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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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Zu Incredibly Tired
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I’ve been tired, really tired. And I don’t quite know why. Regardless of how long I sleep, I always manage to wake up just as tired or even more tired than I was the day before. This has been happening for the about last six months and it just keeps ... View more

I’ve been tired, really tired. And I don’t quite know why. Regardless of how long I sleep, I always manage to wake up just as tired or even more tired than I was the day before. This has been happening for the about last six months and it just keeps getting worse. it’s begun to affect my school work too. I go to school feeling all spaced out and I can’t focus on anything. I’ve got no motivation and I just can't be bothered to do my work, so I’ll end up wasting all my time and having to do the work later, which just makes me even more tired. I’m pretty sure this doesn’t have anything to do with how much I sleep or nutrition, which leads me to believe that it might be linked to mental health. I’ve done some research and noticed that the way I’m feeling sounds quite similar to symptoms of burnout. In addition to this, an app I use, frequently brings up burnout as a possible cause for how I’m feeling. Although I can’t be 100% sure, it just seems like it could be a potential reason for this. I’ve spoken to my mum about this, but her advice isn’t particularly useful. I’ve often thought of mentioning something about it to one of my teachers, but I don’t want to make a big deal out of it and then it turn out to be something small. A lot of my friends are in tough positions and are experiencing difficulties with their mental health, which I support them through and work with the teachers in order to help them out. So the teachers are obviously there for me, but I just don’t know whether mentioning it is the right thing to do or if it’s even going to be something they can help me with. Aghhhh Any ideas on what might be causing this/how I might be able to fix this would be much appreciated. thank you

sarahm33 I’m scared - experiencing panick attacks
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Hello for those that are reading! its been about of month of fear and sadness for me. i was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and OCD a little over three years ago and have seemed to be able to “manage” it as best as possible however about a month o... View more

Hello for those that are reading! its been about of month of fear and sadness for me. i was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and OCD a little over three years ago and have seemed to be able to “manage” it as best as possible however about a month or two ago I started to have panic attacks, to the point where I was almost fainting and my fiancé had to rush me to a medical center because at the time I thought I was going to faint and stop breathing (oh anxiety my old friend) so after a few hours at the medical center once my blood pressure had dropped and I could kind of breathe properly I was sent home with some medication and a paper bag I had been breathing out of for the past few hours. I went home and from there I was having panic attacks on and off, I think it was me having a panic attack about having a panic attack which I’m starting to notice a lot more these days but anyway I managed to go to bed and tried my best to steer clear of the prescribed medication they gave me (as it was more so a relaxant had an anti-depressant). I delt with the subtle symptoms of the panic attacks for a few months after that and then they just started back up again, this time they would last longer and I would have multiple at a time where my throat would feel like it was closing, I was sweating and I could hear my heart pounding and my vission blurring. It got to a point that I went to see a movie with my family and for the whole 2.5 hours we sat there I was having one.. I admit I started carrying my medication everywhere because I was so scared and during that movie I had to take a tablet and yet nothing had changed.

Snezza 21, no job, full time study, getting kicked out of home
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I have no idea what to do. My parents are kicking me out of home, due to the fact Im no longer letting them tell me what to do. I study full time diploma of childcare about 9 months out from finishing. I don't have a job and keep getting rejected to ... View more

I have no idea what to do. My parents are kicking me out of home, due to the fact Im no longer letting them tell me what to do. I study full time diploma of childcare about 9 months out from finishing. I don't have a job and keep getting rejected to the ones I apply to. I also get rejected for help with centre link. I have a car and that's it. I don't have any savings. No one can help me either. I'm on my own. I soon won't be able to use my phone either as I can't pay the bill. Wont be able to drive as of next week as I'll be out of fuel. Ive got no food or anything to drink. Not sure where to go or what to do. The salvos won't take me seriously or help me as I can't prove anything.

banjo_cat advice
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hi i am a 16 year old i am woundering how to talk to other about my feeling and other things . i have not be able to talk to other people about my feeling for a long time . It is only that my year adivsor found out that i have bad thoughts she is try... View more

hi i am a 16 year old i am woundering how to talk to other about my feeling and other things . i have not be able to talk to other people about my feeling for a long time . It is only that my year adivsor found out that i have bad thoughts she is trying to get me some help but i am insure how to talk to people. i don't have any friends close to me that i can talk to . It only person that noctice times about how if feel in my Nanni but she does not know how to help me . I am tired all the time and have do the brain test on this website the resait are what i know here they are Your Score 41 (High) but don't know what to do about htey any advice

Alzter Everything is bad
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I haven't seen my mum since may 11, latest court session to determine what is in my "best interests" (or whatever my controlling dad says) was postponed to 4th October which probably won't even happen, Dad spontaneously declared he was going on a hol... View more

I haven't seen my mum since may 11, latest court session to determine what is in my "best interests" (or whatever my controlling dad says) was postponed to 4th October which probably won't even happen, Dad spontaneously declared he was going on a holiday and disappeared within the hour without any warning, life feels hopeless and painfully slow

tony_stark Feeling like I have no future
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I’m in Year 12 at the moment and I feel like there’s nothing left that’s worth it. I have no friends, and that’s not an exaggeration. I study by myself everyday at lunch and as a really sociable person it’s really tough. My grades have been spirallin... View more

I’m in Year 12 at the moment and I feel like there’s nothing left that’s worth it. I have no friends, and that’s not an exaggeration. I study by myself everyday at lunch and as a really sociable person it’s really tough. My grades have been spiralling since the start of the year and I honestly don’t care. Because I don’t see a future for myself. I used to be so excited to start uni because it seemed like this bright light where I’d have the perfect life, with an amazing social life. But now, all I can think about is living how I am now for the rest of my life and it’s miserable. I don’t know whether I’m depressed, or just sad, but I can’t shake the feelings of worthlessness and loneliness. I dread going to school everyday and I hate being home as well. It feels like I have no happy place. Has anybody been through something similarly and is now in sunny days? Any advice to get over this?

