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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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Emen Life problems I dont know how to solve
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Hi I am new to this and not really sure how to express myself but I feel like there are problems in my life that are only getting increasingly detrimental as I get older and I can no longer sweep it under the carpet. To give a little background and c... View more

Hi I am new to this and not really sure how to express myself but I feel like there are problems in my life that are only getting increasingly detrimental as I get older and I can no longer sweep it under the carpet. To give a little background and context to this, I am a 22yo male recently graduated from uni, living with my parents with a casual job and unable to progress to the next phase of my life. While I know its just a matter of time for this to pass there has been an aspect of my life that has been a plague to me ever since puberty. As it stands right now I have never had a relationship and as someone with an INTJ personality type I know I shouldnt overly concern myself with it at this age nor does it bother me that much. The reason I am here is because as I get older I get increasingly lonely, as I have friends that are there for me, but as they move on in their own life I cant rely on them for all my social and physical needs. Situations have risen in the past where I could have gotten close to people but something inside me triggers that makes me ruin it or cut all ties from them entirely. I am a very solitary person and feel like its my own responsibility to resolve my own problems and I have managed well to this point. However there is issue in my life that I have done nothing about apart from bury it and hope I can move past it with time. This issue stems from the fact that I was severely abused (mostly physically initially, more mentally as I became older) by my mother from birth up to even now, albeit significantly less. As this being the normal state of being since my existence I never thought myself affected or even in an abnormal situation. At the age of around 14 I became aware of my situation as I matured emotionally enough to view myself as an independent entity (as opposed to the lifeless husk I felt like living as a child), which led to depression and just generally being confused with life. After many years of soul searching and trying to repair myself to an acceptable level where I feel like a normal human being, I have found myself at an impasse, where in I dont have the ability to receive or reciprocate any form of love or anything beyond a superficial connection with anyone (including family) in my life. Right now there is someone in my life that I can form a relationship with, however, as with in the past, I find myself extremely disgusted at any form of companionship or commitment with another person. How do I continue?

JN77 Am I apathetic?
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Hi, I'm just kinda asking this out of curiosity. I find it hard to show sympathy. Like, almost impossible. I normally just pretend. Years of practice have perfected this skill. It makes me feel dirty afterwards though, if you know what I mean. When e... View more

Hi, I'm just kinda asking this out of curiosity. I find it hard to show sympathy. Like, almost impossible. I normally just pretend. Years of practice have perfected this skill. It makes me feel dirty afterwards though, if you know what I mean. When everyone else is genuinely caring, I actually feel nothing at all. Examples are funerals, pet deaths, injury, cancer etc. It's like not caring about anyone, but of course, I do. They're family. I moved out of home (I'm 16 btw), and I don't miss anyone or anything either. 0% homesick. In fact, I haven't even called my parents. It's like those 16 years in that house never happened. Damn weird. I also find laughing or being excited really difficult. Faking laughter is harder than faking "I'm sorry to hear that." You think I'm seriously messed up, just a little messed up, or is all this normal? Cheers

Nibibo Does BB do support groups?
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I was just wondering whether BB does social work, where like suffers come together and talk about their problems? Based in western sydney? Like in the movies from america lol? Cheers

I was just wondering whether BB does social work, where like suffers come together and talk about their problems? Based in western sydney? Like in the movies from america lol? Cheers

Saraneedsyourhelp Why is this happening to me and how do I stop it?
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Hi my name is sara and I am a good girl, I never do the bad things in my life and I am always good to people but with me, it is very easy for me to cry over small and stupid things. like for example when I asked my mum to put me some food on my plate... View more

