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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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S98 Not having anyone
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So recently me and my (only) friend stop talking due to many issues, and I now have no one. I feel so alone and as i'm dealing with anxiety and depression its hard not having any friends to turn to or to go out with. Are there any ideas on how to mee... View more

So recently me and my (only) friend stop talking due to many issues, and I now have no one. I feel so alone and as i'm dealing with anxiety and depression its hard not having any friends to turn to or to go out with. Are there any ideas on how to meet new people? I do have a boyfriend but its good to have another outlet and have someone more understanding. thanks, S.

S98 Unhelpful Boyfriend
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Hello, So i'm currently in a relationship with a beautiful man but he unfortunately doesn't understand what i'm going through. I have anxiety and depression and I also tend to take my anger out on him when i'm feeling frustrated. It's starting to imp... View more

Hello, So i'm currently in a relationship with a beautiful man but he unfortunately doesn't understand what i'm going through. I have anxiety and depression and I also tend to take my anger out on him when i'm feeling frustrated. It's starting to impact our relationship as I don't want to see him anymore and just be on my own. I don't want to break up as we have just gotten back together this year. I hate being the cause of our problems. Any tips on how to fix this? Regards S.

igo much needed boy advice
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Hi. I'm a 17 year old girl from Melbourne. I have only ever been in two serious relationships with guys before. My first was for around 4 months. This relationship was kinda bleh, only really hanging out at school or at school parties, and he was als... View more

Hi. I'm a 17 year old girl from Melbourne. I have only ever been in two serious relationships with guys before. My first was for around 4 months. This relationship was kinda bleh, only really hanging out at school or at school parties, and he was also known to be pretty popular with the women. So it was no surprise to me when i found out he'd been seeing someone else. It took me 6 months and another gorgeous boy to walk into my life for me to finally move on. And obviously, this boy was my next. So as you can imagine I had some pretty reasonable trust issues, and my now gorgeous ex (we were together 7 months), had had an ex girlfriend that he'd been with previously for a very long time (about one and a half years). I obviously had my concerns with her (due to the whole trust issues) but was never the type to stop him from being friends with her. But as of recently, i have found out that he had been sleeping with her behind my back. I am now at the point where i have no idea to do, i've broken up with him but am still so in love and just completely heart broken. I'm a mess to the point where i'm now failing SACs at school (i'm in year 12 so this year is super important). i've never felt like this before, does anyone have any tips on how I can cope. He's all i ever think about and I just want to go back to what we had )): thats all i'd ever wish for. Thanks guys x

Young-girl Relationship - He’s closed off
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Hi, I am 20 years old and I am in a relationship with a guy. We have been seeing each other for almost 8 months now and it’s been a struggle. Lately I have felt immense anxiety from feeling so closed off from him. I really really like this guy and he... View more

Hi, I am 20 years old and I am in a relationship with a guy. We have been seeing each other for almost 8 months now and it’s been a struggle. Lately I have felt immense anxiety from feeling so closed off from him. I really really like this guy and he’s very closed off. He’s not happy with himself and his life and won’t open up to anyone about it. He told me he really likes me and that he wants us to still be together but he cannot deal with the commitment labels of boyfriend and girlfriend, and he wants to focus on his happiness. I am fully supportive of this but I feel like I have tread very lightly around him and I might say something and he will just quit and leave me. I constantly think about this and it sends me into a panic, my breathing increases and I feel nauseous and want to scream and cry. I don’t know how to handle this and I don’t want to leave him. Help.

Orangey97 Is this normal? Anxiety?
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I spend a lot of time overthinking, to the point where I make things true even if they aren't or try to read what others are thinking. For example, I had a friend online who for a reason started to dislike me as I did not trust them and then I assume... View more

I spend a lot of time overthinking, to the point where I make things true even if they aren't or try to read what others are thinking. For example, I had a friend online who for a reason started to dislike me as I did not trust them and then I assumed that they were going to do something bad to me and were spying on me through the camera. When I was younger and still sometimes today I had to always touch something or something bad would happen, or I still have to enter a place the same way otherwise something bad will happen, is that something to do with OCD? Im not sure if this is something normal and that I should not worry about it ?

hc18 anxiety and talking to my family - i need advice
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so i am in the early stages if coping with my anxiety (recently diagnosed) in the midst of year 12 and ive just started with a clinical psychologist. i really don't like talking to my family about it deeply as i feel thats its my situation that i bar... View more

so i am in the early stages if coping with my anxiety (recently diagnosed) in the midst of year 12 and ive just started with a clinical psychologist. i really don't like talking to my family about it deeply as i feel thats its my situation that i barely understand myself and don't know how to explain to them. It also makes me really anxious to talk to them about it (especially my father as he is a trigger for it a lot of the time). He keeps trying to make me talk about it and i finally worked up the courage to tell him how much i hate it tonight and all he did was say well i need to hear about it. i just feel like he isn't taking my feelings into consideration and i don't know to make him understand?

