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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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Ashiiepoo Anger
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Why am I angry all the time? I grew up in a domestic violence household and lately I have been angry a lot an taking it out on my partner and I am unsure why

Why am I angry all the time? I grew up in a domestic violence household and lately I have been angry a lot an taking it out on my partner and I am unsure why

Gerson Not sure if Ive really got bipolar?
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Hey my names James I'm 22.My dad left the country when I was 3 and my mum became depressed and still is. as a kid I was kind of anxious all the time. always had belly aches and trouble falling asleep as well as nightmares every night. I was diagnosed... View more

Hey my names James I'm 22.My dad left the country when I was 3 and my mum became depressed and still is. as a kid I was kind of anxious all the time. always had belly aches and trouble falling asleep as well as nightmares every night. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression about 5 years ago after a close friend died.i was quite depressed for a few months after he died but at some point I started to feel better than I ever had in my life. I finally felt like I could be my self and I was full of confidence. I was making everyone laugh. My social anxiety was a lot lower I felt like I could hold a conversation with anybody.That lasted about 3 months and I slowly started getting depressed again. I began losing all confidence in myself and was so ashamed of what was happening to me (not being able to interact with any of my family or friends) that I decided it was best to isolate myself until I got better.i ended up spending about 2 years lying in my bed watching movies and playing video games going days or weeks at a time with no human interaction at all and avoiding leaving the house at all costs. during this time me concentration and memory were pretty much gone.i moved houses and started to make an effort to see friends and get outside even though it felt uncomfortable.I tried drugs and it was the first time if felt normal and happy in years if not in my life and I started to abuse it a long with other drugs for a couple of years.i ended up seeing a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with bipolar and psychosis Because of my constant racing/repeating thoughts that usually make little to no sense or end up just like static in my head. I was on medication for a couple of years and apart from helping me sleep i couldn't notice a difference in the way I was thinkingBut I never had the mood swings. Apart from 3 months 5 years ago where I was happier and more confident. I never have mania or even feel happy I'm always depressed.How can it be bipolar if you're never high?

Paris22 Anxiety- coping with the nausea feeling
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Hi, I'm Paris22 (alias name) and I suffer from anxiety and OCD. I've known about BeyondBlue for a while and thought it was time to log on as a user myself to seek advice from people who understand and have experienced what I am experiencing. I do hav... View more

Hi, I'm Paris22 (alias name) and I suffer from anxiety and OCD. I've known about BeyondBlue for a while and thought it was time to log on as a user myself to seek advice from people who understand and have experienced what I am experiencing. I do have question! One of the awful feelings I get when going through anxiety is nausea. And was wondering if anyone has advice on how they coped. I've tried sleeping or having cool air or the fan on low setting on me. A damp cloth on my face, deep breathes and concentrating on something uplifting on TV or a book. I've even tried listening to meditation music. The feeling starts out strong and then eases off after a while. Thank you in advance for the help! If you tried anything that at least help cope or ease the feeling then I would very much appreciate your advice. Paris22

Nath1 Depression is curable
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I had 3 people in my family with depression, and therapy helped a lot in short and long period. Therapy is investing in yourself and on your well being.

I had 3 people in my family with depression, and therapy helped a lot in short and long period. Therapy is investing in yourself and on your well being.

searching1 Feeling so alone and have no friends
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I am an 18 yr old first year uni student (I am girl), who is finding it really difficult to make any friends, because I am quite shy and have anxiety. Even in my major subject I feel like everybody already had their own circle of friends and I am not... View more

I am an 18 yr old first year uni student (I am girl), who is finding it really difficult to make any friends, because I am quite shy and have anxiety. Even in my major subject I feel like everybody already had their own circle of friends and I am not welcome. I have tried talking to a few people, but they seem disinterested in chatting further than smalltalk. It is honestly upsetting to me and makes me feel really down, as I cant seem to make friends in all my classes. I talk to my family and it helps alot, but they can't be with me at uni when im alone. Also my old friends went to different uni's and no matter how many times i try to contact them, they do not answer back. Please if anyone (escpecially people who live in Perth) wants to become friends, please dont hesitate to contact me further on here - I am a genuinely nice person :). I cannot keep on going on like this without any friends in and outside of uni. Thank you for reading x

T-bag Borderline Personality Disorder - alone and anxious
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Recently been diagnosed with bpd at the start of this year. Have been in and out of hospital ( never going back to that place again) and friends and family don't understand and wont help. Feeling very alone. I get extremely anxious quite a lot of the... View more

Recently been diagnosed with bpd at the start of this year. Have been in and out of hospital ( never going back to that place again) and friends and family don't understand and wont help. Feeling very alone. I get extremely anxious quite a lot of the time and I want to find a release that will work for me.. breathing exercises, running, etc etc do shit all. Also wanting to talk and make a friend who is going through it and how they deal with it and cope.

