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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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Frankie206 Need advice on how to find out if I'm depressed
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Hi I'm just looking for a little advice as I don't really have anyone in my real life I can talk to about this. I think I may be depressed but I'm not really sure I think I should see a doctor before I tell my parents but I don't want to go alone and... View more

Hi I'm just looking for a little advice as I don't really have anyone in my real life I can talk to about this. I think I may be depressed but I'm not really sure I think I should see a doctor before I tell my parents but I don't want to go alone and have no way of getting there and no one to go with but I just don't want to say to someone I think I'm depressed or I am depressed when I honestly don't know, send help

Pls_Help Done with University
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Hi all, So I'm in my first year of University and I am passing all my subjects but only just. I generally don't ask for help because I think I'm doing it right and then I get my marks back and I've only just scraped through. I tend to be really hard ... View more

Hi all, So I'm in my first year of University and I am passing all my subjects but only just. I generally don't ask for help because I think I'm doing it right and then I get my marks back and I've only just scraped through. I tend to be really hard on myself so nearly failing sits pretty heavily with me and bothers me for days if not weeks. All my friends seem to be doing really well- GPA's of 6+ whereas I'm sitting on a 4.5 (just passing). I just don't know where I'm going wrong and I can't really ask anyone about it because when I talk to my friends about assessment we seem to be on the same page about things. I know I shouldn't compare myself to others and all that but I'm having a really hard time because I think I'm doing everything right but I keep getting it all so wrong. Part of me wants to give up and drop out but I know my family would be so disappointed in me which makes it all worse because disappointing them is the last thing I want to do. Not sure what I'm looking for in posting this, I think I just wanted to get it off my chest, either way thanks for listening.

Artastic55 I need to know what it is I'm feeling or what's wrong.
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Hi. I wanted to write here again because it had a positive impact in my life, but this time I wanted to address a range of things that go on in my life, hoping for the support of the lovely people on here. I'm not good at explaining everything but he... View more

Hi. I wanted to write here again because it had a positive impact in my life, but this time I wanted to address a range of things that go on in my life, hoping for the support of the lovely people on here. I'm not good at explaining everything but here's a quick summary and I really hope for some help. Ill start off with the fact I've been diagnosed with ADD and OCD and am currently seeing people to help with those conditions. I also wanted to address some pretty deep stuff about my mental state that is appropriate. For years now, I've been suffering through a time of me disliking many people and pushing them away aggressively to the point of hostility. This ends up resulting in really bad depression that I must endure which I struggle some days not to just drop onto the floor and cry. It usually comes in sudden outbursts of depression however the causes can be unknown or be triggered. My family life is pretty good, except my hatred for my father who neglected me through most of my childhood and current state. I begin to become more hostile to him as the time passes and I really don't think I should be doing so. My friendships are good however I have little amounts of them due to the reasons of my hostility and severe disliking of the people at my school. I also have a concern for my issues such as the having little to no empathy and sympathy. I just struggle to really care even if I try sometimes. Some say it's weird, but I want to care for people but I can't if I don't know how or can't feel it whatsoever. I can read emotions but I just don't care that much which saddens me Id also like to address some previous childhood bullying where my previous best friend had bullied me and she and her friends would bully and harass me, and they have no idea. I sometimes fantasise about telling them about what they did and just seeing their reactions which is really cruel. thats not all but it's as much as I can do with 500 words left. I do see a psychiatrist and psychologist but I struggle to get information out. If you managed to read through this, thanks for your time you wonderful human. Have a good day/night

Anon96 Struggling with uni/personal life
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Hi all, I am a second year law student, well actually i'm in my third year at uni, but i failed a couple of units last semester, so decided to take a mental and physical health break for the first semester, and am back at uni re-doing the units i fai... View more