Hi my name is sara and I am a good girl, I never do the bad things in my life and I am always good to people but with me, it is very easy for me to cry over small and stupid things. like for example when I asked my mum to put me some food on my plate she would laugh and say 'I just want to eat' and sometimes when my sister tells me to move I get upset easily and after I get upset, I get depressed and I don't stop thinking about that small situation all day, even people are annoyed with me because they think I am making up a story and that make me cry even more. I and 22 years old and don't have any friends. I was bullied at school, I would be little miss nothing and my 21 year old sister would be little miss perfect/ popular. I have suffered a lot as a kid and I feel like I am oversensitive, I just want to stop these feelings. And that's is not all, I had this boy telling me that I was a psychopath just because I yelled at him over the phone but he was the one who hurt me by telling me that I will never have kids and I didn't like it when he said that because I love kids and kids love me and I really want kids of my own one day. I fell as if no one wants to be around me or speak to me just because Im that sensitive and I really want to me like others - strong, not sensitive, happy, active, not caring what others think, not saying things like she did this or he said that to me (stuff like that, if you what I mean) Also what someone yells at me it is easy for me to cry. I wish I was more like my sister yes she yells sometimes but she forgets about it and moves on, I always say to my self 'Why can't I do that?' Look, I just need advice on how I can stop doing all those things I mentioned above, my dad thinks I need therapy and I have tried other websites but they didn't help. If someone could help me that would be great, I getting desperate. Thanks

_-Jack-_ teenage stereotype
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Hi all, Im 15 and I've recently been having some concerns about my life. I have periods of my life where i am really happy and then the periods where i am really down (this is kind of besides the point). Anyway, I spend most of my weekends sitting in... View more

Hi all, Im 15 and I've recently been having some concerns about my life. I have periods of my life where i am really happy and then the periods where i am really down (this is kind of besides the point). Anyway, I spend most of my weekends sitting in my room playing video games with my mates and i really enjoy it. I would go so far as to say that while playing video games I've had the funniest most enjoyful times of my ENITRE life. Video games give me a wall of protection, i am overweight and i feel that when playing video games no one knows that and its easier for me to be happy and have fun than person to person in real life. These happy and fun filled weekends in my room have recently started becoming less and less fun because i look on social media and snapchat to see other people my age out partying getting drunk and having fun that way. The thing is I've been there and done that, I've been drunk, I've gone out every weekend to the point that i could sleep for months. But, that all led down a weird path, which ended in the police station for theft and vandalism and since the encounter with the police i decided to stop all illegal activities and i am proud of that. So, i am loving video games but i feel guilty when i see other people the same age partying and hanging out all weekend while I'm sitting in my room playing video games. Sorry if this is just a bunch of words that don't make sense, I'm just really confused, stressed and depressed and i needed to let it out somewhere. Feel free to ask for i reply it would be good to talk about it i guess.

ljade I just feel sad
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Everything is great in my life, however I just feel sad majority of the time. This frustrates me, because I have no reason to feel this way. I went through a stage of depression in 2015, and feeling like this scares me because what if it turns out to... View more

Everything is great in my life, however I just feel sad majority of the time. This frustrates me, because I have no reason to feel this way. I went through a stage of depression in 2015, and feeling like this scares me because what if it turns out to be like it was 2 years ago? I just want to go back to feeling like me again

wafflesalex going back to school after a year out of school
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help i am a 14 year old trans boy i was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder when i was 13 i left school around that time because i was refusing to go to school but now im almost 15 and i need to go back to school so i am getting help from CAMHs to... View more

help i am a 14 year old trans boy i was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder when i was 13 i left school around that time because i was refusing to go to school but now im almost 15 and i need to go back to school so i am getting help from CAMHs to get me back into school i am on anxiety meds and seeing a therapist but i am still extremely scared and i often have panic attacks from thinking about it i am so scared an i dont know what to do please help

Nibibo Hey everyone
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This is my first post here. Abit about me I'm a 20 year old uni student. I have anxiety and I think I have depression. It's been going on for many years. I have a girlfriend 3 years and counting and no friends. She's been my support and the only pers... View more

