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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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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.

SHANNON_ 22 years old with depression and anxiety
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Hi my names shannon im 22 years old. Im just here to hopefully get some help with all the unanswered questions i have. Main one is how do you stop yourself over stressing the fact you're stressing?

Hi my names shannon im 22 years old. Im just here to hopefully get some help with all the unanswered questions i have. Main one is how do you stop yourself over stressing the fact you're stressing?

crampmystyles September 23rd - Apocalypse Theory?
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Hey everyone, me again. Basically, I'm getting super scared and anxious yet again, but over this apparent Niribu planet collision apocalypse theory. It's been popping up on all of the big news sites (DailyMail, News.com.au, 7 News etc) and it's getti... View more

Hey everyone, me again. Basically, I'm getting super scared and anxious yet again, but over this apparent Niribu planet collision apocalypse theory. It's been popping up on all of the big news sites (DailyMail, News.com.au, 7 News etc) and it's getting more and more attention and in return, it's making me more and more nervous. Is there any truth behind it? Apparently we'd know if it was coming due to it blocking stars or sunlight etc. but idk, it probably seems super dumb but this is the stuff that makes me so scared I feel sick.

AshS1234 Is anyone else a perfectionist? - Help and strategies!
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Hi there, Does anyone else struggle with perfectionism? I have always been a 'perfectionist' but I tend to find that at times when I'm more stressed than normal, have more family issues to deal with than normal, and/or am feeling overwhelmed - my per... View more

Hi there, Does anyone else struggle with perfectionism? I have always been a 'perfectionist' but I tend to find that at times when I'm more stressed than normal, have more family issues to deal with than normal, and/or am feeling overwhelmed - my perfectionism will flare up to the point where I am barely able to do anything at all because I need it to be 'perfect'. This mostly affects my uni work - I'll simply not be able to hand in assignments or will hand them in very very late, even though I may have worked on a fairly easy assignment almost non-stop for a month. I'll also become more withdrawn in my personal life and I'll be unable to concentrate because I'll be thinking about my assignments. I'll be too stressed to be able to enjoy doing anything other than uni work, but seriously unproductive with my uni work. I'll try breaking things down into smaller tasks but just the process of dividing the tasks will overwhelm me. I'll try setting a timer to 'sprint' but it doesn't solve everything. If anyone has experienced issues with perfectionism, it would help to hear about it and know that I'm not so alone. If anyone has any tips, anything that has helped them or even stories of how they have managed to improve their thinking, then that would be extra help. Sending love to anyone who reads this

issy93 I can't make friends at uni
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Hi, I am a 20 year old girl. I feel awfully depressed about this issue. I really wanted to make friends at uni, I am now in my second semester of first year (but actually my third semester at uni) and I haven't been able to make any friends. There ha... View more

Hi, I am a 20 year old girl. I feel awfully depressed about this issue. I really wanted to make friends at uni, I am now in my second semester of first year (but actually my third semester at uni) and I haven't been able to make any friends. There have been people who I've said hi to, what are you studying etc, but after that they forget about me. A lot of people seem to already have close connections and don't bother trying to make friends with me. In one class, I sit on a table with a few girls, they say hi but for the rest of the class they just chat away to each other! And they don't participate in group discussions with me they just keep chatting. I'm literally just sitting there thinking wow, if someone was sitting on my table and didn't have friends, I wouldn't ignore them, I'd try to talk to them! I haven't been able to make any real close connections with anyone. And not only can't I make new friends, but of the few "friends" I have I don't even have that connection. I'm always the one that's initiating contact with them while they're slipping away. I actually feel really angry, like just angry that people don't want to be my friend. I go to class with a good attitude, hoping to start anew and make a friend, sit with people, try to talk to people, but by the end of the class I just feel like giving up because nothing has happened. This is just the way it is for me. I've become used to it. But I don't understand why it's happening! Sometimes I feel like something must be wrong with me, and then other times I feel like it is other peoples' fault for not giving me a chance. I think I am naturally shy, but shouldn't I be able to find other people who are quiet and can relate to me? People I know who are nice to me like my boyfriend's mother, say that I am a really pretty girl and other girls must feel intimidated by me. They make me feel a lot better, but also I think, if it's true that I'm that pretty then why is it so hard to make friends? I'm starting to feel like a failure. I'm feeling left out. I don't know what to do. SIMILAR THREADS No friends = depression I feel very lonely, no friends at all No friends Don't have friends, feel so alone and desperate How can I make friends?

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