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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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ihavenoidea friends vs boyfriend.. help me
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I have been with my boyfriend for six months, best friends with girl1 for about a year and best friends with girl2 for about 5 months. I always seem to have problems with girls, i just see them as so immature and selfish whereas i am nothing like tha... View more

I have been with my boyfriend for six months, best friends with girl1 for about a year and best friends with girl2 for about 5 months. I always seem to have problems with girls, i just see them as so immature and selfish whereas i am nothing like that.. not to be stuck up but i see myself as very intelligent and get sick of girls very quickly. I have anxiety and panic attack disorder and i am a very quiet person, i don't like to go out that much even just a sleepover does not really interest me. not seeing someone for a few days doesn't register as a big deal to me. All of a sudden i have been attacked by my apparent best friends for being rude to them and not caring about them. i try fix this but it does not work and this fight becomes very mean, which i am not at all. I do like spending time with my boyfriend and would pick him over them anyway, but i never choose to ditch either of them or spend more time with him or them. It may seem bad that i say i would pick him, but ever since girl2 joined our friendship, i have been left out and made fun of and suddenly I'm always the punchline of all the jokes and they treat me like nothing when we are together and girl1 has changed due to girl2. They do this and then wonder why i haven't seen them as much lately. Last weekend i didn't feel like going to a party and thats when girl2 lost it saying nasty things and basically kicking me out of the friendship while girl1 said nothing. I speak to girl1 and say how i feel about everything and get told it is my fault and my boyfriends fault that I'm going to have no friends (girl1 knows about my disorder). Having no friends wouldn't bother me at all (i kinda like it) except that i am about to start yr12 and they are in nearly all my classes therefore i need to be friends with them or else i will avoid these classes just like i have done in the past due to others. I have tried fixing the argument but i refuse to apologise as i believe i have nothing to apologise for, i said we have different opinions and we are gonna argue sometimes but then you get over it and I'm willing to do that and forget this as i do care about them and want to be friends (only fixing it to shut them up). But still they ignore me and say nothing. Just want to see if ANYONE can help and tell me what to do or even just someone to TALK to, as i believe my boyfriend is sick of hearing about girl drama ahaha!

drummingbird Telling Parents
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So I'm 15, part of a defence family and therefore have had to move from state to state since I was around 5. Ever since grade 4, starting at a new school became even harder. It was small things I noticed at first, small panicking before speeches, wor... View more

So I'm 15, part of a defence family and therefore have had to move from state to state since I was around 5. Ever since grade 4, starting at a new school became even harder. It was small things I noticed at first, small panicking before speeches, worrying over how I sounded when I spoke (I have had a lisp since I was first speaking

Ellxe The little test at the gp?
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Whenever I have to go get a referral from the gp, I have to sit and take this mini test. It has the questions such as "do you feel nervous: most of the time, some of the time etc" and then at the end the gp adds up some sort of score. Does anyone kno... View more

Whenever I have to go get a referral from the gp, I have to sit and take this mini test. It has the questions such as "do you feel nervous: most of the time, some of the time etc" and then at the end the gp adds up some sort of score. Does anyone know what this test does/what it means or what the score mean?

Adsbads Is there something wrong or am I overreacting?
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Hey whoever is reading this. For a couple of months now I think I've started to see signs of depression coming through but I'm not sure if they're genuine or if I'm just overreacting to normal teenage stuff or what's going on... Around half way throu... View more

Hey whoever is reading this. For a couple of months now I think I've started to see signs of depression coming through but I'm not sure if they're genuine or if I'm just overreacting to normal teenage stuff or what's going on... Around half way through last year I began feeling really tired all the time, I didn't want to hang out with my friends and family, I just really wanted to be alone. But when I'm alone I don't feel good, if that makes sense, I feel like crap. Over the past school holidays I thought it would go away because I believed it was merely school causing the issues, but it didn't. I have felt like this for ages now and I'm genuinely sick of it. The reason I waited until now to say anything is because I'm unsure as to whether or not any of it is genuine. There's other stuff going on too but it's kinda just my imagination I'm pretty sure. My social and family life are all perfectly fine, I've just been really down. So, is this just because I'm a teenager, or should I ask to get proper help? thank you.

