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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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Noname1995 Feeling isolated
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I've been struggling to feel connected to friends or family and it's beginning to eat away at me. I failed out of uni this last semester, feel so detached from friends, and even more depressed from weight gain caused by medication to treat my depress... View more

I've been struggling to feel connected to friends or family and it's beginning to eat away at me. I failed out of uni this last semester, feel so detached from friends, and even more depressed from weight gain caused by medication to treat my depression. Any suggestions, please.

Artastic55 Difficulty with empathy and sympathy
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Hello again. I came to make another post here in wonders of what others suffer the same as I do in which refers to the title. I should point out that I'm diagnosed with ADD and OCD in case this has something to do with those. I find it extremely diff... View more

Hello again. I came to make another post here in wonders of what others suffer the same as I do in which refers to the title. I should point out that I'm diagnosed with ADD and OCD in case this has something to do with those. I find it extremely difficult to feel bad or upset for someone. I could watch my friend cry and all I could really feel is "oh okay" and I'll still try to help them, even though I just don't feel bad for them or anything. It's the same on most things with empathy; it's just too hard to feel anything for others. A good example of this is that my friend with depression and PTSD went on about some things that we were talking about in her life; I just couldn't feel anything towards it other than "oh okay" I want to feel empathy and sympathy for others but I really just can't. I should also point out that I can't I'm not alike sociopath or psychopath. I also might bring this up but I can't make eye contact with people. I just can't look and I have to look away, it just gets weird and awkward if I do and I really think I should be looking at people. What do you think might be the reason and do you suffer through the same fate as I? Have a nice day!

Ella1111 Living with a facial difference & struggling with getting help
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I have a port wine stain birthmark on my face & ever since I was 3 or 4 I can remember hating it. I remember having thoughts about mutilating my face but it's deep i couldn't "just cut it out". Older I got I realised it's given me anxiety as I hate s... View more

I have a port wine stain birthmark on my face & ever since I was 3 or 4 I can remember hating it. I remember having thoughts about mutilating my face but it's deep i couldn't "just cut it out". Older I got I realised it's given me anxiety as I hate seeing & meeting people. I've been depressed for too many years to remember exactly when it really started. Five years ago when I was 15 my boyfriend at the time died in a car crash not very far from my house, I grieved pretty well but that still plays in my mind a lot. I really want to seek professional help but I'm so scared! I don't have a licence or money to catch a bus, so I'd have to get someone to drive me too appointments. My mother & fiancé both work full time, so it would have to be someone I'm not close too & im so scared to talk to Even my mum about it ! I know I have to do this sooner rather than later I'm just confused on how I can make this work as I don't want to have to tell ppl my business either !!

Sarah1992 Depressed or Stress?
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Hi, First time here, Need aadvicefrom anyone who can help. Basically I've been stressed out at work lately been told I have to reapply for my position, I don't like my job but have to be here for finance reasons etc My partner keeps telling me to tak... View more

Hi, First time here, Need aadvicefrom anyone who can help. Basically I've been stressed out at work lately been told I have to reapply for my position, I don't like my job but have to be here for finance reasons etc My partner keeps telling me to take stress for for week or two but I'm afraid to go to the doctors and ask for stress leave and I feel if I take stress leave that I'm letting the company down. And then someone told me I might have depression from the job and being stressed as I have no motivation to do anything anymore, I just want to sleep all day if I'm not tired & I just don't want to go anyway or do anything. My partner is starting to notice that I haven't been myself and now I feel like I letting him down. On top of all this I have being having mini attacks of my anxiety disorder which is trigged by stress, I feel If I keep going I'm going have a major attack which I don't want to happen. Has anyone been in a situation like this? Should I just take stress leave? Am I depressed? I honestly don't know what to do. Help please.

My-life-is-a-constant-Mess Always feel like im dying & anxiety
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HI Everyone I have developed severe Generalised anxiety and Health/illness anxiety. I am constantly anxious all day everyday and I constantly feel as if Im dying of a health issue, this issues switches between blood clots in my neck (most common) Hea... View more

HI Everyone I have developed severe Generalised anxiety and Health/illness anxiety. I am constantly anxious all day everyday and I constantly feel as if Im dying of a health issue, this issues switches between blood clots in my neck (most common) Heart attacks, Pulmonary Embolisms, various cancers, strokes, brain aneurysms, rare bacteria and viral infections and illnesses, internal bleeding, meningitis, phenomena etc. I have chest pain/discomfort and a tightness and throbbing in my neck, weird feeling almost like its a nerve thing in my head practically everyday and its really worrying. I am constantly anxious all the time and worried about the fact that im dying or could be dying in the future even if I have no physical symptoms and its getting worse. I am having what I think are panic attacks regularly ranging from the start of a panic attack (mild) to me going into my Mum & step dads room at ridiculous hours crying, panicking presenting with a variety of concerning physical symptoms that are indicative of heart attacks, strokes, meningitis etc. and begging them to help me, to call a doctor or take me to the ER. Its stupid because logically I know that nothing is probably wrong with me and that its probably anxiety or something like a muscle ache but its the fact that there is always a chance (however small it may be) that i'm right and that something might actually be seriously wrong and requires medical attention is really distressing but my parents wont take me seriously. I will often go to the doctor with my symptoms and they will dismiss me in a subtle way and say its fine or nothing etc and they wont take me seriously because i'm 17 and anxious, I just want the doctors to take me seriously and to do some tests to check my health and then if the results are clear I can (hopefully) put my mind at ease so that way I know its almost certain my symptoms are anxiety or stress induced. Im also scared to go to sleep in case I die in my sleep as there are a few medical conditions that can cause you to just die in your sleep without warning and this is really terrifying because I don't have any control over it. I have been to the GP and given a mental health care plan and have been refereed to headspace which is good but I have just been told that I wont get my first session for 2-3 months and I don't think I can cope that long with the anxiety and I also have to worry about yr 12 and im doing academic subjects. I feel like im losing it and im not coping.

