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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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Kangaaroo I think I might have anxiety?
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I'm 14 and I've recently realised I might have some form of anxiety. Insignificant everyday situations like catching the bus or buying something from the shop make me quite anxious. Whenever I'm in a situation where I know people will be observing me... View more

I'm 14 and I've recently realised I might have some form of anxiety. Insignificant everyday situations like catching the bus or buying something from the shop make me quite anxious. Whenever I'm in a situation where I know people will be observing me in some way or I will have some kind of responsibility I tend to overthink things; I tell myself I'm going to embarrass myself or stuff something up. For example, I often resent catching the bus home from school because the bus I catch gets extremely crowded, so the whole journey I worry about how I will navigate my way to the front of the bus, when I should stand up to do so etc. I cannot relax until this is over. The same applies to social situations. If I'm with friends or people I am comfortable with then it's usually okay, but otherwise I hate it. The worst part for me is when I'm at a party or something and a guest/s is leaving/arriving. This is often when people make small talk or start conversation and I DETEST this, my palms get sweaty, my heart races and I constantly feel like I don't know what to say. A conversation with me basically consists of the person asking question and me answering yes or no. Also, I play waterpolo as a summer sport and get really stressed about this too. I keep getting put in the top team but I feel like I'm not good enough (I don't think this is a product of the anxiety I just genuinely think my ability is misjudged). I've played the sport for a couple of years and always gotten anxious about it, but recently it's been exacerbated to the point where I will start worrying the day before we have training. We have training twice a week and one game a week so there's only a couple of days when I can relax. I think I've been having anxious feelings for a while but I always just thought it was normal or I was just overreacting. I know I've rambled on heaps but there was a lot I really feel like I needed to say (btw, I haven't really told anyone about this). I'm aware the most important thing is not to self diagnose but I also know you need to listen to your feelings, and the feelings I get frequently just don't feel right. Any help or answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for reading.

Mr_Random I'm Scared
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I'm an 18 year old male who has almost finished school. I have never had a girlfriend which is not a problem at the moment but what is a problem is i'm worried that being as unattractive as I am I just never will be able to get one. I am not hugely d... View more

I'm an 18 year old male who has almost finished school. I have never had a girlfriend which is not a problem at the moment but what is a problem is i'm worried that being as unattractive as I am I just never will be able to get one. I am not hugely deformed or anything but I lack features that make men attractive. I have a very small chin and my eyebrows are too high. I am worried that being less attractive than the average person will mean that I only meet a small amount of people in my life that i'm good enough for and its unlikely that any of them will happen to be people that I have anything in common with other than physical unattractiveness. I don't really know what anyone can say to help but if anyone wants to try and say something to cheer me up I would appreciate it.

Sj93 Good days and Bad days
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Hello All, recently learning that i have anxiety and depression has been a big step this year, but of lately the past 3-6 months has been where i have seen my anxiety and depression start to take over my life. Its not being able to concentrate at wor... View more

Hello All, recently learning that i have anxiety and depression has been a big step this year, but of lately the past 3-6 months has been where i have seen my anxiety and depression start to take over my life. Its not being able to concentrate at work where i will start to tear up at my desk for little to no reason, seeing an old friends Facebook post or a work dilemma nothing can easily send me into a panic attack. Which that would of never affected me before but it is now. Its now gotten to the point where i feel like a total different person. I was once so happy and cheerful known for being that bubbly person, but i feel it sinking further and further back down, im no longer wanting to go out or have the fear (all in my head btw) that my presence is no longer wanted or the night might go awkward im constantly worrying about things out of my control, real or in my head. Then there is some days i wake up feeling great and push everything im feeling away and get on with me day, although it feels like its so much effort to even do so, how can it feel like effort to be happy now? i dont know. On these good days everything is great and i can laugh and hang out with friends, but anxiety and depression always has a way of coming back like today. All this week i have been feeling my self again slowly and even though it requires more effort , i thought i had beaten it even though i know its not a head cold its depression and anxiety, so silly thought really. I just dont know how it can switch and so quickly, and then i have that disappointment that i cant even be happy any more. I would love to hear anyone else who has good days and bad days how do you cope how do yo make the good days last longer Thank you Sj

Savi I'm depressed: it's an on and off thing
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Hi, my username is Savi. (I don't want to put my real name on) Lately I've been feeling really depressed, lonely and I hate myself a lot. I think it's because I'm not the person I want to be, I just think that I mean nothing to anyone and I feel wort... View more

Hi, my username is Savi. (I don't want to put my real name on) Lately I've been feeling really depressed, lonely and I hate myself a lot. I think it's because I'm not the person I want to be, I just think that I mean nothing to anyone and I feel worthless. I haven't told anyone except my friend who can't really help me, so I've been bottling up my feelings. I'm pretty young and I can't do anything about this. I think it has gotten to the point where I don't want to feel happy and loved at all. It's been a battle ground in my head and I don't know who can help me; so far I don't want anyone to know because I don't want their image of me ruined. Can someone please help me? Thanks a lot

keith1234 Depression or Laziness?
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Hello people of Australia, I'm in my final year of HS but as of recently I have been feeling depressed, or at least what I believe it feels like. It's been going on for roughly 2 years (Not sure when or why), but it's only now that it's escalating. I... View more

