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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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RealBobby Life is pointless
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Hello, I feel like my life is completely pointless. I have nothing to look forward to, no one to see and nothing to do. I probably still have a bunch of anxiety disorders but I just want to know what to do with my life other than watch videos and pla... View more

Hello, I feel like my life is completely pointless. I have nothing to look forward to, no one to see and nothing to do. I probably still have a bunch of anxiety disorders but I just want to know what to do with my life other than watch videos and play games

Maddo Being/feeling ugly seems to be the source of all my problems
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It's easier said than done to say "just don't let it bother you". That seems to be the top piece of advice on the "I'm ugly" topic, and it's demeaning and hardly motivational. Because it does bother me, all the time. And I can't just switch that off.... View more

It's easier said than done to say "just don't let it bother you". That seems to be the top piece of advice on the "I'm ugly" topic, and it's demeaning and hardly motivational. Because it does bother me, all the time. And I can't just switch that off. I'm losing confidence, because I think I'm ugly. I haven't had my first kiss, because I don't think anyone would want to. I'm too scared of moving schools because I don't think people will want to be my friend. I hang around people who like me even if I don't like them, because what if I never have anyone else like me. I don't open up to people, because I think they'll say to themselves "well, what can she expect". And the thing is, it doesn't matter what the 'truth' is. Because I know what my truth is and it's my truth that's holding me back. I think I'm ugly and you can tell me I'm beautiful but I won't believe it. And that's my problem. I'm so firm in my views and I don't know what to do. There's so much that I want to do, but I just don't have the confidence to do it

lilbuggy Finding everything hard to deal with:(
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Hi, i'm new here! I just needed to get some advice about some recent issues that have gotten worse. Ive dealt with emotional, verbal & physical abuse from my mum, which is not happening anymore and I'm safe, but over the 5 years of dealing with that ... View more

Hi, i'm new here! I just needed to get some advice about some recent issues that have gotten worse. Ive dealt with emotional, verbal & physical abuse from my mum, which is not happening anymore and I'm safe, but over the 5 years of dealing with that (it started around about the age of 7, I'm now 12) mental health became a struggle for me, as I was dealing with depression-like symptoms, and panic attacks. When I went to a doctor to get referred to a psychologist, I found talking about my anxiety easy, but for some reason just couldn't talk about my depression. I got referred for anxiety & panic disorder, and over that 8 weeks I've talked about that, and my psychologist has also mentioned PTSD as a possible illness. My problem here is that I'm too scared to talk about mental health to adults. For some reason I just cant seem to talk about my symptoms, including thoughts of harming myself which I have never acted upon and never will, As my dad lost his son to suicide, and I just couldn't do that to him. I'm also extremely insecure about my body and looks, and recently I had someone non directly say they didn't know anyone who weighed 50kg, as that was very fat. I'm 5'4 and weigh 55kg, from also previously being a swimmer. I kind of hit the peak of my sadness, & was so effected by this small comment and cried and cried and was shaking for about an hour. Ive been holding in those tears for about a month as my depression symptoms started to arise again, now I'm just numb and need some advice on what to do. My school offers counselling services so I was going to try and go to that maybe in a few days when I'm feeling (hopefully) a bit better. I'm just struggling to cope with all of this stuff happening in my brain, I cant take anything like medication as I'm too scared to even talk about depression, and meditation or my usual techniques aren't helping. Sometimes my head feels like it's going to explode from thinking too much, but thats more of a stress thing. Life just isn't very easy for me right now and I just feel like the whole world is against me. I'm not going to harm myself or do anything bad- just clearing that up again. Please help me!! - Lily

ameliazacharia boarding school blues
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so i started a new (boarding) school at the start of term three this year. i absolutely hate it and my parents have given me the choice to go back to my old school in term four or at the start of next year. i am seriously considering going back—I hav... View more

so i started a new (boarding) school at the start of term three this year. i absolutely hate it and my parents have given me the choice to go back to my old school in term four or at the start of next year. i am seriously considering going back—I have no friends and i cry on the phone almost every single night while talking to my mum and my siblings. i don’t want people to think im pathetic. at least if i go to a school at home, i’m only at school six hours a day, right? help.

undecided_future need direction in life - friends/family/job/relationship
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Hello i'm new to this forum! I have been feeling a bit down and anxious about my current circumstances and have not decided what I want to do in the next few years/have no positive direction in life. Little about myself: I'm a 22 year old male who ha... View more

Hello i'm new to this forum! I have been feeling a bit down and anxious about my current circumstances and have not decided what I want to do in the next few years/have no positive direction in life. Little about myself: I'm a 22 year old male who has very few friends, have not been in a relationship and have never held a job. I feel very awkward meeting new people, have social anxiety and always feel out of place. Since high school I have been bullied, felt alone and insecure due to my mother passing away when I was very young and felt that I was always lacking something in comparison to other kids. This caused my self confidence level to drop and has been with me since second year of university. I have just been able to open up to a group of friends that has changed me to think more positive and accept things for what they are. However, it is because associating myself with these types of people I have felt down, due to comparing myself to them and what they have achieved at their ages and what I have yet to achieve. They go out to parties, have a lot of friends and interact well among their family/friends and I wonder why this can't be me (they are friends from primary school and we've started from the same seed). Due to being unable to make new friends and socialise, I have taken holidays (solo) as an excuse to avoid the lonelyness and find something to do with my time instead of staying at home and watching youtube videos. These holidays have opened up a new insight on my life and have helped me deal with depression. However whilst I am on holiday, I feel like I am falling behind in life. People my age are getting employed in full time jobs, they are getting into various relationships, developing new friendships and socializing with the people around them. I'm at a stage where I feel like everything is going by so fast that I can't keep up and don't know what I can do. I can't just keep using holidays as an excuse to avoid lonelyness but want to deal with it now. I have just graduated university and am currently unemployed. I need help on what I should do next in life. Thanks for reading!