Life555 Anything will help x
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Hey! Does anyone else just replay every stupid thing they have said throughout the day over and over in their mind? I can't go a day without doing this!! I'm so sick of it. Im happy yet just lack so much confidence! I have a great life and I most lik... View more

Hey! Does anyone else just replay every stupid thing they have said throughout the day over and over in their mind? I can't go a day without doing this!! I'm so sick of it. Im happy yet just lack so much confidence! I have a great life and I most likely don't need to be posting on this forum but you know here I am. I suck at writing things and can't punctuate for the life of me so please forgive me. I try so hard to be great and I guess that's what gets me down. I I struggle so much with my weight and I make so many excuses. I am overweight and it sickens me, but then I will happily eat my body weight in food if I'm feeling crappy about my weight. Why would I do that? Thanks for reading xx

Tinasola High school anxiety and loneliness,
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I am in year 11 at high school and am contemplating dropping out and seeking alternate education, such as TAFE. I used to suffer from Selective mutism (extreme shyness to the point where I only spoke with my immediate family) which has gradually impr... View more

I am in year 11 at high school and am contemplating dropping out and seeking alternate education, such as TAFE. I used to suffer from Selective mutism (extreme shyness to the point where I only spoke with my immediate family) which has gradually improved but the effects still linger. I feel anxious often in classroom situations and struggle to connect with my peers. I was unable to do my English oral and feel extremely nervous when the teacher starts randomly selecting students to answer questions. When they do ask me, I usually freeze, have a mind blank and cannot think of anything to say. I get nervous in group situations, and am generally the only one to be withdrawn and not saying anything. I never thought that I’d be a dropout as I always saw dropouts as people who struggled academically, which I do not, and that’s why I feel so bad about withdrawing from school. I've told my parents about my decision to drop out but I feel as though I am disappointing them. However, each day I spend in school seems worse than the last. I feel lonely and isolated, as though I am the only one who does not fit in there and I can’t stand the high school environment any more. I have changed schools twice in the past few years, thinking that starting fresh in a new environment with different people will help as I will no longer be seen as that shy girl. I started off well in both schools but it seems like each time I end up in the same position: sad, lonely and anxious. In general, I have a bubbly personality, i love company and connecting with others,that it why I cannot stand it when I am sitting in class and I am the only one who is by themselves, it breaks me. Each day I come home feeling miserable, I think school is having a negative impact on my mental health as well. I am not as anxious outside of school in other public situations, that is why I feel it may be better to seek education elsewhere. I don’t know who can help me and what the best solutions are. Any advice would be very much appreciated.

evieb hsc school anxiety & no motivation
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i'm in the final two and a bit months of high school and i have no motivation to keep going it just seems really pointless to study for so long just to get into a uni just so i can get a job just so i can work to pay to go back to the job the next da... View more

i'm in the final two and a bit months of high school and i have no motivation to keep going it just seems really pointless to study for so long just to get into a uni just so i can get a job just so i can work to pay to go back to the job the next day and it's not like I don't like learning new things because I really do!! but i just am really struggling to find the motivation and energy to actually work hard in these final months, I really hate doing badly and the way I deal with it is just to not put effort in at all because then I have an excuse and also, I'm just way too lazy I know I can do well but I'm self-sabotaging!!!!!! and i don't know how to stop !!!!!!

Hayley96 I'm so depressed
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I need advice, I'm 21 and live with my parents. My dad is so emotionally abusive and controlling, I'm so depressed I just want to leave but it's so hard to do with no money/job, I'm trying so hard to find a job but I'm constantly rejected. I don't kn... View more

I need advice, I'm 21 and live with my parents. My dad is so emotionally abusive and controlling, I'm so depressed I just want to leave but it's so hard to do with no money/job, I'm trying so hard to find a job but I'm constantly rejected. I don't know what to do I'm so fed up

Wildheart09 New Job Sparking Depression & Anxiety
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So my depression has been pretty good for the past couple of months, the best it's been in a long time. I recently quit the job I'd had since I was 14, I'm now 19 and found a new job. It's much more high intensity and a lot more pressure and I feel l... View more

So my depression has been pretty good for the past couple of months, the best it's been in a long time. I recently quit the job I'd had since I was 14, I'm now 19 and found a new job. It's much more high intensity and a lot more pressure and I feel like I'm drowning. I'm enjoying the job but no matter how hard I try I feel like I'm constantly making mistakes. I've told my manager a thousand times I want to do well at this job and I'm determined to do well and try my hardest. But no matter what I do I can't seem to please. It's left me unable to sleep and making me feel sick to my stomach with anxiety that I will be fired. I find myself worrying about it constantly. I'm 6 weeks in and am due for my probationary review soon which is only making the anxiety worse knowing I could be left without a job in a matter of days. I'm dreading going back into work this week and am left lying awake at night with the same feeling or worthlessness and loss that my depression brings. This sparking of depression and anxiety in turn isn't helping with my performance at work. Does anyone have any advice for shaking new job anxieties?

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