Hello people of Australia, I'm in my final year of HS but as of recently I have been feeling depressed, or at least what I believe it feels like. It's been going on for roughly 2 years (Not sure when or why), but it's only now that it's escalating. I'm not particularly stressed by assignments or anything, yet I feel extremely anxious numerous times throughout the day. I have, in the past, done things to gain attention (I'm a middle child, who can blame me?) and pity from others. However, I'm not sure whether I am creating these feelings for myself. I have done self-checklists, scoring 28, although that's only moderate. I've never really had good self-esteem in the first place anyway. I'm able to enjoy socialising with friends, often leading the conversations myself. It's only when I'm not there and my mind isn't occupied with schoolwork that I begin to feel a pain in my chest. It's like falling, but it lingers until I find something engaging to do. Even then, it's hard for me to focus on objectives now but that can be attributed to my lazy tendencies to simply not do work and cruise through things. I've been asked recently by family members if I was depressed but I wasn't sure so I told them I was fine. Motivating myself to both sleep and get out of bed is a struggle, and I've been missing out on crucial sleep as a result. Others that know me have also reported that I'm more irritable and much more gloomy, both of which are strongly out of character for me. Whilst I feel nothing but dread and hopelessness about the future, is it possible that I'm simply doing this to gain attention? My mind and emotions are conflicting and it's much too confusing for me to judge on my own whether I'm depressed and need help or not. I don't need anybody to dress up their answers because honesty is probably the best thing I need now, from myself and others. If you have any questions feel free to ask, I've got time to kill. Thanks for any and all responses (especially you, dude).

court12310 Anxiety help
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Hello, I'm wanting to know, how do you let someone know that you suffer from anxiety but your scared to tell this someone face to face. But when you try to talk to them in person you just freeze while trying to bring up the fact you have anxiety. Tha... View more

Hello, I'm wanting to know, how do you let someone know that you suffer from anxiety but your scared to tell this someone face to face. But when you try to talk to them in person you just freeze while trying to bring up the fact you have anxiety. Thank you.

georgias please give me advice i dont know whats wrong with me
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hey, so im 16 and only joined BB just now because i realised i needed some serious advice and i have nobody to talk to. for months and months now ive been feeling sad constantly, like one little comment from a family member or the lack of a comment i... View more

hey, so im 16 and only joined BB just now because i realised i needed some serious advice and i have nobody to talk to. for months and months now ive been feeling sad constantly, like one little comment from a family member or the lack of a comment in some situations, can make me sad for the whole day. sometimes i just wake up and i just feel down and i dont even know why. my parents recently split up, although it wasnt a surprise as their marriage was unhappy ever since i was born basically - ive never seen them happy together and as i was growing up they were constantly fighting and my mum actually left my dad 2 times before she finally left for good about a year ago. I hate my dad, 99% of the time because he is extrmely strict, snaps at the tiniest things and is super mentally abusive (constantly telling me how much of a brat i am and ungrateful and i dont care about anyone but myself etc). but then he also recently guilt tripped me so much so now whenever i feel like i hate him i feel guilty and it stuffs me up. but mainly whenever i see him i end up being sad for the entire time i am with him and even thinking about having to deal with him on the weekend is making me want to cry now. ive also been having a lot of friend problems that have made me extremely sad all the time as i am questioning constantly whether any of my friends actually like me and am constantly being set off by comments my friends make which are insulting, rude or just make me sad for some reason. im in grade 11 so school is pretty stressful and i also feel like i get excessively overwhelmed with all my school work. like it is day 2 of term 3 now and i already feel so overwhelmed that i want to cry all the time with the amount of work we have and there is so much stress it just makes me sadder and more withdrawn. i hate being sad but i literally am all the timee and i dont know what to do - especially becausse i dont feel like i can talk to any of my friends about hwo i feel so its all just bottling up inside of me all the time and i hate it so much. SOS pls help me

PrincessJ anxiety about dying
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Hello, Over the past few months i've had really bad anxiety about how life feels 'fake and unreal' and the fear of dying. Whenever i get anxiety, i get all the symptoms and feel worthless. I really need some tips that could possibly help me. Thankyou View more

Hello, Over the past few months i've had really bad anxiety about how life feels 'fake and unreal' and the fear of dying. Whenever i get anxiety, i get all the symptoms and feel worthless. I really need some tips that could possibly help me. Thankyou

Elizabeth24 So Im just lonely basically.
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I joined becouse of a lot of things, my mentally and physically manipulative father, by best friend with blood cancer, my alcoholic mother, my worsening school grades, and all the abouves love child... my worsening mental health. The worst things are... View more

I joined becouse of a lot of things, my mentally and physically manipulative father, by best friend with blood cancer, my alcoholic mother, my worsening school grades, and all the abouves love child... my worsening mental health. The worst things are the panick attacks. I don't know how if it's the same as others, mine come when I'm stressed or sad, it's suffocating in the way no matter how much air I try to breath, my lungs just push it all out of my body, my limbs feel painful and like they are on fire. I usually start kicking and trying to rip things apart, rip my hair our maby, I cry a lot and I just feel like my mids been put in a slowly shrinking box and every time I thing I'm calmed down, it starts shrinking again. I posted becouse as I said before, I just lonely basicly, so... Hi.

Broncies_18 Health anxiety
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Hey guys, so I am now a major sufferer of health anxiety after suffering from regular anxiety. It all started when I got my blood pressure taken and got 160 and thanks to dr Google I am freaking out that I have so sort of undiagnosed heart condition ... View more

Hey guys, so I am now a major sufferer of health anxiety after suffering from regular anxiety. It all started when I got my blood pressure taken and got 160 and thanks to dr Google I am freaking out that I have so sort of undiagnosed heart condition or illness which causes death instantly and without symptoms and for me being 18 and a lot of these stories about people my age dying in there sleep or just out of the blue drop dead. This has seriously freaked me out and consumes my every thought and is always at the back of my mind. My families history with any major health problems are pretty much non existent especially with heart conditions. I'm seeing a doctor tomorrow to make sure everything's all good. Anybody experienced a similar thing and how they got over it or in the process of getting control of it.

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