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Sophie_M How are you feeling about the social media restrictions in Australia for under 16s?
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Hey everyone With the upcoming Australian social media restriction for under 16-year-olds coming up we want to know what this means for you and maybe even the young people in your life. This conversation is a place for all of us to share how we are f... View more

Hey everyone With the upcoming Australian social media restriction for under 16-year-olds coming up we want to know what this means for you and maybe even the young people in your life. This conversation is a place for all of us to share how we are feeling and what we think the challenges and benefits might be for you or the wonderful young people in our community. Have you thought about how to stay connected with friends you’ve met online? Are you focused mostly on the positives, or the negatives? What do your parents think, and what could they do to support you? Importantly the Beyond Blue Forums are not impacted by these restrictions, we're here for anyone under 16. In short, from December 10 Social Media companies will need to ensure that only people over 16 actively engage with their platforms. There is a lot of information out there which can make it tricky to know what to expect on when it comes into effect. To learn more we think these are a helpful place to start eSafety commissioner + Headspace FAQs. We know this change will impact some more than others, QLife provide anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ support and 13YARN are here for all Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. We want to hear your thoughts on how this might impact the mental health of under 16s in both a positive and negative way. The Beyond Blue Forums are a place for constructive and helpful conversation and the regular moderation rules apply which means we look forward to a kind and understanding discussion. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings Sophie M

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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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Civilised_Biscuit No one likes me...
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Hi, I feel like at school, i'm a joke. I have no real friends, no people I feel I can actually confide in. The only people I ever enjoyed spending time turned on me, and I became the target of all their 'jokes'. Jokes is in quotation marks because wh... View more

Hi, I feel like at school, i'm a joke. I have no real friends, no people I feel I can actually confide in. The only people I ever enjoyed spending time turned on me, and I became the target of all their 'jokes'. Jokes is in quotation marks because what they claimed to be jokes were just racist, homophobic attacks on me and my family members. Anyway, I had to break away from them, and now I have no one. No one I talk to shares the same interests as me, no one takes me seriously. I wish I didn't care so much about what people think, but I really do. I just want one person who I can talk to, one person I can spend time with who doesn't judge me or talk about me behind my back or insult me whenever they can. At lunch time I don't really know where to go either... There are some people who I sit with in class, but whenever I go to hang out with them, they seem disinterested and take any opportunity to get away, leaving me alone again to wander around looking like a complete loser. I feel like just going to the bathroom and sitting alone, out of the view of everyone, so at least no one can see how lonely I am. I never get invited out of the house, never get invited to parties. I'm just sad. Thanks

Jayyyyy Don't know what I'm doing with my life
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I'm 21 years old and currently studying hospitality and tourism management at TAFE. I don't even know why I chose this course. I didn't know what else to do, but wanted to do something with my life... I only have a semester left of studying, and stil... View more

I'm 21 years old and currently studying hospitality and tourism management at TAFE. I don't even know why I chose this course. I didn't know what else to do, but wanted to do something with my life... I only have a semester left of studying, and still have no idea what I'm going to do. I am an introverted person which I feel is holding me back a great deal. I haven't had a proper job yet. I've applied for numerous jobs but have never heard back from any. I have no more energy or motivation left in me to continue...

RuneCat17464 Can’t get over failed friendship
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So there was this upperclassmen and I was kind of obsessed with her or overly anxious about becoming friends and I did a bunch of stupid stuff like involving her in my at the time emotional turmoil state even though I didn’t even know her that well a... View more

So there was this upperclassmen and I was kind of obsessed with her or overly anxious about becoming friends and I did a bunch of stupid stuff like involving her in my at the time emotional turmoil state even though I didn’t even know her that well and she graduated a couple of months ago but it’s still on and off haunting me and I just feel quite I’m not even sure if our relationship was that bad as my friends say it’s fine and last time I saw her we were on speaking terms and sheseemedto understand that I was just going through an awkward phase but yeah just feel kinda dead on the inside rn

justwanttobehappy123 depression anxiety and my boyfriend
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i have depression and anxiety and have been seeing a psychologist for around a month now. my boyfriend and i have been dating for around 11 months. i told my boyfriend i thought i had depression around 2 months ago and i confessed that i had a consta... View more

i have depression and anxiety and have been seeing a psychologist for around a month now. my boyfriend and i have been dating for around 11 months. i told my boyfriend i thought i had depression around 2 months ago and i confessed that i had a constant fear of being ‘too emotional’ for him to handle and it’s why i wasn’t always honest with him about my feelings. at that time he admitted to me that at points i was too emotional for him to handle and that he had thought about breaking up with me on two seperate occasions because of it. this completely blindsided me and broke my heart. i struggled with the decision of what to do: break up or keep dating him knowing i may not be happy. well i love him too much and couldn’t possibly live without him so i decided i would need to just work through it to trust him again. since uni ended we have spent nearly every day together and i have been much happier, not just in the relationship but my depression was alieviating too. but i realised that spending so much time together wasn’t healthy and i needed to be able to have my own life too. i have 2 friends and see them but find myself wanting to be with my boyfriend when i’m with them. my psychologist said i need to release him so i can be free myself so i tried being away from him for a few days. problem is that when i am alone i let my negative thoughts it and i think this is the reason i had been so happy lately (because i had my bf there to distract me from the negative thoughts). and now i am having anxiety and feeling like i’m always going to be “too emotional” for him and a constant fear he is going to break up with me and completely blindside me (like last time). i told him this because i want to be more open and he said that at times “it’s [my emotions] still hard but i’m trying” and i know i should focus on the last part but i can’t get over the first part. i’m still “too emotional”. now i have told him everything is weird between us and i’m very confused. i keep thinking about breaking up even though that’s the last thing i want to do and it makes me anxious because i don’t know why i keep having thoughts about breaking up when i don’t want to. i’m very confused and upset and i just want all these thoughts in my head to stop swirling around and disappear and i just want to be happy. please help me i just need some advice on what to do or for someone to know what i’m going through sincerly, too emotional

