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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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kira2018 Stressed and unmotivated.
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I’m currently in grade 11, I’m about four weeks into the term and I am just starting to get three assignments and a whole lot of content that I need to study for exam blocks at the end of the term (UGH). I am super stressed out to the point that I ju... View more

I’m currently in grade 11, I’m about four weeks into the term and I am just starting to get three assignments and a whole lot of content that I need to study for exam blocks at the end of the term (UGH). I am super stressed out to the point that I just have zero motivation to even bother opening my books or try to study anything.. (even at school during the day, in lessons I just can not be bothered trying to do any work! I don’t know if it’s because my mind is telling me that I’m not smart enough or ?? I don’t know.) I know that I should and I know that putting it off just makes everything worse and will make me more stressed but it’s all making me so overwhelmed and I just cannot force myself to even try and study or do my assignments. I feel stupid because of the fact that I’m just doing this to myself and I’m just being lazy because I’m choosing not to do it but I just can’t be bothered to even try. So I used to study everyday after school and get as much done as I could and then leave some things till the weekend but now I’m leaving EVERYTHING to the weekend, and the main reason that has actually made me come online and write this is that I have plans on the weekend so I won’t have much time at all to do any of this work that I’m putting off ! Which is making me more stressed thinking about what will happen if I don’t get it done etc etc! (now I really want to delete all of this because it’s so stupid and I’m just doing this to myself but I’m really not coping with school atm.)

CreepyLilGhoul Help
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Hi, I'm new to this. I have no idea what I'm doing and this is probably incorrect... Can somebody help me figure this out? I feel lost and like I don't belong.

Hi, I'm new to this. I have no idea what I'm doing and this is probably incorrect... Can somebody help me figure this out? I feel lost and like I don't belong.

Lolue Can't handle criticism
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Hi, A few weeks ago I expressed my interest to my manager if I could apply to be on our works succession plan for the team leader role. I was told no at this stage and the feedback I got was I'm too quiet, keep to myself and that because of my health... View more

Hi, A few weeks ago I expressed my interest to my manager if I could apply to be on our works succession plan for the team leader role. I was told no at this stage and the feedback I got was I'm too quiet, keep to myself and that because of my health issues I wouldn' be able to handle other people's issues when they come to me. Tis has been escalating as I was told that the third feedback was borderline discrimination as my manager was skirting around my mental health. I was told by my site manager to try to resolve it with my manager. However I have not been able to get clear feedback on how to work on the feedback only that I'll do moc scenarios in coaching but our coaching sessions could be cancelled at any time due to shrinkage. I have other co-workers say that I can't handle criticism and that I'm a daddies little princress behind my back. i feel like I'm coming across wrong and that I don't take on feedback and I just wondering to stick it out or quit Ill be at my work for 2 years and I don't know what kind of jobs I would apply for. I just feel lost and empty at the moment.

anon233 Hate myself.......
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I really don’t know where to start but I get down and feel upset about myself ..... in a nut shell, I hate myself! I feel ugly all the time, I never feel confident and happy but instead insecure! I look in the mirror or at photos and hate what I see,... View more

I really don’t know where to start but I get down and feel upset about myself ..... in a nut shell, I hate myself! I feel ugly all the time, I never feel confident and happy but instead insecure! I look in the mirror or at photos and hate what I see, cringing at the sight of myself. I have no confidence or belief in myself, I doubt myself and everything I do, I feel like people think I’m weird so I barely speak up and come across as shy and avoid social situations. I feel alone, and like no one likes me and fear I will be alone forever and wont met a potential partner as I feel like no one will love me! I am extremely hard on myself with everything I do, I’m never satisfied with myself, terrible at taking compliments and constantly overthinking every situation thinking if I said/did something wrong or if I should have done something differently. I don’t really know who I am, or where I belong in this world – I’m 19 and have absolutely no idea what career path I would like to follow! I have had low self-esteem for a long time but feel as though it’s really starting to affect me. I feel selfish for feeling this way, as I know there are others out there with more serious problems then me and I know I have a family who love me – but I just feel down. I don’t know what is wrong with me? And what I should do?

whonow17 I think i'm afraid to leave the house
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Hello, this is my first post here so I'll add some background info. I have suffered from depression and anxiety for 6 or so years and have had my ups and down with it and have managed to conquer somethings that previously held me back. But during thi... View more

