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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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pbandj feel like an absolute loser
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im new to this and i thought this might be a good place to spill my thoughts. you know those questions like whats something you would like to change about yourself? it isnt't hard to come up with a billion things i would want to change. the way i loo... View more

im new to this and i thought this might be a good place to spill my thoughts. you know those questions like whats something you would like to change about yourself? it isnt't hard to come up with a billion things i would want to change. the way i look, how i'm so introverted and my fear of judgement. the list goes on and on and on. i'm a christian and sometimes i feel angry that God seems to be so unfair. some of my friends are the prettiest and i guess you could say successful people with perfect homes and families. im a potato with no talent. i cant play sports, i suck at musical instruments( ive tried many) i cant draw. im the ugly friend. i have small eyes, fat thighs and belly, a huge forehead and a round fat face. (all those insecurities have been pointed out by other people which makes me feel even worse) even my own mother calls me fat and ugly. how can i gain confidence when even my mother insults my looks. when God was making the humans why did he distibute the good qualities so unfairly. why am i such a crappy creation?? and i find it so hard to connect with new people. i got my job for over a year and i still havent made any friends. no one talks to me and i'm always afraid they dont want me to talk to them. my name is also incredibly hard to say so every time i meet new people they never learn my name. they dont bother either and it makes me feel crap cuz at work im referred to as "oi" or "excuse me." im already introverted enough and my name is just another obstacle in my way to make new friends and establish new connections. i feel like such a loser. im so bad at making friends. im the ugliest person in the whole world. noone can say my name. my life sucks so much. i'm such a loser.

Doctor_Who_Fangirl Getting caught up in my depression and feeling like a Fake
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I'm really frustrated and lonely at the moment and I've talked to my parents and I'm seeing a psychologist. She recommended this site and this particular forum, so here goes. I have depression, anxiety and insomnia, and I really struggle with self-he... View more

I'm really frustrated and lonely at the moment and I've talked to my parents and I'm seeing a psychologist. She recommended this site and this particular forum, so here goes. I have depression, anxiety and insomnia, and I really struggle with self-help. When I start having a freak-out panic attack, I find it really hard to do self-help stuff and feel like it's stupid and cheesy and not going to work. I feel like I'm being treated like a baby and am really frustrated when "I don't know" is not accepted as an answer when I really don't know. I feel like a fake and can't help beating myself up. I'm also finding it really hard to talk to my psychologist and parents, and that makes me feel like even more of a fake. I would really appreciate some tips! Has anyone else here experienced these problems? -Lonely, sad and frustrated

datasymphony alone and sad with no support
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hey i'm posting this here because i'm lonely. like, really horribly lonely, i feel so isolated and alone and it's really really messing me up. recently it feels like all my friends hate me. the past few months they snap at me more, ignore me, leave m... View more

hey i'm posting this here because i'm lonely. like, really horribly lonely, i feel so isolated and alone and it's really really messing me up. recently it feels like all my friends hate me. the past few months they snap at me more, ignore me, leave me out of a lot of things, don't talk to me etc. they all have group chats and organise things together with all of my friends in them but not me and it hurts so much, because they say they care but they clearly don't. i feel horrible and i've never really had many friends at all nor been supported but i feel so invisible and it's both isolating, frustrating and depressing. my mental health has been really bad recently, too (i've been diagnosed with depression for four years now) and i'm so sad and so anxious and it feels like all this stuff is bubbling up inside me and it's too much - i have nowhere and nobody to talk about it with and every single time i ask for support people ignore me and it makes things worse. i want to cry and scream, i want somebody to give me a hug and a pat on the back and just listen and tell me things will be ok. i want someone else to know what's going on in my head and i want love and validation, but i won't get it and i never have. i can't handle this on my own and everything being in my head all the time feels so bad and so overwhelming. there's nothing at all that stops my negative thoughts from running out of control, no positive validation to think back on and nobody to talk to when i'm feeling this way and it's horribly lonely and makes me hate myself so much. i'm lonely. i haven't left my house in a week and nobody's talked to me in longer. i don't go to school anymore so i don't see people regularly and i feel like i'm going crazy trapped in my own head and like i have to force myself to exist to other people - even then they ignore me, and it's pathetic and makes me feel beyond insignificant. i used to go to therapy but my therapist decided to stop our sessions because we weren't making progress. i recently got referred to CHYMS but the intake worker said she wouldn't call back for another two weeks and it's too long - plus, i know i'm going to end up doing the same as i did in therapy and be incapable of talking about my feelings (i have severe social anxiety and aspergers and both make it extremely hard to talk about how i feel). i need help and i need support and i have neither of those things and i can't deal with this loneliness. i don't know what to do

Jamesp Lost motivation
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Hey guys, havent felt myself for Little bit now and I'm just losing so much motivation in everything getting out of bed is a struggle to go to a job I hate, lost motivation to go to the gym I use to love going and changing but was still skinny and ne... View more

Hey guys, havent felt myself for Little bit now and I'm just losing so much motivation in everything getting out of bed is a struggle to go to a job I hate, lost motivation to go to the gym I use to love going and changing but was still skinny and never saw many changes just need tips or something to get all it back, hate feeling like this

Laurenn hate myself (young and alone)
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I hate myself. I hate who i am as a person. I am very lonely. I often sit alone in the school bathrooms at recess and lunch. I feel as if everyone hates me. I have very strong mood changes. This is what a school day consists of for me: Argue with mum... View more

