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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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Cara2256 Alone with no one to talk to
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Hi anyone who is reading this, I am 15 years old and i have been really depressed lately. There is a person in my friend group that has been bullying me for roughly 3 years now and i went to counselor once at my school. But this girl is in my class a... View more

Hi anyone who is reading this, I am 15 years old and i have been really depressed lately. There is a person in my friend group that has been bullying me for roughly 3 years now and i went to counselor once at my school. But this girl is in my class and i can't escape her. My parents don't understand and focus their lives on my younger brother, i have tried to talk to them but they just brush it off and pretend like it is nothing, or they yell at me and tell me that it is crap. My younger brother (aged 11) gets so much praise and concern but when i am hurt or proud of something i have done they just ignore it. I need someone to talk to because everyone of my friends is also friends with the bully and they don' t understand what i am feeling. I have low self esteem and have anxiety (i have no medication, haven't been to doctor because parents don't listen). I cry almost everyday and if i am not crying i am mostly feeling upset inside.​ Can anyone give advice as to how to get through this horrible time for me.

Hollyhell Tired and lost 24 year old who has been fighting for years
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Hello everyone not sure how this actually works but my mum told me I should sign up. I’m having a hard time atm I mean I always usually am but I feel like it’s getting worse. I suffer from depression, anxiety and bpd. I have tried multiple medication... View more

Hello everyone not sure how this actually works but my mum told me I should sign up. I’m having a hard time atm I mean I always usually am but I feel like it’s getting worse. I suffer from depression, anxiety and bpd. I have tried multiple medications and treatments. Hospitals and psych wards, with no luck. I had my son when I was 19 years old and think I may still have post natal depression. I find I’m constantly stressed and on edge and like I can’t find joy in anything. The constant feeling of not being good enough is just so draining. I’m currently sitting in the doctors office waiting like usual but she told me last time that she is running out of ideas for me. This broke me. Their has to be something or someone out there that can help me. I go to the gym and get out of the house regularly but still doesn’t seem to help. I cry probably everyday and have horrible thoughts, I used to self harm and self medicate but no longer do that. I live in Perth W.A. Sorry for the long post

KingOfTheFall I don't think therapy is helping and I feel emotionally vulnerable.
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I'm 20 years old, studying law at university, and have been diagnosed with high levels of anxiety and moderate depression since 15. The reason I am starting this thread is because I feel like my therapy has not been helpful, which I have been attendi... View more

I'm 20 years old, studying law at university, and have been diagnosed with high levels of anxiety and moderate depression since 15. The reason I am starting this thread is because I feel like my therapy has not been helpful, which I have been attending since November last year. I believe I get overly emotionally attached to people, and feel like I am easily manipulable. I have never had a proper relationship and any girl who gives me the light of day I immediately start developing feelings for. It often leads me to feel disappointed when she only wants to be friends or turning her off when she does feel some attraction and I am already keen to take things too far/fast. I also fear what people are thinking about me behind my back, and will help people who don't deserve my help with university work, like give them copies of my assignment or my notes for an exam. I want to be more emotionally detached/distant. I want to be cold and relentless, so I can work in my job effectively without being manipulated by opposing litigators. I do not want to be easily emotionally involved with anyone that I talk to/begin seeing anymore, so I can be less disappointed and be less, I guess 'clingy/interested/keen' is the best term. Has anyone else had any experiences like this or can recommend any good books on distancing yourself/being less invested and involved? I just constantly feel empty and hollow Thank you for taking the time to read this regardless, even if you don't know what advice to give or how to help me.

ellie456 Anxiety sleeping someone new
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Help!! Over the last year every time I go away for a night with friends or even staying the night at a friends place I can never fall asleep and end up having a panic attack and leaving. I’ve now started to avoid doing it all together. I never use to... View more

Help!! Over the last year every time I go away for a night with friends or even staying the night at a friends place I can never fall asleep and end up having a panic attack and leaving. I’ve now started to avoid doing it all together. I never use to have this problem, only on rare occasions. Does anyone else go through this and if so how do they overcome it?

Aquarius1971 Bad father-daughter relationship//How do I cope with a selfish dad?
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My parents have been divorced for 11 years and just now as I’m older I have realised what a crap father I have. He works away in another state and lives there with his fiancée and her children. He used to come to my state to visit me for 2 weeks ever... View more

My parents have been divorced for 11 years and just now as I’m older I have realised what a crap father I have. He works away in another state and lives there with his fiancée and her children. He used to come to my state to visit me for 2 weeks every 3/4 months. In the last 2/3 years he comes to see me for a week every 6/8 months. I recently found out he’s getting married while on a trip over seas, but he was not the one who told me this. I feel like he always puts himself first, I’m always the one messaging or calling him, he doesn’t contact me first. I’m starting to not want to have anything to with him. I don’t know what to do, How can I fix our relationship?

