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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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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

Blackthorn Sister is unsupportive
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I live with my older sister I am 20 years old and suffer from anxiety, panic attacks and depression. Tonight I was telling my sister that there wasn't any room in my room (which isn't furnished or anything, and is just full of things that aren't my a... View more

I live with my older sister I am 20 years old and suffer from anxiety, panic attacks and depression. Tonight I was telling my sister that there wasn't any room in my room (which isn't furnished or anything, and is just full of things that aren't my and junk) that there wasn't any room to put any thing else in there, I had to tell her this three times before I got a nasty response about how 'I didn't need to be rude' which set of my anxiety due to PTSD from a situation that happened about 7-8 months back. I had to leave the house and go for a drive to try and calm down cause I couldn't be in the house as I have no save place, I went for a drive and parked in my normal place when my mind goes over board, I left that place still unable to calm down, panting finding it hard to breath with chest pain. When I finally calmed down I went home and sat in my car in the garage for half hour, and my house mate (how lives with both me and my sister) came out and sat with me and told me the things my sister and her worker said about me. My sister is very unsupportive and doesn't understand how I suffer day to day, she has called me selfish and that I need to get over my self and many other things, I know my house mate is very supportive of me but I don't feel right leaning on her for support as she is only 18 years old and has her own problem. I just don't know what to do anymore as my sister is pushing me so hard and everything is about her and her pregnancy, that everything that happens to me is my choice, like I have control over these things. I just need some help, and I don't even know what type of help I need, I going to headspace this Friday but I still don't know what to do in the mean time to try an stay positive.

HoneyDragon Help I'm scared to go home
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Me and my brother left school for an hour to talk to our mum (we live with our dad so we don't see her much) and we did it without my dad knowing and he somehow found out and he is very very angry and I don't know what to do. My brother isn't worried... View more

Me and my brother left school for an hour to talk to our mum (we live with our dad so we don't see her much) and we did it without my dad knowing and he somehow found out and he is very very angry and I don't know what to do. My brother isn't worried because my dad favours him but I'm terrified. (I'm not in immediate danger) What do I do?

tamarab im sad and i dunno why
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So for months and months now I've been really sad. I have a really good life tho. I go to a good school, I have amazing friends that I absolutely love, my family is doing a-ok but for some reason im so so down. I don't know why and I just want it to ... View more

So for months and months now I've been really sad. I have a really good life tho. I go to a good school, I have amazing friends that I absolutely love, my family is doing a-ok but for some reason im so so down. I don't know why and I just want it to stop. My friends tell me I should see someone or at least tell my parents how i feel but im scared and i have no reason to be feeling like this. its like minor things can send me into a dark spiral and i just cant handle life anymore. is this depression?

spontaneous sunflower Friends outside of school, no friends at school
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Hi! So I have started year 11 at a new school a couple months ago. Prior to moving here, I had many friends at my old school. I'm still in contact with them and we try to catch up as often as possible, although it is tricky as we are all busy with sc... View more

Hi! So I have started year 11 at a new school a couple months ago. Prior to moving here, I had many friends at my old school. I'm still in contact with them and we try to catch up as often as possible, although it is tricky as we are all busy with schoolwork. I have been at my new school for 4-5 months now and I still spend every recess and lunchtime alone. Some days I dislike being alone, as I feel weird and like an outcast. Most days I use the free time to do schoolwork. I have anxiety so it is difficult for me to walk up to a group and ask to hang out, ya know? I talk to people in my classes but as soon as we leave class for lunch, I'm on my own again. I am conflicted with this situation because on one hand, I don't mind not having friends to hang with at lunch at this school because it gives me time to study. It's also not like I don't have any friends whatsoever- I have a good group of friends outside of school. However, on the other hand, I get lonely at school sometimes and I have formal in a month and I'd like to go if I had a group to go with but I don't. When it comes to events like athletics carnival and graduation next year, it'll be pretty sucky to not have friends to experience that with. While I am an anxious and overthinking individual and am more of an introvert than an extrovert (I do fall somewhere in the middle most of the time though), I am not opposed to making new friends. I would LOVE to make new friends but I'm a bit awkward and shy upon meeting new people, I don't know how to have conversations with new people and I don't know how to ask to hang out at lunch. Sorry for the long, rambly post but to conclude... help??? How do I go about asking people if I can hang out with them? How do I keep a conversation going? How do I get to know new people?? Also, I need reassurance that I'm not a weirdo for not having friends at school I try to tell myself I have the best of both worlds- my school life is strictly schoolwork and study, and my out of school life is mostly my own free time to do hobbies, be social, etc, etc. But I feel like I should have a social life at school too I suppose..

louieramseyyy I'm in a relationship and I have developed strong feelings for someone else
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I'm 17 and I have been in a relationship with my loving boyfriend for around 6 months now. I have been living with him for 3 months now due to family violence. My relationship has been really good up until this point. About a month ago, we started to... View more

I'm 17 and I have been in a relationship with my loving boyfriend for around 6 months now. I have been living with him for 3 months now due to family violence. My relationship has been really good up until this point. About a month ago, we started to argue a lot more, get irritated at each other a lot easier so it was harder for us. I have started to grow feelings for a close friend of mine who I met at the start of the year and I have never felt this way about anyone, not even my own boyfriend! I am really unsure of what to do. I am about to move out of his place as I have found somewhere for me to stay on my own, so the option to not be with him anymore is still there, just incase he reacts negatively if I tel, him. I don't know if I love him, please help?

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