Zeraxero What to do when feeling like doing nothing all the time
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Hi all what do you do when you dont feel like doing anything at all and it goes on for an extended stint. Even the things i used to do to combat this arnt working at all anymore which was video games and i just cant get into them anymore and im alway... View more

Hi all what do you do when you dont feel like doing anything at all and it goes on for an extended stint. Even the things i used to do to combat this arnt working at all anymore which was video games and i just cant get into them anymore and im always exhausted and tired. A little bit about me i guess is that i live on a farm away from everything and i cant get into town, i have no friends , im 21 , im overweight, i have BPD , depression and anxiety. I am extremely discontent with my life and cant really afford to get help as much as needed. Really dont know what to do as i cant just lie down all the time but i cant bring myself to do anything and its worse than it has been before. The town that is closest doesn't really have the services for someone with my issues but i cant move anywhere. So what should i do im slowly losing myself. Thanks for caring

XYZ123 Any advice on dealing with loneliness?
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I've had a lot going on in my life recently which has triggered a struggle with loneliness and anxiety about the future. My 1st boyfriend and I broke up over 8 months ago and although we were good friends he has recently started to no longer initiate... View more

I've had a lot going on in my life recently which has triggered a struggle with loneliness and anxiety about the future. My 1st boyfriend and I broke up over 8 months ago and although we were good friends he has recently started to no longer initiate any communication with me. Our relationship ended prematurely due to him moving away and we were both incredibly sad at the time. Whenever I contact him he is friendly but he doesn't say much. He has now back living locally and has been unemployed for a number of months but plans to move overseas when he can get work. For a while I was concerned that he might be feeling depressed about not having any work but when I asked him if he was ok he said he was fine and our friendship has declined from there. He told me that he didn't want a relationship before he eventually moves overseas because it will hurt too much to say goodbye but we would remain friends however I feel like I probably have to assume that his lack of initiating communication means that he doesn't want to be friends. He was a co-worker and we decided to keep our relationship private from our friends and family as we both thought it was important to maintain a good professional reputation as this was both of our first professional work experience. Hence I haven't been able to discuss this relationship breakdown with anyone. It has also been a hard time with my close group of friends that I've had for around 15 years. In the last couple of years I've been noticing that I'm drifting away from them as our lives are so different now. Particularly in the last few months, I seem to be the only one making the effort to make plans together and when we catch up it seems to be me asking questions and listening to them and they rarely ask about me. In the last month or so, I've had a number of severe allergic reactions, my mum has been unwell and I've was made redundant from a new job and have been forced to go back to an old job that can be quite miserable for me, which has added to my loneliness. I don't want to be needy or be seen to be a whinge by contacting people but sometimes it is hard to stay really positive without talking to others. This is also my final year of university studies and I'm concerned that without the distraction of this, things will get worse if I don't change things. I try to maintain interests, maintain regular exercise patterns and make an effort to try and find the positives in situations. Any advice on what to do next?

Bluebird96 Break ups & Closure
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Leaving a relationship in a vulnerable state and having your ex partner last memory of you as needy and emotional. How do you reconcile this and get closure?

Leaving a relationship in a vulnerable state and having your ex partner last memory of you as needy and emotional. How do you reconcile this and get closure?

M_ Lost with no one to talk too...
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I'm new to this, sorry if I say something wrong. I few months ago I started feeling sad/upset a lot. I tried talking to my friends about it, but to them apparently from time to time I just snap at them for no reasons. According to them I've become an... View more

I'm new to this, sorry if I say something wrong. I few months ago I started feeling sad/upset a lot. I tried talking to my friends about it, but to them apparently from time to time I just snap at them for no reasons. According to them I've become annoying and needy and I'm pushing everyone away. I don't understand anymore. I don't have anyone to talk to, I live alone and there the only friends I have, I don't even know if I have them anymore. I just don't know what to do anymore

Brooklyn1999 How do I know if im depressed?
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I feel like since about half way through last year, I've just not been myself, I've been through alot since then, I've broken up with a boyfriend because things wernt working and he was a toxic person you could say, I've lost a childhood best friend ... View more

I feel like since about half way through last year, I've just not been myself, I've been through alot since then, I've broken up with a boyfriend because things wernt working and he was a toxic person you could say, I've lost a childhood best friend and she was also tangled up in issues with my ex boyfriend , she betrayed me and I am now dating a new guy and its been 4 months but at times we argue, their small arguments over silly things but I feel like its always my fault and lately I've been feeling like I can't do anything rightkind of generally speaking and I let everyone down and I just dont feel like the happy person I used to be and I feel like it started last year. I don't really want anyone saing I should leave my boyfriend because I don't necessarily think that's causing it,so I would appreciate if people could give me advice not based on that , thankyou heaps. I just want some validation on what I'm feeling. I've read that feeling like you can't do anything right and wanting to dissapear are signs of depression is this true and in that case what do I do? I don't feel like this all the time however I do feel as if im not the same happy person I used to be , thanks everyone

justasomebody What do I do? No motivation.
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Hi. I have depression and social anxiety. I do no exercise whatsoever but I think I want to. I just can't get outside or into the car. The process causes me to breakdown and because I always fail at the task it causes me to hate myself even more. I k... View more

Hi. I have depression and social anxiety. I do no exercise whatsoever but I think I want to. I just can't get outside or into the car. The process causes me to breakdown and because I always fail at the task it causes me to hate myself even more. I know what classes I would do at the gym, but I can't get there, both physically and mentally. I can't motivate myself. I know I will feel self-conscious exercising, so what is the point. Please help, I know it will be good for me.

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