Hello, this is my first post here so I'll add some background info. I have suffered from depression and anxiety for 6 or so years and have had my ups and down with it and have managed to conquer somethings that previously held me back. But during this time I mainly stayed at home, didn't go to school and if I did it was to see friends, and even after school finished I continued to remain at home other than to see friends. Now I'm nearly 3 years out of school and find that anything that takes me out of home for more than a few hours makes me so anxious and I sometimes don't go! I'm currently studying at a TAFE and I'm studying something I want to do as a career, but have missed so much class this semester, then recently I got a job but quit two weeks in because the management was bad, but I'm starting to think that maybe it's my subconscious telling me that I need to be at home? I wouldn't say I was depressed at the moment but have had a lot of anxiety this year that has stopped me from doing this. I do see a psychologist once a month but feel like I needed this off my chest. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Or am I going mad? Just need some guidance.

heyheyhey i keep crying
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Hey! I'm new to this and just needed some advice. Up until the start of last year I was always a very optimistic, care free person. Anything could have happened and I would've been able to pick myself back up again. But for a couple of months last ye... View more

Hey! I'm new to this and just needed some advice. Up until the start of last year I was always a very optimistic, care free person. Anything could have happened and I would've been able to pick myself back up again. But for a couple of months last year and a few months this year this hasn't been the case. I just don't feel me. I find myself in bed more than I'm with friends, at uni or working. I feel like I'm pathetic, like everyone else around me is achieving these amazing goals while the only changes in my life are bad ones. I find myself on the verge of tears at any given moment, I'll cry while I'm out with friends and am unable to stop myself. Sometimes I think that seeing my friends is pointless because I'm just pretending to be happy when I'm not. I'm worried about the future and put things off because I don't want to deal with it. I am dissatisfied with where I'm at in my life. Overall I just feel this sad sort of feeling and I just want to hear any advice or experience you guys may have with this xx

lulu01 Quater-life Crisis
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I'm living at home with my parents, got it pretty good as I have money saved up for when I need it and I don't pay rent. I have nearly finished a uni degree which I have no interest in anymore so I feel like I've wasted money on a debt that I'll have... View more

I'm living at home with my parents, got it pretty good as I have money saved up for when I need it and I don't pay rent. I have nearly finished a uni degree which I have no interest in anymore so I feel like I've wasted money on a debt that I'll have to pay off. None of my interests as of last year interest me anymore and I wish I had my future self come back in time to just help me!! I'm so lost as to where to work or where to find a job, all the job websites are irrelevant because you either need experience or need training (which I'm not prepared to gk back to school anytime soon for). And anyone that I ask for help doesn't have a clue. I've had two freak outs tonight and haven't slept and I feel like these past 2 month of staying at home have left me anxiety ridden and just wanting to sleep all the time. I need some real advice.

Karv94 Feeling like I'm back to square 1
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Welp. I don't really know where to begin - the only thing I can describe is that I feel as though there is a lot of anger, confusion and chaos raging through me and I don't know what to do about it For as long as I've known, I've had periods of time ... View more

Welp. I don't really know where to begin - the only thing I can describe is that I feel as though there is a lot of anger, confusion and chaos raging through me and I don't know what to do about it For as long as I've known, I've had periods of time throughout a year where I feel like I don't know myself - like nothing matters. I'm a human body with no soul, spirit or desire for anything. Even writing this post is difficult because I don't really know what I truly feel or believe - its like I'm completely detached from my personality. I frustrates and saddens me. I'm only in my early 20s but I don't want to lose anymore more time to this toxic mind frame. This is by far the worst slump I've been in, in years. In years gone by, I had uni to pull me through - keeping my head above water. I know that it's my choice to be in this slump but I don't know what will make me feel like "me" again. The only thing I've been doing the past week is go to hot yoga everyday - but I'm a ghost. I don't know what else to do with myself. I dont wanna be around friends in this state of mind. So I rather they just go about their lives without me. I'm just exhausted with feeling pathetic all. the. time.

Aroha4ever Overloading stress in school
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Hello Recently in school, there are so many assignments, tests due and I feel hopeless in successfully getting a good grade. I keep on trying to do work but I am not motivated as I keep thinking 'what is the point of trying when you know you are goin... View more

Hello Recently in school, there are so many assignments, tests due and I feel hopeless in successfully getting a good grade. I keep on trying to do work but I am not motivated as I keep thinking 'what is the point of trying when you know you are going to fail?' but I want to be determined to succeed. I feel isolated in this as I know so many people who are coping with all these assignments just fine passing with great grades yet I couldn't. Is there anything I could do to help myself with becoming more motivated to pass?

JessicaJaneDunn_ Anxiety
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So is there any tips on managing anxiety anxiety seems to be holding me back from things I want to do is medication for anxiety worth it?

So is there any tips on managing anxiety anxiety seems to be holding me back from things I want to do is medication for anxiety worth it?

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