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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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Chloe90 Started a New Job - Extremely Anxious and Emotional
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Hey Guys, Just wanting so help and reassurance from others who have been through this. I started a new job and today was my 3rd day. I’ve been super depressed and have random spouts in the day where I just wanna cry my eyes out. The people I work wit... View more

Hey Guys, Just wanting so help and reassurance from others who have been through this. I started a new job and today was my 3rd day. I’ve been super depressed and have random spouts in the day where I just wanna cry my eyes out. The people I work with are great and I don’t think it’s the job itself that’s flaring these emotions but maybe change? I left my part time contract job of 3 years because this position is permanent and has great benefits. I was sick of my old job but it never made me feel like I’m feeling now. I’ve suffered with anxiety and depression for about 8 years and have been maintaining it quite well. I haven’t felt this bad in a while. Could this be caused from change I just wanna run away and back into my comfort zone where I didn’t feel like this. ;(((((((

antiart Anxiety in all aspects
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What can I do when my mind is stuck in a loop of negativity? I am generally anxious around people, I have no close friends and really nobody to talk to except for my partner. I would say that I am a heavy drinker, I always make sure that it doesn't a... View more

What can I do when my mind is stuck in a loop of negativity? I am generally anxious around people, I have no close friends and really nobody to talk to except for my partner. I would say that I am a heavy drinker, I always make sure that it doesn't affect my work but I can definately say that it is affecting my state of mind because I am incredibly paranoid and sensitive about..everything. Literally every hour of every day, apart from what little hours I sleep because I have terrible nightmares about things. I pick up on peoples' attitudes towards me and I compare and contrast every detail and figure out that in my case right now, I am steadily and technically legally being muscled out of a job that I really love. I dont even know how to start looking for another if my main thought is that I am rubbish. On numerous occasions I have overheard staff discussing alcoholism as a pathetic and unforgivable sickness, without them knowing what i do when I go home. I have seen medical help. I have taken medication. What actually helps, what works? I know that I have to peel away to get at the anxiety so that I don't need to drink in order to squash it.

Anoninon stressed out about school
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I'm in year 11 and will have subject selection for year 12 subjects soon but I'm super stressed out about it. I failed an exam and even though it doesn't affect the overall for the subject (i passed the unit) i know it will affect my subject selectio... View more

I'm in year 11 and will have subject selection for year 12 subjects soon but I'm super stressed out about it. I failed an exam and even though it doesn't affect the overall for the subject (i passed the unit) i know it will affect my subject selection for next year (teachers might not let me do that subject for year 12). I hate 3 of the subjects im doing because it was what my parents wanted and not me. But i can't drop the subject i failed because that subject is a prereq for so many courses in uni and if I can't take the subject I'm screwed for life. my parents will definitely find out and I'm always getting compared to older siblings who did great in year 12. I feel like i am a disappointment to everyone and even worse now that i failed an exam. this seems like nothing compared to many other people but my life is falling apart. I am also struggling to fall asleep at night and have to stay up until it is really late to go to sleep. What can i do?

Kim_is_confused Looking for advice about ADHD in women
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Hey, So I'm a 23 yr old female and about five to six years ago I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Anyway, I recently found an article about ADHD and how it presents itself differently in women and often goes unnoticed and undiagnosed for ye... View more

Hey, So I'm a 23 yr old female and about five to six years ago I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Anyway, I recently found an article about ADHD and how it presents itself differently in women and often goes unnoticed and undiagnosed for years because of that. Honestly just clicked it for an interesting read because psychology right, but as I read it I found myself relating to a lot of the symptoms and wondering if maybe it's something I should chase up. So I did a bucket load of research about it and a lot of it relates? A lot if the things have been an issue for years but I've just associated them with the whole depressing/anxiety thing but since reading about ADHD I'm starting to doubt everything and now I'm just super confused. So I just wanted to put it out there and ask if there's anyone who has been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult about that could offer me some insight about their experiences? How do I go about figuring this out with a doctor? Were you misdiagnosed with other mental health issues before finding ADHD as the answer? Please help me I am a very confused person rn.

