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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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daisyqueen Lonely and abandoned
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I feel like I can't talk to anyone. Like I can connect with anyone like I used to be able to. I've lost so many friends because I've fallen into this pit of..idk what it is in all honesty. I just wish that I could think of things to talk about. I fee... View more

I feel like I can't talk to anyone. Like I can connect with anyone like I used to be able to. I've lost so many friends because I've fallen into this pit of..idk what it is in all honesty. I just wish that I could think of things to talk about. I feel like everyone is against me and that no one likes me. I feel like people talk behind my back about me so it makes me shut down and off even more. It's like this with my family too. I want to ask my parents if I should see someone but I'm kinda iffy about it because I don't know if I actually do. I just finished year 12. Do I keep my mouth shut and hope it gets better? I'm at a loss. Any advice would be great. Thank you. Its so hard to get out what I feel because I don't know how to explain it all.

abigail_rose i feel my anxiety is making me miss out on life
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i started getting anxiety a year ago. it has progressively gotten worse and is starting to haunt me, i feel that i am missing out on friends and being sociable because i am afraid. it is making me sad and lonely and even more anxious. while everyone ... View more

i started getting anxiety a year ago. it has progressively gotten worse and is starting to haunt me, i feel that i am missing out on friends and being sociable because i am afraid. it is making me sad and lonely and even more anxious. while everyone else is making new friends i am too afraid to put myself out there. i have been through a lot in the past 2 years and i feel like it is starting to have a very negative impact on my life. i think i should see a councelor. i cant keep feeling this way. i know that i need help. it effects me in my job and with my friends. i am afraid i am going to end up with no one. please help me

Extremely_Confused Completely Confused
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I have been with my boyfriend for almost 5 years now. We have lived together for just over 2 years. Prior to our dating, I had a tonne of friends and was generally quite happy. As time wore on, my friends and I started to drift apart due to him not l... View more

I have been with my boyfriend for almost 5 years now. We have lived together for just over 2 years. Prior to our dating, I had a tonne of friends and was generally quite happy. As time wore on, my friends and I started to drift apart due to him not liking them and I have not been able to make more friends as he does not have many friends of his own. I am quite close with his family, as he is mine, but he is quite vocal to me about my parents and the decisions they make. I have been usually quite happy in this relationship but lately I am questioning if I truly love him. When I have these thoughts, I find his usual caring nature, overbearing and him wanting to spend time with me irritates me. I don't feel like I can speak to him about how I am feeling. I feel almost trapped in my own mind. My family love and adore him, I have no friends to speak to, and I don't feel like this is something I could speak with him about. He takes care of me and really is a lovely guy, I'm not sure if I am bored, or scared of the serious relationship. He often wants to have sex and for the last six months I just have not been interested at all. Then we argue because I am not into it. If I do go out, say for a couple of days with work, I feel guilty for leaving him. I just don't know how to decide if I still love him or not. I am so confused and almost feel trapped due to the fact that we live together, I would have no where to live if things were to end, my family absolutely adore him, etc. please help!

askingforafriend How to help my friend who thinks they have depression
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My friend is unsure whether they have depression. The beyondblue chat is currently closed so I offered to be like a helped and talk to them about their situation. Except I don't know what to say. I just need something that will make them feel better ... View more

My friend is unsure whether they have depression. The beyondblue chat is currently closed so I offered to be like a helped and talk to them about their situation. Except I don't know what to say. I just need something that will make them feel better until the beyondblue chat opens again. This person feels they were born in the wrong body and have developed anorexia. They feel upset about they're body and are feeling down. Please help!!

Tcs466 Im not sure what else to do anymore
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Im 21 years old and roughly 2 years ago i would of been known as the life of the party, popular i guess, a very social out going person. Now im bed bound most of the time when im not at work. going out just stresses me out. im constantly over thinkin... View more

