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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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spicyfoodlover Always feeling lonely and as if everyone hates me
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Hi there, I am new to this website so I'm not really sure how to start this forum thread. I'm here for advice on my feelings and situation. It seems as if I've always felt like everyone hates me. I was shocked to find an old journal from when I was a... View more

Hi there, I am new to this website so I'm not really sure how to start this forum thread. I'm here for advice on my feelings and situation. It seems as if I've always felt like everyone hates me. I was shocked to find an old journal from when I was around 10 (I am turning 16 soon) where I wrote that the thing that made me most sad was "all of my friends hate me" because almost 6 years later, that feeling and fear hasn't changed one bit. I always feel lonely. I've never had a best friend, someone who I am confident likes me just as much as I like them. Every lunchtime, I feel as if I am unwanted by my friends to sit with them. I just had my high school ball. I found out afterwards that everyone else in my group attended a ball pre-party that I was never invited to, nor was I made aware of. I'm not sad that I wasn't invited, I'm just sad that it seems like everyone planned something without me even knowing. If I was invited and someone else in my group wasn't, I 100% would've asked the organizer if that person could attend, or told them about it. I guess it just stung quite a bit to see the people in my group post photos of them having fun together all over social media afterwards, especially since I have always felt excluded. Is that normal or am I overreacting? I am so tempted to just switch groups, but I can't. My other friends all sit in separate groups, & if I was to join one of their groups then I'd just feel really anxious that the rest of their friends in that group wouldn't want me there either (does that make sense?). I would honestly rather just sit on my own at lunchtimes now, but then I am anxious that they would talk crap about me behind my back even more. I found out that one of the friends had screenshots of what I had written on twitter on her laptop. When I confronted her, she denied it and then finally admitted it but would not show me the screenshots. I have worried about it ever since. I am worried she sent screenshots to other people, because it was a private account I made where I can vent my true feelings. I am so sorry this thread is a mess. I have never gotten professional help, as I'd feel like I'm stealing help from someone who actually needs and deserves it. So I guess I'll just post my many problems on here for now and see how it goes. If you have read all of that, thank you so much for reading. If you can, please do share some advice on how I should deal with my feelings at this point in time. ~ Spicyfoodlover.

Guest_000 Feelings of inadequacy
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on getting rid of feelings of inadequacy/insecurity and pessimistic views in new friendships and meeting new people. When I meet new people I seem to get along with, the thought burgeons that if this perso... View more

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on getting rid of feelings of inadequacy/insecurity and pessimistic views in new friendships and meeting new people. When I meet new people I seem to get along with, the thought burgeons that if this person and I get to know each other better, they will grow to dislike me or I will hurt them, unintentionally. Or in a different way, that though this person may think I will be a good friend, I am not going to be able to match up to their energy and positivity. Thanks x

Love-deprestion Love depression, need advice!! :'(
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Hello everyone, I'm 19 years old and I have been talking to a girl online for 5 months and 15 days.. I cannot get this girl to meet me. We love each other very much. I've been there for her though a lot of hard times, I've sent her roses multiple tim... View more

Hello everyone, I'm 19 years old and I have been talking to a girl online for 5 months and 15 days.. I cannot get this girl to meet me. We love each other very much. I've been there for her though a lot of hard times, I've sent her roses multiple times and we always talk about cuddling in bed. This girl has anxitey and axnitey attacks. Shes afraid I will see her brake down in tears, roll up in a ball and hear her breath out of control. I've asured her I dont mind seeing that and will be there and cuddle her and hold her hand until everything is ok. This relationship is taking a toll out of my life. Everything I do I cant have fun anymore I just think about her. I'm in bed at night pretending to cuddle her and I've cried alot because I can't see her. I will not leave her I love her alot. I dont know what to do. I know where she works but I wont go in there as I know she wouldnt like me just rocking up there. I'm really worried I'm never gonna see her. She says it's hard for her too and she really wants to see me and has wrote many times come around and see me but has deleted the message cos she can't do it. What do I do? How can I help this situation?

