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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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buhlush Loving Someone With Depression
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Okay so to be 100% clear, I just want to start with the fact that I know my boyfriend has depression and some other mental issues, as he has seen many psychologist and psychiatrists over the past three years who have all confirmed his mental state. S... View more

Okay so to be 100% clear, I just want to start with the fact that I know my boyfriend has depression and some other mental issues, as he has seen many psychologist and psychiatrists over the past three years who have all confirmed his mental state. So this isn't just him being sad or moody some of the time - he really has depression. It gets hard sometimes. He can get very, very moody, and it used to affect me in a really negative way. I stopped caring about a lot of things, such as my grades and my friendship group. I lost interest in nearly everything I had once thoroughly enjoyed. Once the relationship ended for the first time, my parents had said they believed it was his impression that had made me become the mess I was. And I suppose I believed them. But now we are back together, and I constantly find myself worrying. He's so moody, and so hard to read, I keep trying to tell myself that I have done nothing wrong (when I truly haven't), and that it is just his depression making him this way. But these moods also make me reconsider our relationship, and whether I'm making him happy. He says all the time I am, but I still worry. Someone please help!

Dunnowhattoput relationship struggles need help
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I came to this forum because i don't really know who to speak to. Ive been with my boyfriend for a little over 12 months now. about 4 months ago he cheated on me. we had been going through a really rough patch for about 2 months before it tho and the... View more

I came to this forum because i don't really know who to speak to. Ive been with my boyfriend for a little over 12 months now. about 4 months ago he cheated on me. we had been going through a really rough patch for about 2 months before it tho and the night he cheated we had kinda discussed breaking up but weren't going to decide anything until we could properly sit down and discuss everything and sort it all out hoping there was another chance for us, however he cheated and we broke up before i knew about this, i then found out and i called him so upset telling him to not contact me anymore because of all the pain he had caused me (there had been a lot of him hurting me with his words and previous actions and not caring at all and no respect for me) but because i am who i am in a small country town a month or so later i took him back because he had promised he had changed and sorted everything. well now 4 months later his gone back to showing little interest and taking me for granted and leaving me so upset all the time and making me feel so suspicious of what he is always up to. i put in everything i have for him and struggle not to. I know the logic thing is to end things but without him i have no one. I live in a tiny country town with all my friends going away to Uni so i literally would have none, and moving away isn't an option for me right now. I just don't know what to do and really need some support. I don't know how much longer i can do this but i also don't know if i can live without him and live alone for a whole year with no friends or anything because without him in my life i have no friends. Can someone please show me some guidance, Im really struggling.

Saltnlight Family issue's
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I feel like anything i do my parents will not be proud, they are constantly putting me down, pointing out the things i did wrong insteed of right. Sometimes it get to much i cant take it anymore. I'm 23 but feel like a child to them. I with i didnt h... View more

I feel like anything i do my parents will not be proud, they are constantly putting me down, pointing out the things i did wrong insteed of right. Sometimes it get to much i cant take it anymore. I'm 23 but feel like a child to them. I with i didnt have live here i just want to run away sometimes . Any advice?

LinkTheCosplayer 20, unemployed, feel worthless.
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I honestly need some words of guidance/wisdom right now im 20 years old and for the past year and a half i have been applying for so many jobs and have only managed to hear back from 2 people which i failed at interviews with. Alot of places wont hir... View more

I honestly need some words of guidance/wisdom right now im 20 years old and for the past year and a half i have been applying for so many jobs and have only managed to hear back from 2 people which i failed at interviews with. Alot of places wont hire me because i have no retail experience and all i really need is a chance. This is starting to make me really stressed out, depressed and even ruins my self worth as a young adult whos supposed to be independent by now but still relays on mum and dad for pocket money which i hate so much because i feel like a leech or free loader off them hence why i don't ask for alot of money and as a result i cant really do things i enjoy or do on many dates with the person im seeing right now. any body else in similar position or have been? I just want advice..i almost feel like posting my resume up on a wall in the city for people to take lol agh but really this is getting to me.

Ellemay How do you cope
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There is plenty of talk about anxiety and depression and the help that is available but what about after someone you loved and cared about took there own life what do we do then how do we come to terms with this tragic loss my best friend was only 24... View more

There is plenty of talk about anxiety and depression and the help that is available but what about after someone you loved and cared about took there own life what do we do then how do we come to terms with this tragic loss my best friend was only 24 years old she was smart, caring, funny and beautiful truely one of a kind she was healthy and athletic she was spiritual and loved doing and teaching yoga she wanted to be an interpersonal councillor she had her hole life ahead of her. What do we do,the ones left behind the ones who didn't know such a happy loving person could want to leave this earth are we not meant to understand why or is there another way to ease this pain in my heart.

darce What is this feeling
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I have a weight in my chest that makes is hard to breathe or sleep or eat or move and it's getting bigger and I don't know what to do