Im 21 years old and roughly 2 years ago i would of been known as the life of the party, popular i guess, a very social out going person. Now im bed bound most of the time when im not at work. going out just stresses me out. im constantly over thinking my actions and i mean every action, even walking. I never even use to think what someone else would think about me and now im worried about what strangers passing by think. i hate meeting new people. ive lost any sex drive. im sick of being alone but meeting girls or going on dates is something i freak out about so much i dont want to even attempt it. Recently i just moved from a small town to the gold coast. something that i always wanted to do its always been my dream. Since i was little i was inlove with the beach. when i first left the house to start my 12 hour journey a couple of boxes fell of my roof racks my clothes were scattered along the road and instantly went into an anxiety attack and was going to give up on the move but i was determined to get here so while still mid melt down i gathered my stuff off the road and pushed on now im here and ive got a job and still nothing. i still break down like twice a week. i dont want to go do anything. i dont want to try new experiences. ive gone to the beach once since ive been and just like everything i use to love and be excited for i just cant be bothered I quit smoking and weed to try and clear my mind remove my demons and still no help I go to gym to stay active and that does nothing. Ive tried councelling once but crying in front of a complete stranger ruined the chance of me ever going back and trying that again There is just a constant voice in my head all day long with only dark/negative things to say. even when im in a comversation i tend to zone out and just hear that voice again. Im just running out of ideas. i dont want to be like this anymore. i want to be how i use to be. Its got to the point where like i would never kill myself id never do that to my family but idk. i guess im just exhausted of pushing myself to keep going. If anyone feels even remotely how i do id like to keep in contact. help each other out.

ace1998 ROCD? HELP.
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Hi, I'm not sure how to start this but I guess I'll explain how I've been feeling and what I've been thinking. In February 2016 I got into a major fight with my boyfriend of 5 years and felt like he was going to leave me which made me have a severe a... View more

Hi, I'm not sure how to start this but I guess I'll explain how I've been feeling and what I've been thinking. In February 2016 I got into a major fight with my boyfriend of 5 years and felt like he was going to leave me which made me have a severe anxiety attack. After that I never felt the same and began to have intrusive thoughts about my relationship and if I should stay in it. When I tried breaking up with my boyfriend I became quite depressed and realised I wanted to be with him still. I know I love him deep down but I don't feel the way I once did. I keep getting thoughts like "do you love him?" And then check up on my feelings. I have days that I feel like I'm going back to our normal selves but have days where the thoughts become more instructive. I'm scared that he's going to leave me and become obsessively jealous when he's not around me that someone else is going to get his attention. I want to spend my life with him and I want things to go back to the way they were but I feel like I'm just numb and anxious. My sex drive has been dead since the fight but I still enjoy sex with him. Sometimes I think "is this ROCD or am I falling out of love?"But even the thought of falling out of love with him makes me so depressed. When I am next to him I feel fine and I want his company all the time. When I'm alone I get very bad. I love him so much and I feel so guilty for feeling this way. Please help me, what is wrong with me?I feel so down all the time. Always irritated and angry at everything. I want to feel like myself again... I can't wait to hear back from someone.

MyNameIs Advice
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Hello, I am a teenage girl currently attending high school and I have been diagnosed with anxiety. I see a therapist every 2-4 weeks and it has been helping a lot. Although, I noticed over the last few days that I have been hearing things that aren't... View more

Hello, I am a teenage girl currently attending high school and I have been diagnosed with anxiety. I see a therapist every 2-4 weeks and it has been helping a lot. Although, I noticed over the last few days that I have been hearing things that aren't there such as music, whispering and people saying things. I eventually notice that I am imagining what I am hearing and end up very confused. There are no "voices" per say and the sounds are not a threat to myself or others but they have been making me feel anxious. I really would like some advice, Thank you

Spence01 Completely confused
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I moved to Australia feb 2015, in march I met my boyfriend and we have been together ever since. We have been engaged since march this year. The problem is I am overwhelmingly homesick, to the point where I have told him when my visa expires I will b... View more

I moved to Australia feb 2015, in march I met my boyfriend and we have been together ever since. We have been engaged since march this year. The problem is I am overwhelmingly homesick, to the point where I have told him when my visa expires I will be returning home. As soon as the words were out of my mouth I was heartbroken, and he was also devastated. We have been arguing a lot and I have been miserable here, feeling very alone a lot of the time. And he has said that he wouldn't be prepared to move back to my home country which makes me feel like he doesn't care as much as I do. But I still don't know if I'm making the right decision by leaving because I do love him so much.

Mr__kipper These demons aren't real are they?
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Hi! Im only thirteen but I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression which makes me a peculiararity to my happiness infested school. But inevitably I have doubted that I have "problems" that all my depression is simply a construct of my imagina... View more

Hi! Im only thirteen but I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression which makes me a peculiararity to my happiness infested school. But inevitably I have doubted that I have "problems" that all my depression is simply a construct of my imagination that I am just a monster unnable to feel happiness a really selfish cold-hearted monster at that. I feel just quite simply a bad person with a mind that finds it obligatory to mess everything up. Anyway that was my tedious rant please prove me wrong Mr.Kip

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