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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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luckycharms About to be excluded from uni...
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Hi there... So I'm in my fifth year at uni now and I'm about to turn 23 next year. My uni has me on academic conduct and if I failed any more units on the semester I would be excluded from my course for a year then I would need to re-apply to be gran... View more

Hi there... So I'm in my fifth year at uni now and I'm about to turn 23 next year. My uni has me on academic conduct and if I failed any more units on the semester I would be excluded from my course for a year then I would need to re-apply to be granted to let back in. I just checked my results and I only passed one unit out of 2 so I'm definitely getting excluded for next year and I've had many warnings before but I feel really upset now that I just keep going on the same cycle wherein I want to do better but always end up stuffing up and handing in assignments late and struggling but not reaching out to anyone. And now that the results are out I feel even more sad that I've gotten to this point. For the longest time I realised that something was wrong and I don't feel 100% with my mental health and only now have I decided to see my GP (I have an appointment next week and I'm really nervous and unsure what to even say). My parents are quite strict but when I tell them that I might have underlying depression and anxiety they say "Go see a GP then so you can finally pass uni." This ends up making me feel sad cause I'm trying my best and too hard that I feel like when they say to seek help its merely so I can finish my degree when in turn the more I go to uni at this state the more crap I feel. I already feel bad that I'm failing so much uni and now I need to take a year long exclusion because of it. I know the Uni excluding me is may be a good thing because I need the year to seek out proper mental care for myself but at the same time... I feel bad that I'm so close to finishing uni at 22 about to be 23 and yet I made so much mistakes and all my friends are graduating at this age while i'm still stuck going nowhere...

SammieDaBammie First Post - Help With My Depression!
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My name is Samantha, I'm 13 and a male. My sister always says really horrible things to me, and makes threats all the time. Thankfully she hasn't followed any up yet, but I still feel scared she will. When other people say mean stuff to me I never ge... View more

My name is Samantha, I'm 13 and a male. My sister always says really horrible things to me, and makes threats all the time. Thankfully she hasn't followed any up yet, but I still feel scared she will. When other people say mean stuff to me I never get hurt, only when my sister does I get stung. It's been going on for years, but I really started to feel it at the start of this year. I usually try and do other things to distract myself, like listening to music or writing another chapter to my novels, but they only provide a temporary distraction. I feel really crushed and helpless, like I'm unable to do anything or reach out. I'm scared that somehow, if I seek help, it will get back to my parents and they'll ask questions or treat me differently. I've only told my friend, who I met at the start of this year. I haven't told my other friends that I've grown up with or anyone in my family. I really hope you can give me advice on what I should do about her or ways of coping with the situation!

meatball121 First post...I don't know what to do about relationships??
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I have never been in a relationship (I'm pretty young so this isn't exactly an issue, it's more what might be underlying). I've had a few chances but whenever I get the chance I freak out and end up going to the extreme (I'm talking about like blocki... View more

I have never been in a relationship (I'm pretty young so this isn't exactly an issue, it's more what might be underlying). I've had a few chances but whenever I get the chance I freak out and end up going to the extreme (I'm talking about like blocking/ignoring them or becoming super weird around them), and I'm not entirely sure why. I think it has something to do with the fact that I don't necessarily like commitment, but at the same time I don't like change. I think I want to know if anyone else feels like this? Or ways which I can control/overcome it? Idk

Guest_9546 Anger towards people excessively spending "unneccessary" things for their own self pleasure
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I know many people in this generation (in particular the younger ones) like to look good, have beautiful cars, have a big beautiful house with a water view and swimming pool, have lots of good looking clothes, have nice fancy make up, enjoy life, cel... View more

