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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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Guest_830 Breakup due to depression
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My boyfriend had been suffering from depression for about 2 months. He said he didn’t know why he felt the way that he did that he was empty and lost feelings for everything including me. When he broke up he seemed to have no hope of getting better. ... View more

My boyfriend had been suffering from depression for about 2 months. He said he didn’t know why he felt the way that he did that he was empty and lost feelings for everything including me. When he broke up he seemed to have no hope of getting better. We were madly in love and before this had no issues in our relationship. We’re still close but it’s hard when I’m still in love with him. He’s my best friend and i want nothing more than to see him better so my focus right now is just to support him but I wonder if I’m silly to hold onto hope that he might get the feelings back that he used to have and that we could have the future we were planning together.

Militarygirlfriend partner in the army and when he leaves i get so depressed. someone help me please.
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My partner is constantly away for his job and the minimum duration is usually 3 weeks but most of them are 2 months. Every time he leaves me I try to stay occupied but it never lasts. He is currently away atm and I feel like I'm dying inside. I haven... View more

My partner is constantly away for his job and the minimum duration is usually 3 weeks but most of them are 2 months. Every time he leaves me I try to stay occupied but it never lasts. He is currently away atm and I feel like I'm dying inside. I haven't been able to text or call him for about 2 weeks. I'm so lonely inside and my normal home life doesn't continue when he is away. I can't sleep at night, I don't leave my house unless it's work. I'm so exhausted by feeling this way all the time but I don't want to ask him to ruin his future career for me to stay back in our home town. I love him so so much but the pain is unbearable and I don't know if I can spend the rest of my life with him feeling this way all the time when he leaves. What should I do? How do I stop this feeling? someone, please help me im so desperate for some help.

Chicken18 Replapse
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hello, I am 18 years old, female and currently experiencing a relapse in depression. I experienced severe depression from the ages 12-16, but after several therapy sessions and support groups I found myself again and I grew, out growing depressed and... View more

hello, I am 18 years old, female and currently experiencing a relapse in depression. I experienced severe depression from the ages 12-16, but after several therapy sessions and support groups I found myself again and I grew, out growing depressed and becoming the better me. Around August 2018, personal issues came into my life and started to really dig at me, I’ve been trying and trying, using strategies again but the past 3 months it’s relapsed and now I’m in a hole and don’t know what to do. I’m hurting my relationships and taking my anger and sadness on everyone else and loosing everyone slowly again. I just want some friends, support or anyone to talk to and relate with, make friends and bond and grow together with

Hiddename Depressed Please Help
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Hi im 14, A few months ago i went on a holiday with my cousins. I was only there for 3days and as soon as i got in the plane to go back from where i came from i felt depressed and nevee cried in front of anyone. I would secretly cry in my room. I don... View more

Hi im 14, A few months ago i went on a holiday with my cousins. I was only there for 3days and as soon as i got in the plane to go back from where i came from i felt depressed and nevee cried in front of anyone. I would secretly cry in my room. I dont to talk aboit it to any family members or friends. Everyday I now dont wanna stay home but go out with family more and when there is a day my parents have work i feel depressed and alone not (including my brother) .Few months past by and it was announced that they were coming over to my house for 6days i was so happy until they left. I now feel even more depressed and want to go out with family more. Any suggestions? Please dont say talk to someone or a gp I will never do that due to how embarrased i would be. I feel lonely so suggestions will make me happy and get over cousin depression. Thanks

123Georgia123 struggling to feel happy in my own body
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i was never really insecure untill around the age of 9-10 when i started to notice how skinny and pretty my friends were. ive tried to tell myself that im happy with my body and that im beutiful in my own skin but i just cant believe it, evreyday i c... View more

i was never really insecure untill around the age of 9-10 when i started to notice how skinny and pretty my friends were. ive tried to tell myself that im happy with my body and that im beutiful in my own skin but i just cant believe it, evreyday i consider trying new diets or just starving myself. everyday ill struggle to get out of bed knowing ill never be important to anyone, when i do get up i walk past the mirror and see how ugly and disgusting i look so ill just stand there and cry. please if you know anyway of coping with this please tell me im to scared to talk to my parents about it wondering what they will think of me.

Hahahahahaha I’m moving schools soon and I’m really stressed
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I don’t know anybody who goes there and it’s really different compared to my old school. I keep having visions and dreams about going there and people saying things to me like they did in my old school. I’m just really scared and worried about going ... View more

I don’t know anybody who goes there and it’s really different compared to my old school. I keep having visions and dreams about going there and people saying things to me like they did in my old school. I’m just really scared and worried about going there. Theres also one more problem, my tutoring. It’s really stressing me out. They give us so much homework, I can’t do it. I’ve asked my parents if I could stop tutoring, but they always say no. And I when I go to my new school I don’t think I’ll get time to do my tutoring work or anything and I’m just super stressed.

