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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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159357 Visiting a doctor.
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Hey, i don't really know what to do when i next visit the doctors. I know i'm very depressed and moderately anxious with other things in the mix. My mum booked an appointment for my skin (acne) and i've decided to bring up my hyperhidrosis when i'm t... View more

Hey, i don't really know what to do when i next visit the doctors. I know i'm very depressed and moderately anxious with other things in the mix. My mum booked an appointment for my skin (acne) and i've decided to bring up my hyperhidrosis when i'm there, but, i don't know how to bring up the depression. I may need to pay for the psychologist if i end up going. But before that, i don't know how to explain how i am depressed, it's just been a constant thing. Bad parents, bad breakups, loneliness and being aware that many people dislike me for who i am. I just don't know what to say to the doctor and i'd be very grateful if someone were to 'teach' me how to bring it up. I'm hoping that my mum does not come with me. I'll ask her to stay outside, maybe.

Lintu01 Struggles with commitment as a lonely young man
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Hi all, I came for some advice about love and commitment. As a guy, we often don't have a variety of options or people to talk about this stuff with as men are typically "not supposed to talk about emotion" as much as women. Which shouldn't be right ... View more

Hi all, I came for some advice about love and commitment. As a guy, we often don't have a variety of options or people to talk about this stuff with as men are typically "not supposed to talk about emotion" as much as women. Which shouldn't be right because it makes people like me struggle even more. I am a 19 year old guy. I finished High School last year and am about to finish my gap year and head into University next year. Over the past 6-12 months I have become increasingly more and more lonely. I still have friends but I see them less and our catch-ups feel more and more unsatisfying, or something along those lines. I have met some women going out and what not who I have continued to speak to yet I never take the leap to dating or something further. This is where it makes no sense to me, I like to watch romantic comedies at home in bed, I long for what I see in them. To find that special someone and have this amazing, loving relationship. Yet everyone that comes my way I push away or don't even interact with. I dont know what it is exactly, probably a mix of feeling like I don't want to "inflict myself onto them" or not even trying because I pre-judge them saying "what's the point, they wont be into me anyway". I'm starting to feel more and more like I'm never going to find love (which is crazy because I'm only 19) but more importantly, more and more like I don't know myself. I don't know who I am anymore, I work and I sleep and any other time is wasted away doing nothing important or constructive. What do I do to get myself out of this rut and back into the world, meeting people and finding who I am again? -Lintu01

sad-artist Job interview
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Hi I'm 19, female I'm an artist / waitress I'm on Centrelink. My job help lady told me to apply for a job apprentice administration . I'm way under qualified you need to know how to use computer programs like excel and I don't know. I'm good with peo... View more

Hi I'm 19, female I'm an artist / waitress I'm on Centrelink. My job help lady told me to apply for a job apprentice administration . I'm way under qualified you need to know how to use computer programs like excel and I don't know. I'm good with people but I am shy. I have an interview and feel like I don't want the job. It is something I want to get into but I feel like I want to do a few short courses so I'm better suited to it. I have to attend the interview as I'm on benefits. The job is 38 hours a week is starts middle of January. It's a great opportunity but I don't feel like I'm qualified for it yet. Plus I have anxiety. What should I do or does anyone have words of wisdom

mhk_khm My Anxiety is driving me INSANE!
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I have always struggled with it. But lately, i have been so stressed at work and with my love life that my anxiety is off the charts. I constantly think that I'm dying or im sick, I feel like not one day goes by that there isn't something wrong with ... View more

I have always struggled with it. But lately, i have been so stressed at work and with my love life that my anxiety is off the charts. I constantly think that I'm dying or im sick, I feel like not one day goes by that there isn't something wrong with me. So then sets in the constant mind numbing stage, where im consumed by it, the heart palpitations, which just stresses me out even more. I am really scared that this is going to consume me, I dont know what to do. How do i stop this from ruling my life.

Shanequa Unsure why I feel depressed/anxiety
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Hi everyone I'm new to this so here we go. Im a step mum of 2 who I get along great with and have the most amazing partner and work in food catering in age care. I don't get along with my boss and some of the ladies at work due to on and off bullying... View more

Hi everyone I'm new to this so here we go. Im a step mum of 2 who I get along great with and have the most amazing partner and work in food catering in age care. I don't get along with my boss and some of the ladies at work due to on and off bullying however my job is only part time. for some reason over the last month or so I have felt so tired and unmotivated and just plain upset all the time and I can't seem to snap out of it. The only time I feel somewhat normal are when the kids come home on the weekend or when my partner is home from work. i don't know what to do about it or what's causing it. And if it's work related I feel like I can't leave so I can support my family.