Hi all, I am a second year law student, well actually i'm in my third year at uni, but i failed a couple of units last semester, so decided to take a mental and physical health break for the first semester, and am back at uni re-doing the units i failed this semester. The health break started well, but was overall a complete failure. I'm incredibly introverted, slightly overweight (to the point of being an unhealthy annoyance more than a serious urgent health issue), and am struggling and have struggled adapting to university life and maintaining a good personal life. At the end of last year, I had been skipping classes due to being too anxious and worried about having to speak in front of class, and more so scared of not knowing the answer to something and looking stupid. This got to the point were I would have to fake sickness to get out of class to avoid being unenrolled due to bad attendance. For the most part, my assignments are fine, getting at least a pass in most instances, but my attendance in actual tutorial classes and lectures is bad. By the end of last year it had gotten to the point where i didn't care anymore and didn't bother watching lectures online or anything, and failed my exams. I enjoy learning about law (and politics which i do through Arts, I'm doing a combined degree), but get too anxious and legitimately scared to go to class. Some background on my personal life, and possible contributors to my current situation: Im slightly overweight and unhealthy, part of my planned break from uni was to be spent going to the gym and eating well, and losing weight. It started off well, but after a month or two i regressed and haven't gotten back to the level of commitment i once had, although i do still work out a couple of times a week or so, when i can be bothered getting up and going. I can tell my health is making me feel bad about myself and generally unwell most of the time. I want to fix this, but find it hard to be out in public situations where people might talk to me. My father passed away in 2011 when i was about 15, this has obviously been a massive burden, I live in a single mother household with 3 younger siblings and have become somewhat of a role model for my youngest sibling, who finds it hard to remember his dad at times. This also lead to broken relationships due to depressive and suicidal thoughts during college.

Guest_9546 Skeptical about life (I feel crazy) because of people
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I feel sceptical about life. I think this comes from events prior to this year. I am feeling anxious about life and am thinking very negatively everyday. If raised to school councillor, I don’t think it would help because I feel that they can be igno... View more

I feel sceptical about life. I think this comes from events prior to this year. I am feeling anxious about life and am thinking very negatively everyday. If raised to school councillor, I don’t think it would help because I feel that they can be ignorant at times When I was younger, my older brother was very abusive. He bullied me, insulted me and sometimes hit me. He was a gaming addict and his addiction to games was so strong that the very moment my parents stopped him from playing games (through cutting off the internet or disrupting him when playing games) he’d vent out in rage towards my parents. He’s moved out but I still hate him. Whenever he comes to eat lunch or something at my house (where I live with my mum) I usually try to avoid him because I don’t want to see him. I feel too traumatised from his actions in the past. We also have this neighbour with a bad attitude (we suppose she has a mental disorder of some sort) who would get into regular arguments over minor neighbourhood issues (and wouldn’t behave herself in the appropriate code of conduct). Instead she’d lash out in rage to people and start swearing at them and yelling at them. This has happened with my parents and her for a number of years however it’s not just she gets into arguments with, she gets into arguments with others in the neighbourhood. She is quite rude and think shes polite when in reality she’s not I feel stressed everyday (mainly because of school factors). If I tried to tell my mum I was stressed or something all she’d say is to stop being stressed, don’t be upset, etc but I don’t think she understands what these feelings are and thinks they are something I can control. She has a very unusual mindset. I have tried to go to the dentist in the past and all she says is “it’s a waste of time”, “don’t waste the government’s money”, “brush your teeth and you’ll be fine”, etc. She also has this strange mindset and would usually think of death. I remember asking her “would you feel sad at someone’s funeral because their life has been taken” and I remember her saying “you should be happy because they don’t have to feel pain any longer”. I feel crazy living with her. I am also very sensitive to jokes. Most of the time people have banter (for the fun of things) but sometimes when they involve me in that banter, I get offended and get so upset that I end up thinking about it for the rest of the day and night I feel that this has ruined my life. I would appreciate help

Rose_A Off the Rails
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Hi All, I am new on here and hoping to get a little bit of advice. Right now I am in my final year of school and only have a few weeks left, which is exciting. However, I am finding it hard to concentrate during this vital time of study as I am compl... View more