Rosie_Spencer School Anxiety
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Hey everyone, As you probably guessed from the title I am a high school student (year 10) and i have like really bad anxiety sometimes. Its nothing like I don't have any friends or I don't know how to walk into and room and stuff its more like when i... View more

Hey everyone, As you probably guessed from the title I am a high school student (year 10) and i have like really bad anxiety sometimes. Its nothing like I don't have any friends or I don't know how to walk into and room and stuff its more like when i get in trouble by teachers. For example today i got in trouble for the first time and it was about giving my notes for a test that I got from a girl to another girl and my teacher sent the whole class the email saying she's very disappointed and very angry. I haven't been able to sleep and she's asking for everyone to hand in their notes and I'm doing them now but I can't seem to find the motivation to do it like its so weird. This never happens, I know that i need to get it done rlly badly but i can't. I physically can't and instead of it i could be cleaning my room but I'm just sitting here thinking about it and thinking about it. I have no idea what to do. I also get terrified talking to adults and if i talk to my teacher I would probably break down in tears.

quenham procrastinating causing panic
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first post, just a bit of a vent im in year 11, exams and assignments are coming up and i cant stop procrastinating and putting things off to the night before/morning that something is due and stressing myself to the core (im putting off my modern hi... View more

first post, just a bit of a vent im in year 11, exams and assignments are coming up and i cant stop procrastinating and putting things off to the night before/morning that something is due and stressing myself to the core (im putting off my modern history and economics to write this now). my eating and sleeping cycles are completely whack and i feel like the husk of my normal self because i cant focus on anything, but at the same time i lack all motivation to try and improve myself or my habits. i feel trapped in this downward spiral of ignoring my problems and i can tell theyre coming to bite me soon, i just couldnt care less. im so scared to seek professional help because that means i have to admit somethings wrong and i would have to miss class to book appointments with professionals because of outer-school commitments, which stresses me more than just doing nothing. the long story short, im sick of putting myself through very clearly avoidable stress, but i dont know how to stop myself from doing it. im so tired of everything, literally and figuratively, and i feel like im rushing toward my brink pretty damn fast. if nothing else, thank you for a place like this where people can share their ideas and feelings. -quentin

cc182 Loneliness
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I feel like I'm in a constant paradox of feeling alone and depressed, and being too anxious to go out/ask my friends to do something. Even when I'm out with them, there's still that small thought in the back of my mind, that they don't like me, or I'... View more

I feel like I'm in a constant paradox of feeling alone and depressed, and being too anxious to go out/ask my friends to do something. Even when I'm out with them, there's still that small thought in the back of my mind, that they don't like me, or I'm annoying and a waste. How do I deal with this? Talking online with people isn't too great either, I feel largely ignored a majority of the time, and that people just don't care about what I have to say.

Liza_O12 I want to have a break from having contact with my dad
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Hey everyone, For around 3-4 years, I have had to put up with my Dad not being able to get over him and my mums divorce. He's been an alcoholic since long before they split and it has caused our relationship to be very on and off. I've been through s... View more

Hey everyone, For around 3-4 years, I have had to put up with my Dad not being able to get over him and my mums divorce. He's been an alcoholic since long before they split and it has caused our relationship to be very on and off. I've been through so many stages of living with him half the time but then he'll start drinking again so I tell him that I'll come back when he sorts things out. Then we start to get back on a good path but he starts drinking again. For the past 3 years, I've always kept good contact with him, even when I wasn't living with him. However, recently he did something again and it feels like it was the last straw. I don't want to talk to him, and I haven't for the past 3 weeks but Father's Day is coming up and he wants my sister and I to go and do something with him however I really don't want to and it makes me anxious just thinking about it. So I need some advice... Is it rude to not go and do something with my dad on Father's Day or is it ok to be kind of selfish in this situation? I have forgiven my dad and tried to help him with his problems countless times but he never does anything to help himself and get back on the right track. I feel like I'm the adult in our relationship and I'm only 15 years old. I'm sick of him always making me feel awful but I feel guilty for not going because he pays for things like my phone and my braces. Sorry if this doesn't make any sense but if you can understand what I'm saying, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Liza

Guest_1478 Choice: give in to fear or accept the request?
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Hi, I am in year 11 at school and our Senior Head of Learning asked if I would consider speaking at a parent night for the year 10 parents about year 11 life. The teacher would ask a group of us (about 5 or 6 from my class) some questions on stage th... View more

Hi, I am in year 11 at school and our Senior Head of Learning asked if I would consider speaking at a parent night for the year 10 parents about year 11 life. The teacher would ask a group of us (about 5 or 6 from my class) some questions on stage that we would answer. There would be no more than 30 parents there, by my estimate from past years. However, I have terrible social anxiety and stage fright is one of my greatest problems. I am honoured to have been considered and I would love to help out the teacher by doing it but I don't know if I can. I feel so awful after doing anything in front of people and I don't know if I can make the decision to voluntarily feel that way. Does anyone have any advice or an opinion on what I should do?

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