Ray24 Never good enough at work
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Hi all, this is my first post so.. I am a 24yo male and have had on average 1 job per year since I was 16, and every one I have felt inferior and it affects me pretty badly. I am currently an adult apprentice, which i go to training once a week and w... View more

Hi all, this is my first post so.. I am a 24yo male and have had on average 1 job per year since I was 16, and every one I have felt inferior and it affects me pretty badly. I am currently an adult apprentice, which i go to training once a week and work 4 days a week. I am top of my class at tech and I find the electrical industry so interesting, i'd love to study it forever... but the work... My boss constantly gives unreachable deadlines, and expects me to get things perfect first time, even though i am a first year. This, along with my depression/anxiety (medicated for 4 years) is causing my feelings of inferiority to get so much worse. I strongly believe that I am not good enough at anything to even continue doing it... i feel, and am made to feel even more, like i am constantly just making mistakes, not learning quick enough, doing stupid things, daydreaming, asking the wrong questions about the wrong things (even though to me they are legitimate and serious). My tech trainer seems to think i am good enough to teach the subject to the next generation if i get qualified, but my on-site performance is apparently horrible... Also required 15 minutes early everyday, not paid but scolded if i am not (even if i am 10 mins early) Hasnt paid a single bit of my superannuation Very aggressive when teaching or "disciplining" tries to start arguements when in bad moods None of this helps my situation but it just gives you a better view of my situation. he also knows my problems but believes depression can be fixed simply by changing the way you look at stuff and can be done in a day... I dont know i could probably write a book about my issues, but i just want some advice, maybe someone else who has been through the same stuff... sorry if this sounds like im whining, but i have had some really horrible bosses and i start to think i am the problem...

159357 Controlling Tears
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Hey, just looking for some ways to control my tears as i still 2/3 nights and tear up every day. Should i first aim to fix depression or should i just toughen up and concentrate on other stress.

Hey, just looking for some ways to control my tears as i still 2/3 nights and tear up every day. Should i first aim to fix depression or should i just toughen up and concentrate on other stress.

Parmigiana Scheduled Emotional Rollercoaster
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Hey, so I'm not really new here, but it's taken me quite a while to bring myself to write and try to decide whether this is even worth a post. I've had occasional short bursts of depression and anxiety for while now, but recently they've become much ... View more

Hey, so I'm not really new here, but it's taken me quite a while to bring myself to write and try to decide whether this is even worth a post. I've had occasional short bursts of depression and anxiety for while now, but recently they've become much more frequent to the point of predictability. For the last few weeks, Wednesday to Saturday are a high note, where I can enjoy and feel good about myself, then Saturday arvo/night I lose momentum and give myself a chance to reflect on my constant mistakes, poor social interactions and embarrassments, and drop a low that lasts until Wednesday where I can't find much motivation and find most things, including just having normal conversations a chore. I wasn't planning on posting anything before, but the regularity of this has started to concern me. And even when I'm all good, things around me have started to feel a lot less real. I find myself forcing reactions to things, that should invoke natural ones. Idk, maybe I'm just overreacting and exaggerating, but something feels quite wrong.

Oats Hey not really sure where i should start here/where i belong in regards to forums.
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Hi all Not sure really where to start, pretty insecure about my whole thing but i am a 22 year old Australian male. I have been depressed on and off for about the last 3 years with the last year being the heaviest with other problems having started (... View more

Hi all Not sure really where to start, pretty insecure about my whole thing but i am a 22 year old Australian male. I have been depressed on and off for about the last 3 years with the last year being the heaviest with other problems having started (more of that later). It Started with the breaking up of myself and my girlfriend at the time while also having family problems which did not let me stay at home. After the breakup i moved away from my normal circles of support down to a house with one friend and the rest strangers. At this point in time i had never encountered something so emotionally painful. I felt incredibly numb for long periods of time which was followed by mild anxiousness. About this time i took to smoking pot, drinking a lot and promiscuous type activities (just trying to live what i thought was the normal college boy life type thing). While there were some points that felt good again i would quickly swing back into a not so good state though i trusted that i would come out again so i continued on. On top of this my concentration in my studies did so poorly that i ended up not even showing to my exams. Near the end of the year i had a health scare which prompted me to try and get back on track. (year 2) Still smoking pot i moved in with an old study friend and commenced my semester 1 study once again. However quickly i noticed my mood, smoking habits and general frantic nature negatively impacting on those around me. (Also i failed my second attempt at uni) So i looked to move, eventually back to the old house now with different tenants but that old friend who had been there previously. Anyway still smoking pot living in pretty bad conditions, i eventually have a breakdown of sorts doctors called it a drug induced psychosis (thought i was going to die). Ended up in hospital and then a ward for a while. (yr 3)(stopped smoking pot) This year has been a incredibly painful full of paranoia, anxiety and depression I strove to take it on alone and managed kinda(though i did have a pretty bad anxiety session mixed with pangs of paranoia), eventually lost the job i was in and moved back home. Alot better now however i feel fragile and would love support but i find it so hard to let talk about this stuff. There is more than i have written and i know it is disjointed however i really just don't know where to begin and sometimes i feel like i just need a hand because i am feeling really out of my depth and really sad.

mej210390 Has anyone out there ever considered running away from their current life and starting over fresh in a new place (Country, State, City/Town)?
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Either due to bad experiences, in a rut, lots of hang ups/hurts, hates the people around them, feels the lack of accomplishment, in their current setting? I want to know your feelings? I am currently 26, live in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and cu... View more

Either due to bad experiences, in a rut, lots of hang ups/hurts, hates the people around them, feels the lack of accomplishment, in their current setting? I want to know your feelings? I am currently 26, live in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and currently feel like this? I also want to do it in away where nobody around me (Family, "Friends" and "other important people") won't track me down, because I want to ditch them too and would quite frankly never want to hear from them again because the way I see it, is that they would impede my way of moving on? Please help?

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