I know many people in this generation (in particular the younger ones) like to look good, have beautiful cars, have a big beautiful house with a water view and swimming pool, have lots of good looking clothes, have nice fancy make up, enjoy life, celebrate their birthday, etc but to me I'm the complete opposite, I absolutely hate that and I think that people are wasting their time and money on useless stuff I think of this generation to be "self centred" where people are spending money on make up and gel to make themselves look better, whether in public or in private. I absolutely hate that because I think that's unneccessary. Who needs to look good in public? No one will look down upon you if you look bad (except maybe an employer who want's neatness in his/her workplace) unless you go to a job interview (and I guess a meeting) I also get mad when males (in particular) put earings on their ears. I'm not trying to come off as racist but in particular when I see asian males with earings, it makes me so mad When males (in particular) go to the gym, lift weights, have big muscles and show it off, I get just as annoyed I think of this generation to be "retarded" because I feel that people are spending unneccessary money on this such as self pleasure but they wouldn't save that money up for something better such as a house (considering how ridiculously expensive houses are in Sydney) The only people I don't have anything against are just everyday normal people who don't spend excessive money on self pleasure and who work super hard I know someone who said (at my school) "I'm going to get a dog after my HSC" and then I said to him "are you sure you want one because it will take a lot of time to take care of them. You will need to toilet train them, walk them, wash/clean them, buy them at the rescue, buy food for them, I doubt you would have enough time to take care of them considering you plan to study full time at uni and have a part time job" and he tells he "I have my priorities" God that just annoyed me (I dont have anything against dogs. I just dont like to have them as pets considering how much time you must devote to them and I just dont simply have the time to do that and am not bothered to. Even if they have mental health benefits and other benefits I would still not like to have them and would find another alternative which is less time consuming and less costly) There are many more things which angers me which I wont name for now Help

Bluebird77 First time posting - struggling
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Hi all, I'm 21 and have been struggling with depression and anxiety since I was 14. I've had it under control the past 2 years working through things with my doctors and family but these past two weeks I have been struggling. I don't know what to do ... View more

Hi all, I'm 21 and have been struggling with depression and anxiety since I was 14. I've had it under control the past 2 years working through things with my doctors and family but these past two weeks I have been struggling. I don't know what to do anymore. Normally I can pull myself out of the ruts I get into but this time is different, I can't seem to do it. I feel like I am such a disappointment to my family but I know that they just want the best for me. I have a full time job and earning my way but some days it's so hard for me to get myself out of bed and do daily things. I get to the door and have major anxiety attacks just at the thought of leaving the house. I've never been this bad. Im just wanting some suggestion or guiadance on what to do to help or what helps everyone else in these situations. Thanks all for listening.

Karv94 Struggling with Post-grad life
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I don't really know where to begin but to say everything is a mess and I don't know how to make things better I graduated from uni earlier this year, slaving away at a Media degree which I completely despise now. I haven't had the desire to work in t... View more

I don't really know where to begin but to say everything is a mess and I don't know how to make things better I graduated from uni earlier this year, slaving away at a Media degree which I completely despise now. I haven't had the desire to work in the industry. Haven't applied for any jobs. I'm trying my best to keep afloat, working my casual job while dipping my feet into volunteer work. Personally, I've lost myself over the past 3 years - meeting the wrong people, hook ups, lust etc. I get a lump in my throat thinking how much time I've wasted - frustrated and miserable is how I am right now. Along with trying to pick myself up I have to deal with my 30 yr old brother who does nothing to help himself. Sadly, I have no compassion to help him. I'm struggling enough to keep myself from crumbling I'm sick of my life story.

Felidae Struggling with anxiety & need help.
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Hi there. hope its okay that here is my first post on here. I just wanted to ask for some advice from well anyone. I dont really know where to begin. Im currently studying at uni and this last second half of the semester has been a bit of a disaster.... View more

