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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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SIM0031 i feel worthless
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Hey, i have just moved to a different school, house, lifestyle. im finding it very hard to get along with the people in my class no matter how hard i try, a girl told me if she was to run anyone in our class down it would be me. many of the kids have... View more

Hey, i have just moved to a different school, house, lifestyle. im finding it very hard to get along with the people in my class no matter how hard i try, a girl told me if she was to run anyone in our class down it would be me. many of the kids have also come up to me and just said i dont like you many people i our class dont like you. my friends from my old school barely talk to me anymore and if we are talking i have to start every coversation, it makes me feel like they dont actually want to talk. like im forcing them in a way. most nights i cry to my self because feel lonely, and i miss my friend condsering i only have like on actual friend at my new school and she barely comes so i have to hang out by myself at snack and lunch (in class i already sit by myself because i actually want to work) any one else feeling the same way?

red99 Eating Disorder
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Hi, So I have been struggling with what I think is Bulimia for about 2.5 years now. Basically, it all started when my friend called me fat one day and I looked in the mirror and thought ''she's right". I was 75kg at the time, which was slightly above... View more

Hi, So I have been struggling with what I think is Bulimia for about 2.5 years now. Basically, it all started when my friend called me fat one day and I looked in the mirror and thought ''she's right". I was 75kg at the time, which was slightly above the recommended for my height (I'm 5'8'') I decided to change my life, I went on a diet and joined a gym, I seriously cared about the processed foods I was putting in my body before and how much they had damaged me. Anyways, I ended up dropping down to 55kg at my lowest, I was feeling myself! Like I thought I looked so hot, I still got fussy about things not looking nice on me sometimes but overall I was happy with myself and my life. Then my parents started to get worried because the weight was just not staying on at all, I kept losing kgs without trying. My period stopped, and my Mum says white hair stared growing on my arms but I honestly didn't even notice. Then I started my senior years of schooling. In Year 11 I put so much pressure on myself to study and do well, that in my spare time I would binge eat. When I started feeling sad about that, I wouldn't eat for the entire day the next day and go to the gym twice. It was slightly irregular then, but it progressively got worse. During Year 12, I would struggle to focus on my studies because I was so tired all the time, I never slept because I was so stressed and it just made me more likely to binge the next day. That's when I started throwing up. I would get in the shower after eating an insane amount of food (so much that it hurt), and then throw up until I couldn't anymore. That happened almost every night in the lead up to my HSC. When I finished school, it got even worse. I had my license so I would just go out to the local shops and buy every bit of junk food I could find. Then I would sit and eat it in my car by myself. Then I would come home some hours later, having lied to my parents about where I've been, and then hop in the shower. I am in first year university now, and I weigh 75 kg again. I keep trying to stop myself, I am in my own head all the time. I want to go and see someone about it but I'm scared. Mostly that I will fail at getting better, or that they won't be able to help me, or that my parents might find out about what I've done for the past year and a half. I constantly reject invitations from my friends to go out because I feel so terrible about myself. I don't want to be this way any more. I need help!

Teea Destroying everything good around me
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I don't think I've ever posted here before or to anything like this before.. I feel like it's time to be honest about everything and really just get everything off my chest. I suffer from diagnosed depression and anxiety. At the moment the anxiety is... View more

I don't think I've ever posted here before or to anything like this before.. I feel like it's time to be honest about everything and really just get everything off my chest. I suffer from diagnosed depression and anxiety. At the moment the anxiety is a lot worse than the depression but that can change easily. Im 23 and I have 2 kids, one is 4 and one is 16 weeks. I have the most amazing partner. He's not the father of my eldest child but he treats him like he's his own. The biggest problem here is that I'm completely ruining our relationship. Yesterday he made the choice to move out for a little while cause he can't deal with my anger issues and the rest of it that comes with being with me. We're still together but he needs space which is completely understandable. When I reflect on my past actions I can really see why he'd need space. Im a very argumentative person, and when things aren't done my way it really irritates me and makes me really on edge. I feel like this stems from childhood. If I don't stop doing this my relationship will well and truly crumble. I have the worst anxiety. I was on antidepressants but stopped taking them. I'm not really sure why I stoped, but I did and I'm yet to start back on them. My partner is my best friend. And he's really my only friend. And that's another huge problem cause he feels like the pressure is all on him with everything. I know a need to socialise more but I just find it really hard. I did have a best friend but we just kept fighting all the time (much the same as me and my boyfriend) and now our friendship is over. I don't really talk to my family, so when it all comes down to it, I have no one except for him. I really can't admit to anyone that I have relationship problems. It makes me feel like I failed and specially cause it's me making the relationship fail. I feel very embarrassed. I feel like it's the social "norm" for the male to be he one making all the mistakes but in this case it's not and it's me who's always asking for forgiveness after stupidly going off at my partner for no reason. We're currently going through a very stressful chain of events which has also put a lot of pressure on our relationship and it just seems like life is a constant battle and we can't just have an easy run. I know I need help but I don't know where to start or what to do. I see a counsellor semi-regularly. I'd like to start seeing someone more often. I'm just unsure of how they're going to fix me.

gen_the_friend Sleep patterns and nightmares
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I keep sleeping from 12-15 hours every night (waking up every 1-2 hours) and having multiple nightmares throughout the night. Also whenever I wake up I hallucinate (this isn't hypnagogic hallucinations, I hallucinate during the daytime too (i've been... View more