Tianaxo GENERALISED ANIEXTY.
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I'd like to talk to more people with the same kind of aniexty, mine is severe and I have to constantly keep myself busy or I panic. I'm at a loss with what to do

I'd like to talk to more people with the same kind of aniexty, mine is severe and I have to constantly keep myself busy or I panic. I'm at a loss with what to do

Depressed_meme Things suck
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I’ve had depression and anxiety for nearly 8 years now and it never seems to get better. I pretty much never want to be here except for the days where I get almost a manic feeling and happy for no reason like I’m on a high, only to crash and burn soo... View more

I’ve had depression and anxiety for nearly 8 years now and it never seems to get better. I pretty much never want to be here except for the days where I get almost a manic feeling and happy for no reason like I’m on a high, only to crash and burn soon after. (Hypomania it seems) I went off antidepressants recently as I just wanted to bloody remember what it felt like to not have a dry mouth, feel like a zombie and other issues these meds cause. At first I felt great and now life is unbearable yet again and I can’t cope with anything. My anxiety is so crippling and my depression is so bad that I never leave the house because I don’t have true energy and I feel like I’m becoming psychotic, overanalysing every irrelevant detail and magnifying it 1000 times in my head and get so paranoid I assume everyone hates me despite there being no actual proof of it. To top it off, I can’t find a job or move out and my friend recently passed from suicide. I know 98% of what I think is irrational but I can’t stop it. So tomorrow I’m getting a psychiatrist referral so I can try and end this.

anon182 How to deal with loneliness
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I've recently graduated from high school and don't see the few friends I have much anymore. Also have social anxiety and a lot of events around here are aimed at either people older or younger than me Any suggestions on what I could try would be appr... View more

I've recently graduated from high school and don't see the few friends I have much anymore. Also have social anxiety and a lot of events around here are aimed at either people older or younger than me Any suggestions on what I could try would be appreciated

Loopus I've been disowned
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I've been disowned at age 18. Although I'm now an adult and I guess it is t really being disowned I still feel abandoned. I have a weird relationship with my mother, she is the kind of person that lashes out and attacks people when she's hurt and thu... View more

I've been disowned at age 18. Although I'm now an adult and I guess it is t really being disowned I still feel abandoned. I have a weird relationship with my mother, she is the kind of person that lashes out and attacks people when she's hurt and thus I can't keep a relationship with her anymore as she's just too toxic to have around if she doesn't want to seek help

Guest_000 Crush on a guy at work
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I think I have a crush on a co-worker at my part-time job, and I think he likes me to??? However, I have great difficulty showing affection to someone I have a crush on because i dont want them to know i like them...probably a fear of rejection. He i... View more

I think I have a crush on a co-worker at my part-time job, and I think he likes me to??? However, I have great difficulty showing affection to someone I have a crush on because i dont want them to know i like them...probably a fear of rejection. He is my favourite co-worker and fun to talk to. How can I show this person I like them? I dont want them to think I dont appreciate them, because I really dont want to lose this relationship/friendship.

pazza2000 Fear of dying
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Recently iv been in and out of hospital for non life threatening things however why do I feel like I have cancer or I’m just going to have an aneurysm and die. I have a constant fear of dying. Please tell me I’m not the only one here.

Recently iv been in and out of hospital for non life threatening things however why do I feel like I have cancer or I’m just going to have an aneurysm and die. I have a constant fear of dying. Please tell me I’m not the only one here.

Saroseme Hi, I’m new. I just wanted some advice.
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Hi! I’m new here. I finally got the courage to just give it a go. I’ve been struggling with panic and other issues lately. I haven’t really talked about it much irl because I don’t feel like anyone else has to deal with my issues. I just always feel ... View more

Hi! I’m new here. I finally got the courage to just give it a go. I’ve been struggling with panic and other issues lately. I haven’t really talked about it much irl because I don’t feel like anyone else has to deal with my issues. I just always feel nervous, some of the time irrational thoughts just decide to come by and say hi, most of the time it’s just intrusive thoughts, which, considering I guess what you would call past issues, have kinda just hung around for awhile. When I nervous, you just can’t stop yourself, I know that what I’m thinking is silly, but I guess that doesn’t necessarily change it happening. Trust was always an issues as well and being super cautious of perfectly kind strangers, which is quite upsetting and I know it’s not shyness, considering I have great friends and no particular struggles in talking to most people (Classmates, etc.). I can’t tell sometimes, I feel like I’m lacking independence, because walking down the street is something that, unless I have a friend, is a major stuggle. Kids my age are normally fine with that and doing much more. I know these are probably some stupid stuff to be upset about, considering the circumstances of the many, many children my age, suffering, I feel bad for comparing my issues to others, but I guess it really depends. All I would like is some advice, I’m considering going to talk to someone in real life, I think I should, I’m just not sure how. I really want to stop constantly worrying and any tips would help. Thank you, Sam

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