Redrose94 Lost and unhappy
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In the past 2 weeks I have dealt with too much rejection that it has literally taken a toll on my emotional well being, ive never felt so alone. im 21, currently in my last year at Uni. I'm unemployed and come from a family who is happy in many ways,... View more

In the past 2 weeks I have dealt with too much rejection that it has literally taken a toll on my emotional well being, ive never felt so alone. im 21, currently in my last year at Uni. I'm unemployed and come from a family who is happy in many ways, but dysfunctional in many others. in the past two weeks, I had a job interview that I knew I did well in, but was rejected because I couldn't fulfill the reference checks. A day later, a guy I was seeing for a few weeks, told me he wasn't interested in pursuing me, because he 'didn't know what he wanted from me'. I accepted his opinion and was grateful that he acted maturely about it. then just today, my friend whom I had an extremely close bond with, just decided to stop being friends with me, without even an explanation. i feel so alone and lost, I feel like my friends don't understand me and I'm becoming more emotionally deattahed from people due to my fear of intimacy and trusting people. The thought of meeting new people scares me to death and I just don't think it's worth the time anymore. im trying to be productive in my life, like maintaining my garden, desperately job hunting and trying to talk to a few close friends. this rejection is just too much, and it's triggered off so many deeper feelings and making me overthink to a point that is starting to poison my mind and fill it with negative thought patterns, I can't seem to shake them off, and bottling my emotions does nothing at all my heart is just broken, it's just broken. Really appreciate any kind of advice. Thank you xx

rose everyone is fighting at school
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hey there a lot of fighting going on at school. I'm in the middle of it all. I don't know what I should or shouldn't do

hey there a lot of fighting going on at school. I'm in the middle of it all. I don't know what I should or shouldn't do

Daniel1 cant get over it..
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a couple of months back my best friend decided he had had enough of me and told me we're not friends anymore. well that hit me hard and i went into a depression for about 2 months. my friends are the only ppl that hold me together anymore, they help ... View more

a couple of months back my best friend decided he had had enough of me and told me we're not friends anymore. well that hit me hard and i went into a depression for about 2 months. my friends are the only ppl that hold me together anymore, they help me forget about all the miserable shit in my life. but i was more depressed about the fact that my best friend was ready to leave me behind. anyway after that 2 month depression i went into this really weird feeling for about 3 weeks of complete happiness, hype, over activity and just genuinely being happy about everything. then it dropped again and i was miserable. what pisses me off is that i want to hate this person for leaving me like he did, but i just cant. i cant get over this break up!!! please someone help me get over him so i can try and live a normal life.

meowcat having no one
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i feel like this is such a dumb cliche as it's a sentiment expressed by well, everyone, but i genuinely have no one. i don't have any friends, not in the "im not super close to anyone sort of way" but in the "the only contact on my phone is my mother... View more

i feel like this is such a dumb cliche as it's a sentiment expressed by well, everyone, but i genuinely have no one. i don't have any friends, not in the "im not super close to anyone sort of way" but in the "the only contact on my phone is my mother and we hate each other" sort of way. My parents are the only family i have but were not close & they're making me move out because i dropped out of uni (who even fails first year arts the easiest course in the world? me...) im not sure how to cope anymore. its been about 8 months now since ive talked to anyone other than my mother. how pathetic am i? i dont want to invalidate how other people are feeling, but at the same time, there's a part of me that gets really mad to see people talk about being alone when their profile picture is them & their friend... even so, i know everyone can feel lonely but every bit of advice is always like "talk to your friends" "surround yourself with family" well what if i dont have any of that? what the hell am i meant to do?

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