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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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john_titor I can't love anythink
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So yah ive got anxiety and depression and for a long time now i haven't rely felt anything for anyone since i was young. I still have friends and a girlfriend plus siblings but for some reson i dont feel anything for any of them. It's hard because i ... View more

So yah ive got anxiety and depression and for a long time now i haven't rely felt anything for anyone since i was young. I still have friends and a girlfriend plus siblings but for some reson i dont feel anything for any of them. It's hard because i want to but it's just not there

JustSomeGirl Is anyone else having this problem? (Fornite is ruining my brother)
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My brother, along with millions of others, play Fortnite. I myself love to game but this new craze is worrying me so I decided to do some research. It turns out that Fortnite (much like Meth and other drugs) stimulates the brain in a way that makes i... View more

My brother, along with millions of others, play Fortnite. I myself love to game but this new craze is worrying me so I decided to do some research. It turns out that Fortnite (much like Meth and other drugs) stimulates the brain in a way that makes it addictive and is actually damaging a lot of people's well-being. When ever he has a spare moment he's on that game talking to his bad-influence friends, screaming and yelling or at the very least talking to someone else about it. When I tried to discuss this with my brother his started screaming at me. Telling me to "Shut up" and "Stop" in a very loud, aggressive voice. Even after I had stopped speaking he kept on repeating it for a bit. My brother has never been like this before and it's not like he's a bratty 2-year-old. He's nearly 13 for God's sake. I'm worried about him. He tends to hyper-focus to escape his own anxiety but for the first time ever I was actually afraid of him and what he could do. He's not abusive, and we fight sometimes like all siblings but it wasn't a usual yell-off. It was different and despite my attempts to yell over him to tell him to calm down and listen to me he somehow managed to get louder. I know this probably sounds stupid so I wanted to put it up to see if others were having the same problem. Thanks for your time. (Also I didn't know where else to put this thread so I hope here is fine.)

LlamaKnight Separation Anxiety and Trust problems
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I was with my ex girlfriend for 9 months but I caught her cheating multiple times on me, I stayed with her because I was scared of losing her but every time I caught her i felt worse and worse, I've been with my current girlfriend for only 3 months n... View more

I was with my ex girlfriend for 9 months but I caught her cheating multiple times on me, I stayed with her because I was scared of losing her but every time I caught her i felt worse and worse, I've been with my current girlfriend for only 3 months now and I feel a lot happier than I have ever been with her but when we're apart from each other we both start to break down, It's a horrible feeling because work and family time, She also likes to spend time with friends but I can't stop thinking the worst because of my ex, I wish to be able to stop this bad thinking and also be able to live without her so i can do work without being on the edge of a breakdown..

SV6 Hi im new here
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Hi im new here, I have been suffering with poor mental health for years. It has effected my marriage and my home life immensely, i have absolutely no friends in the world. Yesterday I finally took the plunge and saw my GP, who has referred me to a ps... View more

Hi im new here, I have been suffering with poor mental health for years. It has effected my marriage and my home life immensely, i have absolutely no friends in the world. Yesterday I finally took the plunge and saw my GP, who has referred me to a psychiatrist. Im anxious that a diagnosis could spell the end of my 10 year career. In my line of work they dont take kindly to mental health issues (its a safety/liability thing). I have only ever had one job and the thought of leaving petrifies me. I only have one hobbie and that is road cycling. But because of a workplace injury to my knee, i can no longer go for group rides. I still struggle to climb stairs and ramps. A few times I have tried to go out riding on a normal bike but i just get run off the road or abused by drivers. So i guess that is why I am here... I have no friends, no hobbies and Im scared of what the future holds for me. Thanks for reading.

gooseball I need help
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Hello, I'm Sarah and I'm 17 years old and in year 12. I've had anxiety and depression ever since I can remember. Today I will only talk about anxiety. My anxiety started to interfere with my schooling significantly in year 8, 9 and 10. Over those yea... View more

Hello, I'm Sarah and I'm 17 years old and in year 12. I've had anxiety and depression ever since I can remember. Today I will only talk about anxiety. My anxiety started to interfere with my schooling significantly in year 8, 9 and 10. Over those years (and still now) I have seen a psychologist and taken medication but I also took a lot of time off school. I just couldn't go, not even to see my friends. I should also mention I get really bad migraines quite often which also doesn't help school attendance, and that works as an interrelationship - e.g. if I have a migraine over 5 days, I miss those days at school which makes me too anxious to go back because of all that I've missed. By year 11 I was feeling better at school and it may have been because of the new school environment or just the fact that I realised that year 11 didn't mean anything. However when 2018 came around I started year 12... I went to classes for 4 weeks, I was already so behind in the work and SACs were in the next week, and then I got glandular fever which lasted a few weeks, and when I was better I couldn't come back. I haven't been back to school since. Term 2 starts tomorrow and I don't know what to do, I don't want to go back, I can't. Everyone will ask where I've been and I will have missed so many SACs. I've been avoiding thinking about school and talking about it because my heart rate elevates and I panic and cry. I don't have a job either because of how anxious I am. Do I drop out of school? Do I do year 12 next year instead? Is year 12 really that beneficial? What do i do? I need help, please.