Pantigres Arrrggghhh EXAM results
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So I've been diagnosed with depression for about a year. These last couple of weeks seemed pretty good so much so that my doctor even lowered the dosage on my medication. But then exam results came out and I have these weird disappointment and shame ... View more

So I've been diagnosed with depression for about a year. These last couple of weeks seemed pretty good so much so that my doctor even lowered the dosage on my medication. But then exam results came out and I have these weird disappointment and shame as they were soooo much lower than what I expected. I know depression did significantly impact my studies but u hate making excuses for myself. But here's the thing I'm still going to be fine I know realistically this won't affect me that much. In fact I know I probably can transfer into my preferred course. But I'm still so shook. I've had to change my results so my parents don't abuse me over it. Only my sister knows she's been so understanding. Idk I feel pathetic I went to a selective entry school and I bet I got the lowest score in the year level..... please some help me deal with the weird chemicals in my brain.

RuneCat17464 Changing schools
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So I’m currently in a highly ranked high school and I have good friends but my parents want me to transition to a private boarding school to learn life skills and etc it is also quite a respectable school but the community is really different and I’m... View more

So I’m currently in a highly ranked high school and I have good friends but my parents want me to transition to a private boarding school to learn life skills and etc it is also quite a respectable school but the community is really different and I’m not sure if I should go or stay as I’m sure I’d gain more academically from boarding but I’m kind of childish and want to stay in my own school but I’m not really happy with my grades and idk I have the whole summer holiday to think about it but it’s really bothering me so yeah any advice or opinions would be appreciated

Liam007 Bad stuff
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I got diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder recently I feel so utterly embarrassed and ashamed about it, I knew I had problems but I didn't imagine it was like this. It just hurts so bad, I don't feel like I'm the same person I was before I got dia... View more

I got diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder recently I feel so utterly embarrassed and ashamed about it, I knew I had problems but I didn't imagine it was like this. It just hurts so bad, I don't feel like I'm the same person I was before I got diagnosed. I wish I could get rid of it and be normal I feel like I've failed and can't win

Coreyb26 Confused
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Hi guys, I have been feeling what I think is depression (I say think because I haven’t been diagnosed and aren’t quite sure what I’m feeling) for quite a few years now. I become almost a different person and I am not very nice to the people I love. I... View more

Hi guys, I have been feeling what I think is depression (I say think because I haven’t been diagnosed and aren’t quite sure what I’m feeling) for quite a few years now. I become almost a different person and I am not very nice to the people I love. I’m not violent or rude but I can become passive aggressive and grumpy and it makes me feel awful because they don’t know. I dont know why I am feeling this way and I am seared to go talk to someone because I have no explanation for why I am feeling this way. I have tried to talk to my family time and time again but words never come out when I go to tell them. They are super amazing and would be super helpful but I don’t know what it is that prevents me from telling them. As I mentioned I have no idea why I am feeling this way and struggle to even explain to myself how I am feeling or what I felt when I come out of one of my states. Just wondering if anyone else has felt confused in the sense they are scared to talk to someone because they can’t explain or say what is wrong even though something clearly is Thanks heaps in advance

Maui757 Feeling down and anxious before a holiday :(
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Hi guys, Im due to fly out on Monday afternoon for a two week holiday in Iceland and Europe (very awesome and usually very exciting). But the last day or two I’ve started feeling really anxious which is understandable I guess, given my long term anxi... View more

Hi guys, Im due to fly out on Monday afternoon for a two week holiday in Iceland and Europe (very awesome and usually very exciting). But the last day or two I’ve started feeling really anxious which is understandable I guess, given my long term anxiety and depression. But today I’ve started feeling really depressed too, and while it’s not terrible to deal with, it does put a bit of a dampener on what is meant to be an amazing time for me, and also for my boyfriend. Has anyone on here had similar feelings before a holiday? Any tips or advice on dealing with it?? I have seen my doc and everything is all set for this holiday, and I’m actually booked in to see my psych tomorrow, but I plan to spend that appointment working on anxiety coping techniques (I freak out in certain situations that I am likely to come across on this holiday), so I don’t know it will be much help for this random bout of depression. Maui

Jayyyyy Loneliness is overwhelming me.
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Hi, I'm 20 years old. I've always doubted my existence here on Earth, and it's only been getting worse lately. I've been lonely for as long as I can remember, with nothing but meaningless "online friends" who are only 'there for me' when I post depre... View more

Hi, I'm 20 years old. I've always doubted my existence here on Earth, and it's only been getting worse lately. I've been lonely for as long as I can remember, with nothing but meaningless "online friends" who are only 'there for me' when I post depressing crap on social media. I recently got in my first relationship (long-distance) just 2 weeks ago and I feel so guilty ranting to her about my problems. I know she loves me a lot and I really love her too, but I can't help but still feel... alone. When she goes out with her friends, my heart fills with jealousy. With envy. With selfishness. And I'm just here sitting in my room thinking: 'Man, I wish I had friends I could hang out with...' Everyday I sit behind a screen, locked in my room, doing nothing but contemplate why I'm still here. I'm extremely introverted and don't know how to put myself out there and make friends. This loneliness is becoming increasingly painful as time passes and I'm really struggling to go on like this. I just want everything to get better.