Hi All, I am new on here and hoping to get a little bit of advice. Right now I am in my final year of school and only have a few weeks left, which is exciting. However, I am finding it hard to concentrate during this vital time of study as I am completely stressed out. This is not just because school but due to work, family, friends and monetary issues. I currently work as a casual employee and my boss is absolutely horrible to me, I feel discriminated (gender) against at my work as all the other employees are male and when something goes wrong, I am the one who gets the blame, most of the time even when I haven't been doing anything to do with the issues, I also get pushed around a lot, both verbally and physically. My work is making me really unhappy. However, despite wanting to quit I cant due to having to pay rent and other essential costs of living. More so, due to being stressed out because school and work my relationships with my family and friends are not stable at all, this is making me even more stressed because I heavily rely on interaction with other people to keep my "head in the game". and just to top that off, I have been incredibly physically ill this year, being admitted to hospital three times and even now I am sick. I honestly don't know how to reduce this stress and was hoping that someone could give me some tips which can help me. I am worried that if I cant reduce this stress soon not only will I do poorly in school but will eventually I will "fall off the wagon" or in other words go insane. This really scares me. I am hoping one of you lovely people can help me out here.

Aak Awkwardness
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Two years ago I was very outgoing, the fun bubbly young girl that would always be classified as the clown of the group as I would say random stuff and make my friends burst out with laughter, just very carefree and natural. After my sisters passing I... View more

Two years ago I was very outgoing, the fun bubbly young girl that would always be classified as the clown of the group as I would say random stuff and make my friends burst out with laughter, just very carefree and natural. After my sisters passing I just feel very serious, when someones talking I feel like I need to agree with what they've said but not even acknowledging what they are saying. When I am having a conversation I have to think about what to say before the other person stops talking, its an exhausting battle for me. I sometimes feel like I don't want to interact with any humans as that would make me conversate and that would need a lot of effort. I feel like if I am myself then the person in front won't like me. I also cant keep eye contact with someone it feels awkward and I start laughing. I really wish I wasn't like this. Can anybody give advice PLEASE?? this is ruining my life.

Susie1010 is this normal
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I used to control everything and now i can't freaks me out sometimes i just ate a whole block of chocolate ;-( and didn't even really realise. I do heaps of exercise so I know it won't matter in the long run but I feel so guilty about it now. It happ... View more

I used to control everything and now i can't freaks me out sometimes i just ate a whole block of chocolate ;-( and didn't even really realise. I do heaps of exercise so I know it won't matter in the long run but I feel so guilty about it now. It happens like a binge session a bit I get is this even normal?

Kamh Dreams and depression/anxiety
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I am wondering if anyone else knows how to fix this? I have never being much of a dreamer but over the last couple months I have being having these dreams where someone/something is trying to kill me. It's getting more frequent. At first I had this r... View more

I am wondering if anyone else knows how to fix this? I have never being much of a dreamer but over the last couple months I have being having these dreams where someone/something is trying to kill me. It's getting more frequent. At first I had this reacuring dream where a monster jumped out of this vending machine in an over colourful forest and chased me, but then I slowly started to get more and more dreams like this. There more, I just can't remember it right now. I don't seem to be overly scarred in my dreams either, like I always run away from what's trying to kill me in the dream, but overall there isn't any emotion When I wake up from the dreams I'm not particularly scared, I just can't really move for a couple minutes. Also, some time when I wake up I can tell I was dreaming, and I can't remember what it was about, but my heart is beating really fast (the other day it was 130bpm when I had just woken up)(I have a heart rate monitor), and I can hardly move. I think I liked it better when I didn't dream. Does anyone know what this is, or how to stop the dreams? thanks so much, Kamh

Matilda99 Tips for bouncing back from failing a school assignment.
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I don't cope well when I don't do well in assignments and it takes me along time to get over it. I would really like to be able to not worry about these little things as much as I do.

I don't cope well when I don't do well in assignments and it takes me along time to get over it. I would really like to be able to not worry about these little things as much as I do.

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