Ekulz Anxiety and emotional abuse
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My entire family, (mum and 2 sisters) constantly emotionally abused me every damn day of my life and it's getting so hard to deal with. Example 1 - last night my mum stole my bank card to use for herself, this morning I asked for it back and she thre... View more

My entire family, (mum and 2 sisters) constantly emotionally abused me every damn day of my life and it's getting so hard to deal with. Example 1 - last night my mum stole my bank card to use for herself, this morning I asked for it back and she threatened to kill me and swang at me with a bat. When I try to stick up for myself by saying all I wanted was my stuff back, she will call my sisters and proceed to tell them a huge concoction of lies, to the point where my entire family is telling me they're gonna call the cops on me ect. This is just one example. This happens every single stupid day. No matter the situation I'm always wrong and my sisters hate me because of the constant lies they're being told by my mum.( my sisters dont live at home). I really cant take it anymore I dont do anything to annoy or piss anyone off. I spend all my time in my room alone, I don't have friends cause they won't come over to my house because of my family. Or they've already been threatened not to come back to see me. There is so much to say I can put it into words I just dont know what to do. My entire family hates me because of the constant lies my mum tells everyone. (She has a habit of jumping on her phone and calling my sisters to back her up whenever I try to stick up for myself which just makes it worse).

lclaire01 Job Offer
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Hi, I've recently graduated university as a veterinarian and have just received a job offer 3 hours away from home in a small country town (which I'm not really sure if I'd like living in it or not). It's at quite a big clinic with a lot of staff but... View more

Hi, I've recently graduated university as a veterinarian and have just received a job offer 3 hours away from home in a small country town (which I'm not really sure if I'd like living in it or not). It's at quite a big clinic with a lot of staff but they all seem very lovely and supportive. The job itself sounds like it would be very varied and I'd see a lot of interesting cases. The thing is I am absolutely terrified to begin practicing as a vet and all the responsibility that comes with it. I suffer with generalised anxiety, social anxiety and depression and I'm worried I won't be able to deal with how busy the clinic is and the responsibilities I will have. I'm so scared of going into the clinic with all new people and being judged because I can't work fast enough or I don't know the answers to things when clients or staff ask me. I was sent the contract the other day to look at and I can't bring myself to say I'll accept because I'm so terrified. I'm also worried about being isolated in a country town where I don't know anyone. Ideally I wanted a job near the coast because that would be more familiar to home and in the coastal town I'm looking in, I already know some people. I'm just procrastinating because the thought of making a decision and going through all that gives me constant insufferable anxiety. I just feel like if I take the job I will ruin everything or won't be good enough to do it. My family keep asking me what decision I'm going to make but I keep avoiding the question because each time someone brings it up my stress levels increase exponentially. I'm just wondering if taking this job would be biting off more than I can chew and maybe if i should settle for something in a less busy clinic with a smaller staff in a place I would like to live. Just feeling very insecure and scared. Thanks

MuffinTM HELP!! I think I might be going insane...
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I'm a 13 year old who's bisexual and I have autism, ADHD, depression and a conversion disorder. For a while now, since I lost my only friend, I have been declining mentally, extremely rapidly. Sometimes I get incredibly mad and start shaking and hype... View more

I'm a 13 year old who's bisexual and I have autism, ADHD, depression and a conversion disorder. For a while now, since I lost my only friend, I have been declining mentally, extremely rapidly. Sometimes I get incredibly mad and start shaking and hyperventilating. I don't know why I'm so sensitive to losing friends all of a sudden, I rarely have ever had friends, and I don't like having friends. Everytime I lost a friend, I have coped fine and everyone thinks I'm putting on an act, saying I'm being someone else, but I'm not. I'm scared and I'm starting to question the point of anything anymore. Please explain what is wrong with me...

Bell24 Lost in career choice
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I’m not sure wether this is the correct place to post this but I’m going to go ahead anyway. I’m 24 years old and I’ve been in a job I don’t particularly love and the pay is just average, for so long I’ve wanted to look at studying something else and... View more

I’m not sure wether this is the correct place to post this but I’m going to go ahead anyway. I’m 24 years old and I’ve been in a job I don’t particularly love and the pay is just average, for so long I’ve wanted to look at studying something else and doing more but I have just never been able to decide what’s best for me. I currently live with my partner across the country from my home town and family and friends for his career, because where we live rent is so expensive I can’t even imagine having to drop back to only a couple days of work to study. My partner is extremely supportive of whatever decision I make and is happy to support me if needed but I can’t bring myself to study what I don’t know what I want to do and put financial stress on him. id love to do it 100% online so I can still work and study but that also limits the courses I can do. I’m getting extremely stressed out on not being able to decide what I’d like to do and just scared to make any moves? Can someone please give me advice in my situation? I think I really enjoy things regarding the health system but no course I’ve found so far can be completely 100% online.

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