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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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_-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

Daisy08 Excluded from uni course, please help
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Hi, After my second year of Uni, I was excluded from my course for failing too many subjects. I was initially on academic probation. I have found the counsellors at uni unhelpful, and it's unclear if I can re enrol into my course. Some say it require... View more

Hi, After my second year of Uni, I was excluded from my course for failing too many subjects. I was initially on academic probation. I have found the counsellors at uni unhelpful, and it's unclear if I can re enrol into my course. Some say it requires study at another institution, which I haven't don't, and wouldn't even know where to start. i was really successful in school and know I am more than capable to study. I am depressed and lazy and really lack motivation, making Uni hard where self-motivation is essential. I'm also a shy and very socially anxious person, and find university life very daunting. I would often not go just because I was scared of the other students, even though I know it's silly. the worst part is i have kept it all a secret from my parents, who are very pushy and would be furious with me. I'm so tired of lying to them. has anyone been in this situation? Or know how to get the best outcome out of this? I really want to go back to uni to study, especially and I've nearly finished the course, and the career I dream of needs a university degree.

Maui757 Struggling to Keep Up
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Hi guys, I haven't posted in a while, but I'm feeling weighed down and need some support. I'm an engineering student coming into my last year of study in a couple of weeks. I worked extra hard last year to pick up my grades, and got myself a full tim... View more

Hi guys, I haven't posted in a while, but I'm feeling weighed down and need some support. I'm an engineering student coming into my last year of study in a couple of weeks. I worked extra hard last year to pick up my grades, and got myself a full time job in an engineering placement at a mine 3 hours from my home, boyfriend and friends. Luckily it was near my parents' place (I've lived out of home for 6 years while at uni) so it wasn't the worst, but I find change hard to cope with and I didn't cope well for the first month of living back with my parents. I also didn't get a break. I went straight from full time uni and a part time job to my first ever full time job in an engineering placement, and I will be going straight from that into full time uni again in 2 weeks, where I will have to do my thesis and last year of uni, which is going to be super stressful. I'm struggling to cope. I'm lapsing back into my depression, my anxiety is getting worse, I can't think straight, and I don't have time for a break, though I know I desperately need one. I don't even have time to go and see my psych until I get to Perth, I see my boyfriend once a fortnight if I'm lucky, and my friends even less. I'm also a perfectionist, so I work 50 hours a week at my current job to impress my supervisor in the hopes of getting offered a graduate position (dream goal right there). I'm burning myself out before uni even starts, and uni is a huge trigger for my depression and anxiety on a GOOD day!! So what can I do to get through all this!? It's eating away at me slowly but surely. I can feel old habits sliding back into place, and I don't have the energy to stop the negative thoughts from taking over. I'm desperately trying to hold myself together for my last 2 weeks of work before I go back to uni, in the hopes that I will be able to magically pick myself up once I'm at uni. Work has all my attention at the moment, and I'm out of ideas on how I can keep it together for the rest of the year... Any advice will be appreciated. I'm sorry for the confusing post, I tried to keep it short but it's hard because there are so many factors!!! I'm just feeling pretty low and defeated, and I know I've got to keep putting one foot in front of the other, but the more I do it, the weaker I get. My reserves are getting low, and I really can't afford to have a mental snap anytime soon!!!

joyfuljess express and destress
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Hi? Is that how you start one of these of do you just delve right into it? So there is no one topic for typing this down, it's more of an outlet to get rid of all these thoughts and feelings inside my head. I've always been anxious for more than half... View more

Hi? Is that how you start one of these of do you just delve right into it? So there is no one topic for typing this down, it's more of an outlet to get rid of all these thoughts and feelings inside my head. I've always been anxious for more than half my life, whether it was dealing with social situations or simply just everyday activities. I am no stranger to anxiety/panic attacks, since coming more aware of my anxiety and triggers I don't have them as much but this morning I could feel myself on the verge of having one and found myself crying asking my mum to stay home from work. I'm currently looking for work and will be starting a course in April, so for the time being iv been an active job seeker and working with an employment provider who yesterday told me they had a "possible" job interview for me to attend tomorrow. So naturally that played on my mind all night which rolled over to this morning and I don't know why i was so anxious and stressed, maybe it was the fact that I didn't know where the area of the job was located or that I was just scared and nervous of being faced with a possible new opportunity but it really struck a chord with me. Even now as i type this down, i am dreading the sound of phone ringing and them confirming the interview, my phone made a noise from a message and that made my heart skip a little. I don't know if i am being dramatic, everyone i know does say i'm a hypochondriac so who knows but i just feel overwhelmed and i needed to vent.

Yazz MANAGING ANXIETY WHILST OUT OF THE HOUSE!
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Hello! So i'm a newbie here and I'm looking for any tips or tricks that anyone can give me in regards to managing my anxiety whilst being away from my home (my safe zone). The anxiety started up at the end of 2015 (lost my job and long time friendshi... View more

Hello! So i'm a newbie here and I'm looking for any tips or tricks that anyone can give me in regards to managing my anxiety whilst being away from my home (my safe zone). The anxiety started up at the end of 2015 (lost my job and long time friendship) and it has only gotten worse since. Last year was a massive challenge for me, my anxiety started to spike up and ever since ive moved back home, its just gotten even more horrible! I experienced my first panic attack while i went out walking one night. Experienced another attack at the beginning of this year but in my own home!! Now that was terrifying... my home has become my safe zone and just the thought of having an attack in my safe zone scared the hell outta me! It felt like i was going to die...and the only thing i could of thought that would have brought it on was the Coles man delivery my grocery's.... it's gotten to a point where i havent left the house in over a year and the thought of leaving my house scares me... i even now have anxiety when ever someone shows up to the house! Ive been getting help from Headspace but haven't booked any appointments for this year as just the thought of leaving my house give me anxiety! Any advice would be appreciated thank you! I'm a 19 year old girl by the way

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