Hi there. hope its okay that here is my first post on here. I just wanted to ask for some advice from well anyone. I dont really know where to begin. Im currently studying at uni and this last second half of the semester has been a bit of a disaster. There is absolutely 0 way I haven't failed this semester at this point and I haven't been for pretty much all of it. I started the year pretty positively I guess new environment, nobody I knew from high school, new everything. First semester went okay and I kinda hoped things were finally good. The second half of this year not so much. And then more recently the past couple of months I'm back to basically how things were in high school. Im struggling to sleep (I haven't slept before 5am the past 2 weeks) and having a lot of trouble with panic attacks and basically just feeling like it's all over I ruined my new chance at trying to fix things. Another thing family hasnt been to happy with me because I honestly struggle to deal with I guess being an adult well basically just coping in the real world. I don't know why I just kinda cave with unfamiliar situations for example I locked myself out by mistake and I sat on the back porch and cried and had multiple panic attacks for the hours it took for someone to get home. Kinda makes me feel very pathetic now but at the time I was terrified something horrible was going to happen like someone was going to come into the backyard and see me there and hurt me. I kinda haven't been to get "help" in years. I don't really know how and I don't really know what to say and I don't go to a GP well for any reason really because It really terrifies me. The last time I got help I went to a few sessions with a psych & counsellor and eventually got an anxiety diagnosis when I was 14 and family saw that as a reason to stop taking me to these "pointless" sessions so I kinda swept it all under a rug since. I know I'm an adult now and nothing should be stopping me but Im not Im not even okay going to buy things I need and Im failing university because Im too scared to face my lectures and say I didn't hand that in because I had a meltdown for the past week so I dont go. The past week has been particularly bad and my friend has noticed I'm not doing so good and is worried. They suggested I go to a GP but I really really dread going. I don't know. They are going through enough as well and I don't want to put more on their plate. If you have any suggestions please let me know.

Cjt121 Confused with my life
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This is my first time doing this, and I’m very unsure of how to approach. Im 20 years old and lately I haven’t really felt like myself. I have my good days and my bad. Today wasn’t so great but better than some of my worst. Basically, I’ve been feeli... View more

This is my first time doing this, and I’m very unsure of how to approach. Im 20 years old and lately I haven’t really felt like myself. I have my good days and my bad. Today wasn’t so great but better than some of my worst. Basically, I’ve been feeling disconnected and alone even though I’ve got all I would want. I’m overthinking worst case scenarios to the point where I feel down. I’m in a fairly new relationship at the moment with my boyfriend of almost 6 months. However, I’m kind of living between home and his place during the week and weekends, I kind of feel like I don’t have a home atm. Feeling like I have to choose between the two. My father refused to meet my boyfriend and I guess this is eating me up because I really want him to. In simple terms we have been through a bit of a rough patch my father and I. I feel like I have no friends because I don’t see Them much anymore. I feel like they know what they are doing with their lives and getting it done whereas I’m taking forever and struggling.... helpless even. I sit here wishing I would be like I used to be, I feel like a changed person and I don’t know why. It’s scary and i’m Confused.

Keira Strange dreams
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Does anyone know why I keep having strange dreams...I keep waking up and seeing people and then trying to talk to them but they disappear when I realise their not real. I have dreams that I'm falling or that I'm talking to someone and they're trying ... View more

Does anyone know why I keep having strange dreams...I keep waking up and seeing people and then trying to talk to them but they disappear when I realise their not real. I have dreams that I'm falling or that I'm talking to someone and they're trying to tell me something but I cant her what they are saying and I wake up sweating and in a kind of trance. I have dreams of people I've never seen before but I feel like I know them somehow. When I wake up I feel sure that they are memories but I cant be sure and sometimes I wake up in a different room. Am I going mad? Does anyone have any advice...

Keira Teary
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On the bus back home from my new school I always get scared that I will see someone from my old school. Even before the bust turned onto my street my heart was beating too fast. I freaked out when I saw my ex and missed my stop and now I'm sitting in... View more

On the bus back home from my new school I always get scared that I will see someone from my old school. Even before the bust turned onto my street my heart was beating too fast. I freaked out when I saw my ex and missed my stop and now I'm sitting in the dark crying and hating myself for not moving on when he clearly has. Whats wrong with me...

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