I have a weight in my chest that makes is hard to breathe or sleep or eat or move and it's getting bigger and I don't know what to do

unicornsaregood Social Anxiety + Bulimia recovery tips?
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So with first year uni starting in a few weeks, I'm feeling soso nervous about not being able to make friends/ that people won't like me because of my awkwardness and my weight. I keep trying to remind myself that my worth isn't in my weight, but my ... View more

So with first year uni starting in a few weeks, I'm feeling soso nervous about not being able to make friends/ that people won't like me because of my awkwardness and my weight. I keep trying to remind myself that my worth isn't in my weight, but my ed has been getting even worse as uni approaches. I've gained around 8kg in around two weeks and have been too scared to meet up with old high school friends out of fear of judgement. Tonight I'm meant to be having a prefect dinner but everyone is so extroverted and gorgeous and I'm completely panicking, and low key want to just flake, but I know I'll feel completely horrible for doing that because I'll be scared of the others for judging me harshly. For those who have struggled with all this, any tips and coping strategies?

zonk Lost and confused
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I have been feeling rather upset and lonely lately. I've tried talking to mates but I hate opening up I like this guy and he is super sweet but I feel like running in the opposite direction. Because everyone that is nice to me leaves, so maybe if I p... View more

I have been feeling rather upset and lonely lately. I've tried talking to mates but I hate opening up I like this guy and he is super sweet but I feel like running in the opposite direction. Because everyone that is nice to me leaves, so maybe if I push him away he can't hurt me. I don't know what to do anymore.

SweetAmara I just went to run away from my life.
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I'm twenty-one years-old and struggling with severe anxiety, both Social and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I am studying at TAFE full time and University (online) full time, I help out at home where I live with my parents. I volunteer and I do catalo... View more

I'm twenty-one years-old and struggling with severe anxiety, both Social and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I am studying at TAFE full time and University (online) full time, I help out at home where I live with my parents. I volunteer and I do catalogue deliveries because I can't find more substantial work at the moment. I was supposed to have graduated from university the other day; but due to getting behind last year because of my anxiety Of late, both my grandparents have been hospitalized, my mother underwent surgery and I underwent some medical testing. I was helping at home a lot and also helping my grandparents too. I also act as carer to my aunt. On top of all this, my boyfriend (who lives overseas) has been through a lot recently, and I have been trying to provide him with emotional support. I truly feel like I don't dream or look forward to the future at all. I feel so trapped in my life and due to all these demands (mainly from my family) my studies and future have truly taken a backseat. I feel like I am never going to advance and due to that I have no motivation towards my life right now. That and being just plain exhausted from trying to help as best I can. It causes me a lot of anxiety and due to my fear of intimacy, I unknowingly distance from myself from my boyfriend when I know that he just wants to help me. I want to find a better way to approach his help, rather than responding in my anxiety-ridden attitude. I can't take time off from my studies or explain to my family that I am struggling because I am constantly told that I am lazy, uncommitted and a liar. I have thought endlessly about running away from my life; but with no money, I feel trapped in this life that is not at all what I want. I want to do things with my life, travel, own my FIRST car; but right now I am static and I am stunted, I can't see a way out, just that I'll continue to disappoint everyone and myself. Thank you for reading all this and please, any advice is greatly appreciated.

SweetAmara Lost. I have no idea how to move forward.
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Hi all, I have been diagnosed with general anxiety, social anxiety and depression, I am beginning counselling which I find really difficult; but I have a feeling I am actually bipolar. I raised these issues with my doctor and was told categorically t... View more

Hi all, I have been diagnosed with general anxiety, social anxiety and depression, I am beginning counselling which I find really difficult; but I have a feeling I am actually bipolar. I raised these issues with my doctor and was told categorically that "what I meant to say" was that my parents are very critical not emotionally abusive/controlling. That kind of attitude makes attending counselling scary for me. As well as during my first session when she told me to "Calm down!" which truly embarrassed me. I have struggled a lot over the past year or so and have been admitted to hospital. I have had another health issues as well. I spent nearly all of last year sick in fear and anxiety. My parents pushed me to begin uni straight after finishing school, I didn't want to, I wanted to find a job; but they told me I had to so I did. I have made very little progress over the past 4-5 years and now I am trying to finish this year so I can go on to a Masters in Teaching. There are many other things I want to do that I don't feel I can. I finished a TAFE course last year, so now I am looking for work. My boyfriend lives in the US and I desperately want to go see him; but I have already been told "it's not time yet." I have to buy a car, save up, then I can go if they approve. We've been together two years this year and I already know that when we chose to get married will be heavily scrutinised. My mother has already said I can't move in with him when he moves here, because she'll be angry with me. I feel like everything in my life is determined by my parents, I have no control and I constantly feel unbearably anxious. When I approach these issues, I am called a "liar," "lazy" etc. for not achieving my goals and not feeling good about myself, even though I do try. Like I have said before, I feel suffocated, my anxiety is completely unbearable to live and I find it hard to function at all. I don't feel supported outside of a few friends and my boyfriend. But I am generally terrified. Terrified of disappointing everyone. I already have no self confidence and no independence, even ringing about a job is terrifying. But I just don't how to blossom in an environment where I am under so much scrutiny and I can't leave without possibly severing ties.

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