LP2018 I wish i was someone else
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Hi, this is my first time post on here, i have gone to sign up a few times but i never do as i feel like no one would care anyways. But here i am. My issue is i have a daily struggle to like myself. I am obsessed with my flaws and i feel very unattra... View more

Hi, this is my first time post on here, i have gone to sign up a few times but i never do as i feel like no one would care anyways. But here i am. My issue is i have a daily struggle to like myself. I am obsessed with my flaws and i feel very unattractive. I have never fitted in when i was a child right through highschool. I was always bullied for looking different. My home life with my parents wasnt good, I was very depressed in high school and contemplated suicide but i got help for this and now no longer have those thoughts. But I feel if i was pretty my life would be so much better, i am happly married and he loves me so much and thinks i look beautiful but i feel if i was prettier he would be happier. I have lost friends because i feel i dont deserve them. I just dont feel apart of this world somedays. There is no one to talk to about this i try and reach out to my family and frienda about my insecurity and they brush it off and call me silly for thinking i am ugly. I feel jealous of beautiful women that get compliments all the time which makes me feel like a terrible person for having jealous thoughts. I know looks arent everything but i am really struggling to get over this.

daisyqueen Alone...
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Recently finished yr12 and even during the last few months of the school year, I've felt alone. Second option to my best friend and like I don't know how to talk to people anymore. I've always been introverted and originating from a different country... View more

Recently finished yr12 and even during the last few months of the school year, I've felt alone. Second option to my best friend and like I don't know how to talk to people anymore. I've always been introverted and originating from a different country makes me feel like I'm an alien to social norms and groups, even though I've been here since I was 1. I feel worthless and alone with everything and everyone. My family situation at home isn't good either, and I don't want to bother anyone with my issues. I don't know how to fix my friendships because I'm so isolated and secluded in my own thoughts that I just shut down and don't talk to anyone. I really don't know what to do

yesse I hate myself
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ive had depression for many years now at first due to bullying and more recently due to the loss of my mother. Over the years i have come to hate myself. Everything i do or say i regret. This might be because i failed school, blaming myself for my mo... View more

ive had depression for many years now at first due to bullying and more recently due to the loss of my mother. Over the years i have come to hate myself. Everything i do or say i regret. This might be because i failed school, blaming myself for my mother leaving me or the fact that that this depression cripples me and i know that all im doing is feeling sorry for myself and i hate it. Either way all i want, i hope for is a connection. Id take any type of connection. Obviously id prefer one with a girl as its easier to talk about deep stuff like this rather then with "the boys", but basically why i started this thread was to ask this How can you develop a connection when you hate yourself? People say that to attract people you have to be confident in yourself and have the same type of energy they want to be around. Which is usually happy, enthusiastic, fun etc. And when i have my low days which outnumber the high days by far how am i suppose to give off this aura which any person would be attracted too. Obviously i use a facade like most people do with depression do with their friends and social life, but when i mean a connection im talking about a true one where your on the same page as the other person. There is a lot more depth to my story but i dont want my whinging to bore people and take away from my initial idea of how it is possible to develop a deep connection when you dont like yourself at all. Thanks for reading. SIMILAR THREADS I hate myself

Rebelcat011 Family
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Please help me, l feel like my family is drifting apart. I can't talk to my parents anymore, and we don't spend time togethet anymore either. What can l do to fix this?

Please help me, l feel like my family is drifting apart. I can't talk to my parents anymore, and we don't spend time togethet anymore either. What can l do to fix this?

Songerdomi Boyfriend broke up with me: he is grieving and has depression
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Seeing boyfriend for a few months long distance. Went on holidays and met up with him in France, we had a beautiful time and then his mother unexpectedly died. I supported him but had to leave him. When I got home he met me within two hours of being ... View more

Seeing boyfriend for a few months long distance. Went on holidays and met up with him in France, we had a beautiful time and then his mother unexpectedly died. I supported him but had to leave him. When I got home he met me within two hours of being in the country. He told me everything would be alright as he had me. I saw him again and when I was to visit him again. A few days before, he sent me an email telling me he couldn’t be in a relationship right now and wasn’t coping with grief and depression. That he couldn’t consider someone normal like me loving him. That he needed to love himself first, clear his mind before going forward and having a normal relationship. I said I accepted and respected what he said and set him free. He then sent me a few messages which I responded to politely. After silence for 2 weeks, I touched base. He responded saying my email made him smile. A couple of days later he contacted me telling me he hadn’t left the house for nearly a month and that for the past two weeks not one person contacted him and that wasn’t a great when having depression. He told me he was going to France see family as he needed help. He told me he wanted to call me the next day but then he was too busy with friends getting wasted it wasn’t a good time to call. I sent a message, I understood and that all that mattered to me was he was going home to his family. In transit he sent email thanking me for my love. 2 weeks On I touched base. he responded saying he was unable to respond to any emails since he left Australia. Then he received mine with no questions or judgment. Since being home I was all around him. He told me he wished he had met me years ago before he had demons. That he shouldn’t have let me into his life and didn’t expect to get attached. He wrote reality: delete my number, forget me, the better it will be for me. That he spent the evening eating my favourite food, thinking of me all night and to keep that as our last happy memories together. I tried calling, no answer. I sent him an email saying that I was very worried he wanted to disappear. I said I would go quite for a bit but I would not forget him and that I loved him very much. i am extremely worried and am considering going to see him. I feel I have respected him wanting space but he is getting worse. I could wait until he returns to Australia but I’m unsure when that is. I’m afraid he is alone, that France would fix him. i don’t know what to do.......

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