into this self-destructive loop where I go from being super elated and motivated to wallowing in my own self-hatred and denying myself a crumb of happiness. I'm behind on my school work as well, having not actually been there and all. The hardest thing is knowing how capable I am of doing it, it's being on the brink of ending it all half of the time that's holding me back. With my poor attendance, lack of self-esteem and depressive episodes it's been very hard for me to maintain relationships with people my age (that, and I'm literally the most socially inept person on the planet). I've been used and abused throughout my life, these mental walls have come up because of it. I want to let people in, to have a pack (for lack of a better word, I'm not a furry, don't get it twisted) and to just feel like me again, cause damn I haven't seen that girl in a long time. ah so there's my rant for today. I'd like to talk some more about the fragility of my mental state and my whole family situation (it's a real doozy), but I'm a rambler. I like to turn everything into a bloody essay and this character count is making me anxious, so I'll stop here. congratulations if you've read all of this, and sorry lol. any advise is much appreciated, I'm not in a great place right now and I'll take any help I can get. thanks, Kianna

We_Can_Get_Through_It Mum doesn't understand
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I'm in a dilemma right now and I don't know what to do. After about a year of keeping my anger issues and depression kept in, I told my mum I wanted to see a therapist. Due to trust issues I haven't been able to talk to anyone. I tell her I want to s... View more

I'm in a dilemma right now and I don't know what to do. After about a year of keeping my anger issues and depression kept in, I told my mum I wanted to see a therapist. Due to trust issues I haven't been able to talk to anyone. I tell her I want to see a therapist and the day after (today) we go to my grandparents for a celebration dinner about my aunt and uncle getting engaged. I have a massive exam tomorrow but she still makes me go?? She then proceeds to tell one of my uncles (as if it was a joke) that I wanted to see a therapist?? I don't know what to do but I feel like this really put a dent into an already banged up relationship. Any advice?

wildcat101 i think i’m depressed but idk
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I don’t have a clinical opinion but i just want some advice about how i’m feeling. i am afraid i have depression, some days i feel perfectly normal and some days i just feel like complete shit and just want to stay home and cry. also sometimes i woul... View more

I don’t have a clinical opinion but i just want some advice about how i’m feeling. i am afraid i have depression, some days i feel perfectly normal and some days i just feel like complete shit and just want to stay home and cry. also sometimes i would be feeling fine then all of a sudden my mood just changes and feel crap again. like in a seconds difference. I play a lot of sport at high level and i heard that helps. during the time i am playing i feel great and i go on forever but as soon as i get in the car my parent always rant on about the game and it puts me in a shit mood again. I am also struggling with friends at school and recently moved into new classes. Is this normal or am i depressed. also i think i might have anxiety. Mostly with people judging me. I often turn around and walk the other way even at school cause i just can’t cope. my hands sweat and i go all shaky. this is really weird for me because around my friends i feel completely fine and i can be myself but when it comes to new people there a bit of a problem. if i think i say something weird to someone the rest of the day the whole moment just keeps replaying in my head and i can’t stop thinking about it the whole day. i also would just be randomly in class and a memory comes back in my head and i keep regretting what i said or someone else said. like the other day i didn’t finish my homework because i was afraid i would put the wrong answer down so i told my teacher that i hadn’t finished it she replied with “here she is” to this day things keep poping up in my head like what if the teachers talk about me and in the past i was good at the start of the year but often drop down and don’t complete things later in the year. like what if she meant like “here she is the student who is good at the start but then stops handing in things” and other things as well. it’s not like i just am a worrier i often avoid things because i get too nervous. it’s not like i just do this sometimes it practically every day. at school my bus gets to school earlier the my friends so i have to wait around. i get too scared to just stand by our lockers cause i think people are going to judge me for being a loner so most mornings i just sit in the toilet stall and sometimes cry if i’m in a shit mood. Anyway i was just hoping for some advice cause i feel i can’t talk to anyone else. my older brother is in gear 12 and he has some learning problems so i feel i can’t talk to my parents cause it’s all about him.

Andrew578 Teenager: Stress, worrying, anxiety and depression
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Hey Guys, this is my first thread. I'm 16 years old, for the past two years I have had a lot of problems and school, home and socially. I struggle with all of these factors and for this reason i have developed an eating disorder now. I get really str... View more

Hey Guys, this is my first thread. I'm 16 years old, for the past two years I have had a lot of problems and school, home and socially. I struggle with all of these factors and for this reason i have developed an eating disorder now. I get really stressed about school and always worrings, stressing about studying and if i'm not studying i feel guilty. Whenever I go out with friends I never enjoy myself like before and I always get anxious and worry about everything especially when it comes to food. I am super skinny at 49kg and haven't grown an inch since year 7 (always on my mind, everyone else is way taller than me and bigger) anyway so i started going to the gym recently, and have developed a huge interest in the gym (been going consistently 5-6 days a week for a couple months. However I haven't seen good muscle gains due to the fact I am not eating enough which comes back to my eating disorder. It's a vicious cycle I stress about school ect then I start stressing about food and then this leads to poor training in the gym no muscle gains and just the cycle continues. I don't know what to do. I am always unhappy never smiling never talking, i am always tired and lethargic. Could anyone please recommend some tips or anything please. Thank you

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