This is my first post here. Abit about me I'm a 20 year old uni student. I have anxiety and I think I have depression. It's been going on for many years. I have a girlfriend 3 years and counting and no friends. She's been my support and the only person I'm comfortable hanging out with. I work at woolworths as a produce worker and nightfill. Always scared of going to work cause they might call me for checkouts - pretty sure I have social phobia. I want to avoid serving customers cause I'll make mistakes and be slow. I always fight with my girlfriend blaming her for everything. My mood swings bad things that happens to me just everything. She cops it always but is a trooper by staying by my side. people always label me as a shy guy, but really i love to talk and be cool but it just won't come out. I'm stuck in a shell which I can't get out of. Sometime ill get upset at night thinking I have nothing no friends no one and I hate it. People just don't want to hang around me. I'm that guy who always get chosen last in a team or something, even though I'm pretty good i dress well, clean and go to the gym overall I feel like I'm happy with my appearance. People would think im cool but when they talk to me they know I'm a loser cause I can't talk. I don't know what to do. Ima crazy over thinker, constantly paranoid and low self confidence. What do I do, it's going on for years. I've been taking this anxiety aid I got from chemist warehouse and see if it works

Username_Blank I feel like i have become one of the many that have been corrupted
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Firstly i was unsure where this topic belonged so mods if this is in the wrong place can you move it to a more appropriate place please and thank you. So I'm 23 now, with me and my bro living together(i was living alone a month ago) and I realise AND... View more

Firstly i was unsure where this topic belonged so mods if this is in the wrong place can you move it to a more appropriate place please and thank you. So I'm 23 now, with me and my bro living together(i was living alone a month ago) and I realise AND feel like i have een corrupted, allow me to explain. Money and material things have caused greed to form and taken a very strong position, on top of that my priorities have changed from needs over wants to wants over needs, i do have a reason for that funnily enough, so i will provide my reasoning, "The reason why i put my wants over my needs is because i want to get all my wants while i am alive, if i put my needs first, by the time i have evrything i need i wont have time to get all the things i want, i will(satistics accurate)die long before i get everything, PLUS if i die before getting everything i want i will feel like i failed to complete a life goal, and i don't want to let that occur, so i focus on my wants so i can get them out of the way, out of sight, out of mind" the reason why both material items and money have both corrupted me is because everything i want costs money(money imo is a unneeded item, i prefer barter, that at least never caused corruption) I also feel like the way things are developing in our world is causing my mind to sort of conform to the changes, an example, a girl gets a bf, the couple has fights, kiss, make up fight more, blah blah blah, so in my mind i feel like eventually ill be in that mindset where im metaphoricly constantly at a girls neck(i wont touch too much on the whole relationship thing) And admittedly this has corrupted me socially, but technology has corruped my mind, i don't go out and visit freinds, i use social media, voice chat programs, etc like I WOULD LIKE to prefer no technology, however I CANNOT LIVE without technology, in a way i feel a little too dependant on technology, i also feel like technology has blinded my eyes, preventing me from seeing what really matters. I guess more or less i'm just ranting, but to be honest with the way things are going i feel a really strong need to voice my opinion on the matters, i only wish i had the power to actually change the world for the better, and in all honesty if i DID have the power to change the world i would prouldly do exactly that. Sorry if this is alot to read and digest

Username_Blank I have tried so hard to keep positive
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So i walked into 2017 with an "I will not let my problems plague me anymore" attitude, but it seems like my problems just refuse to leave, i have quite litterally researched, and tried to better myself and i have failed miserably, Honestly i dunno wh... View more

So i walked into 2017 with an "I will not let my problems plague me anymore" attitude, but it seems like my problems just refuse to leave, i have quite litterally researched, and tried to better myself and i have failed miserably, Honestly i dunno what to do anymore, i feel out of options, and for those wondering i cannot afford therapy so that option is not possible. I won't say that i don't belong in this world because i wouldnt have existed without A purpose, sadly i have neither found my purpose and to be honest i think i missed my opportunity to give my life purpose, i honestly dont know anything atm

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