I keep sleeping from 12-15 hours every night (waking up every 1-2 hours) and having multiple nightmares throughout the night. Also whenever I wake up I hallucinate (this isn't hypnagogic hallucinations, I hallucinate during the daytime too (i've been diagnosed with schizophrenia)). This is making me dread going to sleep every night. I really don't know what to do. I used to never be able to sleep at night and sleep all through the day, and my medication even on a high dose only made me tired for like an hour and then id be wide awake again, but i got put onto an extended release version too and so now i can sleep through the night so thats an improvement, but yeah.. I'm just really frustrated. So if anyone has any suggestions on how to improve any of this id be very grateful

cc16 don't know how to feel
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I haven't been diagnosed with depression yet but I feel as though everything is suffocating me and the only place I can escape to is school. People have been calling me things and I didn't like it so I retaliated and I defended myself which I have la... View more

I haven't been diagnosed with depression yet but I feel as though everything is suffocating me and the only place I can escape to is school. People have been calling me things and I didn't like it so I retaliated and I defended myself which I have later realised was not such a smart idea. I decided to talk to this guy I knew who is a good friend but all he did was try to cheer me up and told me to stand up for myself. When that stopped working I came here. I have been crying a lot lately and I have logged out of all my social medias. I feel like everyone is going behind my back and I don't have anyone to talk to. No one seems to care anymore. I want to be happier but when I'm happy at school it's genuine but beneath the happiness I just want to leave.

Haunted56 Being in a relationship with a liar..
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What do you do when you're in a relationship with a compulaive liar? I'm so devasted right now..me and my bf (I think we are still together coz we havent talk since it happened yesterday) have been together for 2 years now and he has lied to me the 2... View more

What do you do when you're in a relationship with a compulaive liar? I'm so devasted right now..me and my bf (I think we are still together coz we havent talk since it happened yesterday) have been together for 2 years now and he has lied to me the 2/3 of it. I loved him so much back then that I ignored my instincts whixh were right at the time. I broke up with him last October but somehow he managedto persuade me to give him more chances. We have talked about it so many times that he lied to me and he admitted it. I even caught him red handed a few times but he always just said sorry and promised wont do it next time. I let him does whatever he wants just in return let me know what is it. He lied to me he went to run errands but instead going to club. I love him so much but he caused all the insecurities in me. I trusted him again when I took him back and now he lied to me again. I have my assignment due today and I cannot think straight to study. Its killing me inside...

pessimist25 Won't stop crying
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Lately I've been crying a lot more than usual, and I'm starting to worry about my mental health; I'm not certain but I think I may be suffering from depression or be at risk of suffering from depression, this isn't my first time in this situation tho... View more

Lately I've been crying a lot more than usual, and I'm starting to worry about my mental health; I'm not certain but I think I may be suffering from depression or be at risk of suffering from depression, this isn't my first time in this situation though I've seen a few psychologists and counsellors in the past. I have no energy to pull myself out of bed in the mornings, lack the motivation to do most things, am constantly tired, I'm extremely irritable and snap at anything, I'm unable to concentrate or remember stuff, I literally have a headache all day everyday, I keep breaking down into tears, always feel guilty/miserable/frustrated and overall just feel like absolute shit all the time. Does anyone think I should go seek help from my local GP or am I just overreacting?

My-name-is-Jono im finding things hard
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I constantly feel alone/empty even with people around me. I used to hang out with friends but they all slowly left me and now they go to parties and stuff like that and I don't even get mentioned to go, no one even talks to me on social media anymore... View more

I constantly feel alone/empty even with people around me. I used to hang out with friends but they all slowly left me and now they go to parties and stuff like that and I don't even get mentioned to go, no one even talks to me on social media anymore. over about 6 years ive got into gaming and used to play it with those friends (made it like my little safe place), now i find it to be the only thing I do but when I play games I still feel so empty and isolated inside cause i have no one to play with. Every time i sit down and turn on my computer i just cry. I'm trying to get help through the school and GP but only have recently started. its coming up to the weekend and i don't know if i can keep going like this cause i have a unhealthy relationship with my ex and i wont be able to even go on my computer or go to the gp+school psych till Wednesday. all i want is to connect to people and live a normal life instead of letting my social anxiety take control. ive felt like ive ruined all the connections with people at school and lost all motivation to even try at school.

Morganan Tried everything, nothing gets better
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Depression & Anxiety. Counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, & medications. No improvement. Help.

Depression & Anxiety. Counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, & medications. No improvement. Help.

islagreen Feeling alone
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For the past couple of weeks I've been feeling so alone. It sort of started because the two friends I'm closest to out of my 4 friends are a lot closer to each other than they are to me. They tell each other everything, and I find major things out a ... View more

For the past couple of weeks I've been feeling so alone. It sort of started because the two friends I'm closest to out of my 4 friends are a lot closer to each other than they are to me. They tell each other everything, and I find major things out a couple of days or even weeks later because I'm not valued in the group and no one really cares about me. They do things without me and when I confronted them about it they denied hanging out without me on purpose and blamed it on our schedules which doesn't make sense because they don't even know my schedule. It's genuinely getting to me and the more they leave me out the more upset I become and everything they do is adding up. I feel as if I can't talk to anyone because I'm not comfortable talking to them anymore. Whenever I text them they read it and don't reply, even when I know they're active. I know this seems so insignificant but I can't stop crying about it. It was also my birthday today and again this seems so stupid but I compared the posts they made on my Facebook timeline to the posts they made on each other's and mine is around a third long of what they wrote for the other person. It's not like I'm new to the group- I've been best friends with them for longer than they've known each other. I just feel so left out and undervalued all the time, and the one day that is meant for me they leave it until the last minute to wish me a happy birthday when they called each other in the mornings of each other's birthdays. I know this whole post seems petty and irrational but there are so many instances where I've been a backup friend to them and I'm so sick and tired of it. I've even begun to go to the bathroom during class just to cry because I'm so stressed and unhappy and I need to get it all out. Some days are alright and others are terrible, and today was one of the worst. Sorry for the length of this post.

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