Kid_J Friends or a lack thereof
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I am in a weird spot at the moment. I switch between obliterating apathy, crushing sadness or insatiable rage. I have no friends, and I am fairly convinced that the only reason my parents even think about me is because I am such a failure. I seem to ... View more

I am in a weird spot at the moment. I switch between obliterating apathy, crushing sadness or insatiable rage. I have no friends, and I am fairly convinced that the only reason my parents even think about me is because I am such a failure. I seem to be unable to find anybody who wants to know me, not that that matters because when I think about it there really is nothing to the creature that is me. I am nothing but a thin veneer of mostly lies with nothing underneath. It's funny, thinking about it nobody I know has ever had the motivation to get to know me beyond the surface. I seem to be able to get to the root of people quickly, but who knows right? Maybe I am meant to die alone, or maybe my expectations of humanity are too high. Maybe I have a myriad of social issues that make me seem like some kind of insurmountable obstacle to the casual onlooker and I scare off all those that might have been interested. What about me is so terrible that it is such a chore to talk to me? What do people honestly want? If I open up they abandon me, if I pretend to be as normal as I can they abandon me? What is so wrong with my personality that makes people treat me like the plague? And not to come off as callous but I am fairly normal looking, not great but normal. So I don't get it. To give more explanation to how I feel, it feels like there is a pit at the bottom of me and it takes bites at me, it gnaws away at the very fabric of my soul. It feels like everything I see is in black and white. I'm just sick of feeling so empty or so full of emotion.

error Me
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if you’re reading this, thank you for your time. i don’t even know where to begin, the fact that i’ve resulted to an online forum has really opened up my eye to realise that i’ve been holding in a lot of things. i can feel the depression the negative... View more

if you’re reading this, thank you for your time. i don’t even know where to begin, the fact that i’ve resulted to an online forum has really opened up my eye to realise that i’ve been holding in a lot of things. i can feel the depression the negative thoughts crawling back into my mind, and to think that i was somewhat content with my life. everything’s been going down a slope but that’s just how life is. i lived in a foster home since i was 3 years old, until i started high school. i really hated myself, i don’t even know why till this day, i just feel like i should. i’ve done things in my life that i’m not proud of and of course people make mistakes, i know that. what i have done as a human being, i can’t even speak of, i’m ashamed and i made my own decisions, it’s not excusable. i’ve hurt my friends and loved ones, i’m just a troubled person who is so full of pain and negativity. how do i get rid of it? this is so classic, saying this, i just want to disappear. things would be a lot easier if i could disappear of the face of the earth, away from those around me. i try so hard to be a good person but at heart, i’m not. i hide my true self from the world because i know that if i showed my true colours, i would be a dissapointment. i live such a luxurious life and i’m grateful, people have it worse than me. i feel so much anger for myself, why am i so messed up? why is this my life? can i please do it again? can’t dwell on the past, i know, but i can’t help to feel this way. i’m sorry. my auntys in hospital, she has cancer and doesn’t have long left. idk what to say anything, everythings just messy. i question everything, i don’t know why i’m here. people are fake, no one is genuine or real. they don’t give a shit about anyone but themselves. society is messed up, we’re the most intelligent specie to have ever existed and we’re our greatest enemy. all we do is cause destruction and harm to ourselves and others. sorry this has been pointless, i really just needed to talk about what’s on my mind. do these thoughts go away?

Meh_1 I dont know why
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Well i never thought i would do this but its just gotten to the point were i just feel like somthing is missing from me and ive tried to find it but i just cant, i feel almost like their is a black hole inside me and i just cant fill it but i can fee... View more

Well i never thought i would do this but its just gotten to the point were i just feel like somthing is missing from me and ive tried to find it but i just cant, i feel almost like their is a black hole inside me and i just cant fill it but i can feel it just staying their. Some days i ingore it and i feel fine but other days its not lovely. I havent told anyone i feel like it will give them another burden that they will have. But i really feel this after i talk to my friend we can call her Bella for today, well me and Bella go way back and me and her were a thing for a while and i really did love her and she was so close to me and knew me like an english teachers knows Romeo and Juliet, this isnt about how i miss her but i feel like i have no one in the world that can really understand this messed up person i feel like i am. This getting pretty big so ill rap it up, if anyone feels the same way which i doubt but someone please help me.

NayNay34 Anxiety at Work
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I suffer from pretty severe aocial anxiety that stops me from completing normal everyday tasks like going grocery shopping alon but have been slowly improving lately except for in the work field. I started my new admin job almost 5 months ago and hav... View more

I suffer from pretty severe aocial anxiety that stops me from completing normal everyday tasks like going grocery shopping alon but have been slowly improving lately except for in the work field. I started my new admin job almost 5 months ago and have extreme anxiety about attending each day. I have anxiety attacks before work and I’m in constant stress mode all day. My heart never calms down and I’ve got a constant twitch. I just can’t seem to chill out. Should I quit my job? Is it not the right field of work for me?

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