Alsizo Year 11 HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT SEEKING HELP
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I’m just seeking help from people that would have knowledge on this topic. I left school at the start of year 11 due to being bullied. I thought the best option would be for me to go to tafe and persue a course there until I realised that It literall... View more

I’m just seeking help from people that would have knowledge on this topic. I left school at the start of year 11 due to being bullied. I thought the best option would be for me to go to tafe and persue a course there until I realised that It literally wasn’t for me. I just think I’m way to smart for it and I feel as if I have so much potential, so I really would love to go back to a different school where I don’t know anyone to have a fresh start. I applied for a non local school to be rejected, and the school told me if I wanted my HSC I would have to do it through tafe. This made me so upset because I literally made the worst decision to leave and I’m so close to giving up with the whole going back to school thing even though it’s what I really want. I understand that I missed about 6 months of year 11, but is there any way of me getting back into a different school ? Or do I have to go through tafe for HSC i honestly don’t care if I repeat but is there any way for it to happen?

Kelly97 I know I should be happy, but I'm just not
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Why do I feel like this? I know I should be happy with my life and everything it has given me, but right now I'm just not. I am stressed internally, like all the time. My head is constantly worrying and over thinking. "Will I ever feel love? Why don'... View more

Why do I feel like this? I know I should be happy with my life and everything it has given me, but right now I'm just not. I am stressed internally, like all the time. My head is constantly worrying and over thinking. "Will I ever feel love? Why don't people like me? What am I going to do with my future?" On the outside I look fine, but on the inside I feel like I'm trapped. Not sure where to go or what to do next. I feel so alone. My friends have all moved on since we've gone to uni and I haven't. I know that I shouldn't be letting this get me down but it does. It breaks me that we have known each other for so long and they suddenly don't put in any effort into the friendship. I am terrible at making new friends. My friends not caring has made it harder for me connect with new people. I get so anxious talking to new people, thinking that I will ruin it somehow. I constantly fear I'm annoying the small group of people that I actually talk to. I have never had a boyfriend... or any boy even look at me. I question my body, appearance and personality because of this. Does anyone actually like me or will they ever. I can never get this out of my head. I have the best family in the world. But I can't lump all my stress on them. I have talked to my mum about having hardly any friends and having never had a boyfriend. When home alone sometimes all these thoughts come to mind and I cry and occasionally breathe heavy. I can't keep bringing it up to my mum. I don't want to be a burden. I don't want to be the family disappointment. I know this is a trivial problem and I shouldn't even be making out to be a problem. I am letting this get in the way of traveling overseas for study which I really want to do, except I worry that even if I'm in a new country everything will be the same. I am trying to think positively and ward away the negativity but it's really tough I won't lie. But I will say that I want anyone else to know that if you're feeling this way, please know you're never alone xx

Lolue Can't handle family anymore
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Hi, I'm 24 years old I live with my parents and 29 year old sister. My sister does not communicate with my parents and often blames them for things. My parents no longer want to deal with my sister. Because of this I end up caught in the middle. I en... View more

Hi, I'm 24 years old I live with my parents and 29 year old sister. My sister does not communicate with my parents and often blames them for things. My parents no longer want to deal with my sister. Because of this I end up caught in the middle. I end up with my sister venting to me but end up coping her anger. Recently my sister has been complaining about my spending, I'm very in control of my finances my sister recently complained about me buying a melways something I thought was a practical purchase. I recently brought my first car so I want to have things for emergencies such as a melways, torch, first aid kit, etc. My sister does not listen to me Espically when I give advice for example my sister was upset and taking out her anger out on me about my parents not doing the washing properly I suggested she talk to my parents about it but she never does. I told my parents she should do her own laundry if she' going to complain as she is 29 year old adult. As my parents don' want to deal with her it allows her to get away with her brat behavior. I fear the only option is for me to move out. None of my friends are looking to move out, I've been advised to check out flatmates but I'm nervous to move in with people I don' know very well. I would prefer to move out by myself but I am constantly told it is too expensive and would not be great for my depression. But I'm really worried I'll move in with someone and still feel lonely or worried there will be conflict. I have grown up in house where there is always conflict so I have always wanted my own place where I feel safe and happy.

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