idkwhy Peer Pressure
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I have choir at school every Tuesday after school. My best friend is also in the choir, it used to be good until now. Once I was feeling tired and didn't want to go, so she suggested we can skip one or two practices every term just for taking a break... View more

I have choir at school every Tuesday after school. My best friend is also in the choir, it used to be good until now. Once I was feeling tired and didn't want to go, so she suggested we can skip one or two practices every term just for taking a break and hanging out. So we did and it went great, we just chilled by our lockers and ate snacks, even finishing off due homework. But now since she knows how fun skipping can be she is asking me to skip with her almost EVERY rehearsal! When I do go to rehearsal with her, she sighs, rolls her eyes and keeps on complaining to me about how boring it is, and how much fun it would be if we skipped. All of her negative vibes are making me sick and even dislike choir. Sometimes I wished she was not there. I feel very insecure when we skip more than twice a term and she forces me to skip even more rehearsals, all of the making excuses up and stuff is starting to stress for me. She's also a close and important friend of my though so I do not want to make it weird between us, she's very stubborn so if I say anything she will probably tell me how lame I have become and that I'm being too serious. What do I do and what should I tell her? Plz help.

lxve stress & anxiety at school
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I believe that there is only a minority of threads i have found in relation to school and stress for young people and maybe this is a good place to release thoughts about school and how it is stressing you out or causing panic attacks, etc. By doing ... View more

I believe that there is only a minority of threads i have found in relation to school and stress for young people and maybe this is a good place to release thoughts about school and how it is stressing you out or causing panic attacks, etc. By doing this it may release tension with certain thoughts.

Freakyfrootloop Unlucky in love
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Hi people any help or just some advice would be so helpful. I've just split up with my partner who I was with for 10 months before that I was with the father of my daughter for 3 years and the same thing has happened twice now I've fallen out of love... View more

Hi people any help or just some advice would be so helpful. I've just split up with my partner who I was with for 10 months before that I was with the father of my daughter for 3 years and the same thing has happened twice now I've fallen out of love and I'm not to sure why. I have a big problem with face to face interaction I'm no good at it it scares the shit out of me I'd like some help with that but I am not sure what to do I've seen my doctor but what he gave me was just a government page that brought me here. I am depressed that this falling out of love thing happens to me and it hurts the other person so much my ex is really hurting right now. a lot of it for me is intimacy there was none at all and everything just eventually felt like routine but he just cant let me go he wants to keep trying and I don't I've told him this but he cant seem to understand why I don't want to try I don't know how much more I can say to him other than I don't want to

Em9615 Lacking vitality, please help
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Hi, Looking for advise on what to do. I'm 22 years old studying nursing in my second year, and I have lost all motivation to continue. I have been on 3 placements in hospitals working mostly with elderly people, the first 2 placements were manageable... View more

Hi, Looking for advise on what to do. I'm 22 years old studying nursing in my second year, and I have lost all motivation to continue. I have been on 3 placements in hospitals working mostly with elderly people, the first 2 placements were manageable, but my last 1 is making me wonder if nursing is really for me. I struggled so much that I ended up withdrawing from the placement after a week saying that I was unwell. I work in service at a supermarket and have for the past 2 years. Prior to that I did waitressing, office work, fast food (Boost Juice, KFC) and cleaning for supermarkets. Out of these jobs I was fired from 3 - reasons being "you were ok, but not good enough/what we were looking for/hardworking enough" etc. This took a toll on my confidence, I have also felt the need to lie about getting fired to friends and family because I don't want them to know. So I feel like a liar as well. This job I have now is the longest I have been able to hold - however I am starting to dread it and I want to quit, but I don't have a good reason and no other work lined up. I feel like co-workers don't really like me, I feel constantly fake. I seem to have problems where I can't make things last longer than 2 years without getting bored. Its terrible and it goes into relationships, hobbies and interests. I have a few friends and a boyfriend for 2 years. But I feel as though I'm barely holding it together now. I literally don't want to do anything... I have recently started taking medication. My mother passed away very unexpectedly just over 2 years ago and it has been hard without her because she was such a good person - driven, ethical, caring. I'm worried that I take after my father. He is diagnosed bipolar disorder. All he does is go to work, come home, and do it again. He doesn't clean his place - its filthy, only brushes teeth once a day, wears the same clothes. I ask for advice and he just says it will work out. This is such a long whinging post sorry, i just wanted to get it off my chest. Thanks for reading.