I hate myself. I hate who i am as a person. I am very lonely. I often sit alone in the school bathrooms at recess and lunch. I feel as if everyone hates me. I have very strong mood changes. This is what a school day consists of for me: Argue with mum before school. Go to school and skip homeroom because i am 'not up to it.' Go to class and feel happy. Get to recess and sit with my one friend. Because she is my only friend i spend a lot of time with her. People call me names and say that i am a lesbian just because i hang out with her. I had that doing the one thing that makes me happy ends up making me sad because i am judged for it. Go to class happy. Next class sad and sit alone. Then comes lunch. I sit in the bathrooms alone for all of lunch and sometimes cry. Then go back and have an okay last class. Go home (i am alone for a while) and be happy. Mum comes home and suddenly i become passive aggressive and angry. Then i get extremely sad and depressed before going to bed. This happens to me day after day after day. I can't understand why this happens to me. I wish i was just happy all the time and don't understand why my mood changes so frequently and quickly. I can never predict how i will react at one moment and how i will react 1 hour later. I get very sad most days and do not get any help. My mum does not give me any help. I am never a good person to her and i hate it. I hate who i am so much.

Jamesp Am I depressed?
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Hey guys new here, look I feel like down most of the time I did the beyond blue test it said I was but I'm anxious, scared to see a gp, it s always on and off, sometimes I'm down but other times it's like a struggle with everything I've lost interest... View more

Hey guys new here, look I feel like down most of the time I did the beyond blue test it said I was but I'm anxious, scared to see a gp, it s always on and off, sometimes I'm down but other times it's like a struggle with everything I've lost interest in some things and just can't be bothered please any answer will help

Jamie C. long-term friendship ended over nothing?
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When I was in primary school, I had this friend who I always thought was so amazing and funny, and we would do anything for each other. We started fighting in yr 7 and 8 and now in yr 9 she completely hates me for no reason, I know we fought in the p... View more

When I was in primary school, I had this friend who I always thought was so amazing and funny, and we would do anything for each other. We started fighting in yr 7 and 8 and now in yr 9 she completely hates me for no reason, I know we fought in the previous years, but majority of the arguments started from me being upset because of her lying or acting selfish towards me or other people, so really it should be me who hates her, not the other way around. My best friend is also friends with this girl, which makes most social situations awkward and difficult to contribute to, especially since she is so outgoing and loud and I'm the complete opposite. She recently invited my friend and a bunch of other people to go to the shopping center/mall with her, and when my friend asked if i could come, they ended up in a massive argument. Even if I was invited, I probably wouldn't go anyway because I am so introverted, but the fact that this is now becoming an issue for my friend as well makes me worry, I don't want her to end up in the same situation as me.

Jamie C. Need friends
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I know this might sound pathetic to some people, but I really just signed up for this website to find friends my age dealing with similar issues. I am fourteen (turning fifteen on the 27th) and I barely have any friends in and out of school, I have o... View more

I know this might sound pathetic to some people, but I really just signed up for this website to find friends my age dealing with similar issues. I am fourteen (turning fifteen on the 27th) and I barely have any friends in and out of school, I have one really close friend, but she lives so far away so I only ever see her at school. I have been having a tough time recently, dealing with bulimia (vomiting up to two or three ti) and I've been fighting with my dad, I have trouble telling people close to me because I don't want them to worry. I was wondering if anyone else was dealing with

tombraider Difficulty meeting potential friends outside school
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This is my first post on here. I recently turned sixteen and attend distance education as of this year after my anxiety and depression kept me from attending regular school. I'm much happier in distance education, but it's not exactly conducive to fo... View more

This is my first post on here. I recently turned sixteen and attend distance education as of this year after my anxiety and depression kept me from attending regular school. I'm much happier in distance education, but it's not exactly conducive to forming friendships and I'm feeling more and more isolated and lonely. My family is mostly very supportive and I have retained a few close friends from my previous school - but I feel that I'm always the one initiating the conversations, and as my closest friend (and crush) has very similar and severe issues, I feel bad asking her to hang out all the time, both because I don't want to put pressure on her and because I feel that she doesn't enjoy my company. I've considered joining groups in my city - bookclubs and that sort of thing - but they all seem to be composed of people far older than me. When I was admitted to psychiatric care last year after my anxiety stopped me from going to school for quite a while, I made several friends and even dated a fellow patient for a while, though we're no longer together. That sort of solidarity was so important to me that at one point, I didn't want to go home. I suppose I'm asking how people my age make and keep friends outside school. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

tashaann_ Hi Everyone!
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Hi everyone! This is even making me nervous just trying to write about myself.. I'm Tasha, I am 21 years old and have been suffering from extreme anxiety and panic attacks since I was 13 years old. I am joining this forum as I feel so alone sometimes... View more

Hi everyone! This is even making me nervous just trying to write about myself.. I'm Tasha, I am 21 years old and have been suffering from extreme anxiety and panic attacks since I was 13 years old. I am joining this forum as I feel so alone sometimes and my anxiety has took a turn for the worst recently and I feel like I need to share my experience with others who understand me. I am currently engaged to a very understanding partner and studying business at college(struggling) but cannot cope with face to face interactions, have not been able to find myself work and meet many new friends. Would love to chat to people who understand me!