ribboninthesky Social anxiety getting the better of me
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Hello, my name is Ashleigh. I guess I've decided to want to vent out about how I'm feeling about my current situation, and I found these forums and thought it was interesting, so here I am. So I am a student currently completing Year 11 of high schoo... View more

Hello, my name is Ashleigh. I guess I've decided to want to vent out about how I'm feeling about my current situation, and I found these forums and thought it was interesting, so here I am. So I am a student currently completing Year 11 of high school. I've been a pretty shy kid all of my life. As I've grown older up to about 14-15, I have began suffering with high social anxiety and I have been diagnosed with depression. To this day I do visit my school counsellor and my psychologist often. They both have different methods in supporting me but they help me a lot. Very frequently I find myself complaining that I want to go back to being a 5-year-old, and while it may seem weird, I sometimes talk to my mum in a baby-ish voice because if I'm going to be honest I am a huge child at heart. All my life I've been afraid of becoming an adult, and that time for me is not too far away from me as I turn 18 in a year. I also always worry about other people around me about how they are doing and how they think or feel of me. For the first three years of me being qualified to apply for a part-time job, I've been putting it off because of my increase in my mental illnesses. I've always been concerned about once I do start my first job when I begin communicating with customers and co-workers. I'm always imagining myself forgetting what to say, misunderstanding people or tasks, and just overall having a panic attack in the middle of the store aisle etc. This is all because they've happened to me before and I'm always worried that they'll just keep happening and get worse each time. I find it difficult to approach someone I'm not super close with and actually begin a conversation with them. People have continuously told me to work in fast food but I can't even step foot in a restaurant to order food without hiding behind my parents. I've been a very reserved person from birth but I'm always kind to everyone I meet. I'm just constantly worrying that I'll get fired within my first shifts because of the way I do or say something. But I have been pushing myself because I want to start receiving my own source of income. I'm not sure why I made this post but you don't have to reply if you don't want to. I just like writing down my current thoughts and storing them somewhere. If you do end up reading all of my rambling on, I appreciate you taking the time! I'm new here as well so this is my first post

Ash19 A lot of different feelings..
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Hi. First time posting. I have a lot of different things I just wanted to get off my chest, to share with people who may be experiencing the same things and offer any advice. I just feel as though I am not the same person I was 2 - 3 years ago, I fee... View more

Hi. First time posting. I have a lot of different things I just wanted to get off my chest, to share with people who may be experiencing the same things and offer any advice. I just feel as though I am not the same person I was 2 - 3 years ago, I feel like I was so much happier then. I don't do the same things that I use to love so much and I miss doing them but I just feel like I don't have the energy. Some days I just feel so sad and don't want to do anything. Sometimes I'll be sad and there won't even be a real reason. I work two casual jobs but am only really productive in that sense four days at most out of my week. Most other days I just stay in my bedroom and binge TV shows, hardly leaving the house. I feel as though I am doing nothing with my life, which I know I have the ability to change but I just can't seem to find the energy to do so. I have issues with my self esteem as well. I have for a long time. I hate everything about myself, just struggle to feel comfortable with who I am. Some days I'll get really hung up on it and I'll just get really down. Feelings of not being good enough, of looking how I do, even just feeling like I'm a shit person. When I go out in public by myself, I tend to feel anxious, self conscious and uncomfortable. Especially in crowded spaces, I feel really overwhelmed. I can't help it. I shared these thoughts with my mum and she wasn't very supportive. I have no friends, one by one we just stopped talking. It just seemed like I was the only one making any effort, made me feel like crap, like they couldn't care whether I was in their life or not. So I stopped being the one to send messages first and then I just stopped receiving any. I feel as though I'm just a boring person and just bother people. I feel really lonely most days but it's not easy for me to make friends, I'm pretty quiet until I get comfortable with someone. However, I did meet a guy online a couple months ago and have been dating for a little while. I'm afraid though that he'll eventually give up and leave because of some issues, one being that I struggle to share a lot of my feelings and thoughts - to be open, not just with him but everyone. It's kinda starting to become an issue. I can tell he's frustrated and I can understand why but I just can't seem to let myself comfortably share my feelings.. Sorry that my post is a bit all over the place, I just have a lot on my mind.

Guest_7714 This Friend/ Person
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So I have this person in my life, who has constantly made it quite clear that she is my friend so she won't be alone. I have also tried to tell her and hey her to talk to me more but that back fired as I accidentally said something mean. She is reall... View more

So I have this person in my life, who has constantly made it quite clear that she is my friend so she won't be alone. I have also tried to tell her and hey her to talk to me more but that back fired as I accidentally said something mean. She is really stubborn and really doesn't care about other people, she will be blunt and rude sometimes, and sometimes I feel as though her emotions are more valuable and to be notice than others. She's always like this and that, yet they are always complaints if she does talk about something other than schoolwork. Today we had this fete thing, but she kept on dragging me away from the people I think are my friends. The more time I spend with her, the less I actually want to be there. I feel as though I want nothing more than an occasional distribution of words with her. What should I do? How can I ignore her?

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