two-dee Advice for Formal?
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As someone who struggles to understand the celebratory/party environment that has become a so-called standard of Western adulthood, I have been particularly worked up over my school's upcoming formal. The whole setup doesn't seem very appealing to an... View more

As someone who struggles to understand the celebratory/party environment that has become a so-called standard of Western adulthood, I have been particularly worked up over my school's upcoming formal. The whole setup doesn't seem very appealing to an introvert such as myself, and the repetitive begging for me to go that I have had from both my parents only worsens my anxiety over it. I keep telling them that I don't want to go, but they'll always pull an excuse out of their backside and have bought me a suit just for this momentous occasion. The ones that I have heard them say the most are as follows: You get to see your teachers outside of the traditional school setting and letting their hair down. Personally I could not care less if I saw my teachers in this manner, to me they're still my teachers and I will proceed to treat them in the same way as I would at school (with respect of course!). At no point in time are they going to become my new best buddy or anything like that. You will celebrate with your peers. I'd say that this one affects me the most as I don't hold a particularly high regard for anyone in my cohort anyway, so it essentially rules out that claim. Also because most will probably scoot off to an afterparty all in the glorious excuse to get intoxicated and broadcast it to the whole world (something that I immensely despise). You should go just to see what it is all about. I already know what is about because we have been bombarded with information about it at school and seems to be the only thing on people's minds at the moment. It is just something that does not appeal to me and my parents should therefore be respecting my wishes. It will provide you closure to your senior year. This one is pretty pointless in my opinion as we are technically celebrating the end of class time and still have exams after it. For those who have been through it, what advice would you pass down to me or anyone else in the same situation? I just want to remain calm and not have to think about it too much or to the point where it starts to affect my schoolwork.

lilhumanbean ?!?!?!?!?
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Hi there. I just wanted some advice on what I can do to improve/fix where I am now... Currently, I'm in my final year of high school and it's been rough. I feel like as each term goes by it gets worse and worse. I feel like I don't have any close fri... View more

Hi there. I just wanted some advice on what I can do to improve/fix where I am now... Currently, I'm in my final year of high school and it's been rough. I feel like as each term goes by it gets worse and worse. I feel like I don't have any close friends - I don't even feel like I connect with the friends I have any more; I'm always very insecure around them, in that I feel like I have to act a certain way to feel accepted, don't get me wrong they're all very nice and lovely people, it's just that I don't feel a 'part' of it. I also feel like when I'm talking to people, I'm always forgetting what to say during the conversation, as well as NOT knowing what to say or how to respond to what they've said. When I talk, I've noticed that I stuff up my words a lot. Not only that, I'm also having a lot of trouble with writing for assessment tasks. I sit there 99% of the time, staring at my laptop, stuck on writing an essay. Every time I write something (same goes for exams), I just feel like it doesn't make sense in my head - it's like I'm disorientated and I can't seem to focus on what I'm doing? In terms of how I'm performing, I'm doing good, but I just can't seem to have a 'clear' mind when writing. I've got my trials in a week and a few days and I am no way ready (and that's not even for the lack of trying). I also get easily agitated by people around me at school - by the things they say or the way they act. I also find that I'm overthinking things a lot, like if someone made a small comment about something involving me, it'd just stay on my mind for a really long time, and no matter how hard I try to get rid of that comment, it just stays in my head. I would really appreciate any advice that anyone can offer, and thank you for taking the time to read this

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