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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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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.

immy19 Constant feelings of depression etc.
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I'm 15 and I've been dealing with both severe depression and anxiety for a few months. It started getting worse after my boyfriend broke up with me and it's been increasingly more difficult with the way he treated me/ I treated him. On top of that I ... View more

I'm 15 and I've been dealing with both severe depression and anxiety for a few months. It started getting worse after my boyfriend broke up with me and it's been increasingly more difficult with the way he treated me/ I treated him. On top of that I have little friends at school - nobody I can talk to if I need it or nobody I can be with without feeling awkward and uncomfortable. From the break up I have trust issues, I don't trust myself to be friends with anyone because I might hurt them and myself. I'm very scared to open myself up and I'm worried I've done everyone wrong. I'm always trying to fix my mistakes but now I'm not sure why or who for. I'm always tired out and crying. I am struggling in school with workload, bullying, isolation and concentration. I have constant feelings and thoughts of giving up entirely. I also feel scared and very very alone, even know I have the support of my parents, who I don't want to talk to because I don't want to worry them. My relationship with my dad isn't the best either, and my 12 year old sister makes it difficult. This depressed feeling never leaves, no matter what I try to distract myself etc. And some days it gets really bad to the point I get physically and mentally stuck and I have thoughts. I don't know how to cope properly or fix this. I'm just alone and confused

Foreverlove22 Lost..i don't know what to do any more...
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I think i may have anxiety and depression i remember the day i first felt this way, i was in year 2 at achool, and i just had these thoughts in my head your not pretty like her all those thing and this was also around the time my uncle had committed ... View more

I think i may have anxiety and depression i remember the day i first felt this way, i was in year 2 at achool, and i just had these thoughts in my head your not pretty like her all those thing and this was also around the time my uncle had committed suicide and my aunty was a couple weeks later...i over head mum and dad talking about it, they obviously did didn't tell me this is what happened we were so young, so im not sure if this has anything to do with it but every since then i have had ups and downs but have managed but lately its got rough... i just dont wanna feel like this any more... i worry all the time what people think of me and there is always a voice in my head putting me down... im 25 now and just had to get it out...

Minsushi Why does messiness trigger me so much
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Hey guys there's a problem I came across not a long while ago that really bothered me. So I was cleaning my table and tidying things up when I suddenly felt a rush of anger. I realised it was because my desk was so messy I didn't know where to start ... View more

Hey guys there's a problem I came across not a long while ago that really bothered me. So I was cleaning my table and tidying things up when I suddenly felt a rush of anger. I realised it was because my desk was so messy I didn't know where to start from and I got stressed over how long the tidying was going to take me. I felt so angry I grabbed a few books and bashed them on the bed and knocked a few things on the ground on purpose to make some noise. My parents asked what was going on and I told them I just accidently drop some things. The bashing and dropping temporarily relieved me but when I saw the mess I made I became even madder. So in the end I started to throw things where I can't see them and once they were out of my sight I was calm again. I know this might just be me being lazy and not wanting to clean properly but the way how I acted really scared me. The anger literally came from nowhere. One second I was humming a song and the next I got so stressed I started to violently throw things. This happens every time when I see something is messy and requires me to spend a long time tidying. So is it just me or can someone relate?

Briss Not sure what is going on
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Last year I had a lot of energy and used to go at full speed all the time, I was managing working, full time studying, seeing friends, seeing family, going out and everything. I also was really into running and used to get up and try go for a run mos... View more

Last year I had a lot of energy and used to go at full speed all the time, I was managing working, full time studying, seeing friends, seeing family, going out and everything. I also was really into running and used to get up and try go for a run most days. I was switching courses into exactly what I wanted but this year has been a total mess. I don't know what happened one day everything was together and the next i was feeling horrible, exhausted had no energy was forgetting things, struggling to get out of bed, I would go to work come home and stay in bed. As soon as i started loosing it two of my closest friends stopped speaking to me and told me I was a horrible friend etc. I thought it was getting better and I was coming out of the weird mood I was in but it has been more than four months now and its not changing, some days i feel like maybe I'm okay but for every good day there are a lot more bad ones, I can't concentrate or focus on my studies, I'm not doing very well, I'm stressed all the time, I quit my job and haven't been motivated to find another, I don't engage in many social activities as I am always exhausted and if I do i get stressed and have no energy for other things, I don't feel like i have time for anything, but i am also not doing anything. I'm always tired, i get a full 7 hours sleep and wake up feeling exhausted and go back to sleep for another 3-4 hours and still feel tired, i struggle to get out of bed and just want to sleep and watch movies. I don't know what is going on, i don't feel like i have a right to feel like this but i cant stop it. Ive tried telling doctors how tired I am and I've had blood tests to check my iron and thyroid etc. but they cant find anything wrong. I feel sick all the time and just wish i could stay in bed. Its coming to final assignments and exam time at university and i don't know how I'm going to make it through i just feel so pathetic and I don't know what to do.

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