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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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louisaoooo Hello! New here
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Hello My names Louisa and i have heard of this website from a lot of people and thought i would join because i have suffered anxiety for the past 2 years. i'm hoping to get advice and support and I want to try and support other people as well. I also... View more

Hello My names Louisa and i have heard of this website from a lot of people and thought i would join because i have suffered anxiety for the past 2 years. i'm hoping to get advice and support and I want to try and support other people as well. I also want to speak to people who understands and possibly can relate to what i'm going through so i don't feel alone. Hope you are all doing well.

Rose2015 The impossible task of finding the motivation within
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It can be a hard thing to face - admitting you've got a problem like this. Many people suffer from depression, many people recover from depression and many will fall back into holes they have to climb out of again. I am in that last category. I have ... View more

It can be a hard thing to face - admitting you've got a problem like this. Many people suffer from depression, many people recover from depression and many will fall back into holes they have to climb out of again. I am in that last category. I have suffered depression before. I sought professional help in the form of a psychologist and worked on some CBT. I felt pretty good for a long time. I had the tools to recognise when my behavioural things were playing up and how to handle them. Then one of my only close family members died. I think I was falling down before that happened - but there's nothing like the pain of loss to really throw you. Couple that with the fact I live across the other side of the country from everyone I know and care about - where my entire support network is - and that has made everything that much harder. There are so many things you think about during times like this. One of my default reactions is to blame myself for a lot of things. For not being there. For generally being incompetent. For anything negative, really. I start to shut away from everyone and everything, only coming out while I'm at work. I'm in a long distance relationship so all the negative feelings I have I put onto that, because in a lot of ways that's easier to do instead of face the facts and admit the problems within. I remember this feeling - the general disinterest in life and all that it holds. The feeling that no one understands. That you don't matter. I know I need to change. Many of us here will know that. It's getting up and doing it that seems like the impossible task. I have no close friends here. I have no one to force anything on me. It has to come from me. And that may be the absolute hardest thing.

Ampersand Regaining control of my life.
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Hi, I’m not even sure where to begin here. I’ve been feeling, well... empty lately. I get periods of emotion where I feel unreasonably hopeless, irrationally angry or just downright weird. I was diagnosed with clinical depression and post traumatic s... View more

Hi, I’m not even sure where to begin here. I’ve been feeling, well... empty lately. I get periods of emotion where I feel unreasonably hopeless, irrationally angry or just downright weird. I was diagnosed with clinical depression and post traumatic stress disorder about eight years ago now, and I guess I’ve been existing with it ever since. I’ve never sought help for my problems, although multiple doctors have recommended I take anti-depressants and see a psychologist. I was very much against being medicated, but now… I’m not so sure any more. I coped through escapism, writing, playing games, doing anything and everything but focusing on my problems. I still do it, and frankly, it’s ruining my life. Not to mention, it’s no longer working as a coping mechanism. I just can’t focus, I’m always tired, and I’m eating too much for the amount, or lack of, exercise I do. I feel stressed whenever I leave the house, going anywhere outside of the few safe places; that is places I’ve been to before, leaves my stomach churning and aching. Long drives are physically painful to the point of near tears sometimes, I find it hard to relax when there isn’t a bathroom nearby. I’m not ready to explain why, so bear with me on that please. I get downright agitated when I’m disturbed on my bad days. I fight and argue with my mother, yell at her… call her names. I’ve broken things, said things a rational me would want to punch the irrational me for. I hate it when I can’t control my anger, hate it how it hurts my mother because she’s the only one I lash out at. It’s put a strain on our relationship, and since she is the only parent I have contact with, it makes me miserable to consider where I’d be without her. I feel very little connection to my siblings… like if one of them were to get hurt, I’m not sure if I’d be upset, angry sure, but upset? I’m not even sure if I know how to feel empathy for others anymore. My step grandfather passed away after battling cancer last year. I didn’t cry, wasn’t sure what to feel really. He was a better grandfather to me than my paternal, blood related one. People cope differently, I get that… it’s just… I used to be a pretty caring person. I just feel like everything’s falling apart around me and the only thing I can do is cower where I am, waiting for someone to kick me while I’m down. I had more written down but the character limit isn't friendly to my long winded way of writing. I'll get around to posting it sooner or later, no doubt.

adagio9 Uni exams
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It's that time again... I'm a first year uni student and this year has been pretty difficult for me, but it's been worse recently as I've been struggling to get out of bed and go to classes and now I'm paying for it. I'm extremely behind in everythin... View more

It's that time again... I'm a first year uni student and this year has been pretty difficult for me, but it's been worse recently as I've been struggling to get out of bed and go to classes and now I'm paying for it. I'm extremely behind in everything and although I have exams in two weeks, I don't have the motivation to try and catch up. My head is a bit of a mess and I'm so worried about failing that I can't study. I know they're only exams but at the same time they feel like the most important thing in the world right now. Does anyone have any advice on how to get through these next few weeks?

pink_veil antidepressants
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hi I'm new on here,I'm 15 years old I've been depressed and have had anxiety for 2 years now. I've been struggling with school i had a break down this morning in front of my mum so she took me to the doctors and today is my first day on medication. View more

hi I'm new on here,I'm 15 years old I've been depressed and have had anxiety for 2 years now. I've been struggling with school i had a break down this morning in front of my mum so she took me to the doctors and today is my first day on medication.

Kendall Hey I'm new
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Hey so I'm new, umm I don't really know what to post here for this but I'm trying ahaha

Hey so I'm new, umm I don't really know what to post here for this but I'm trying ahaha

L1 am I depressed or overreacting?
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I'm 15 and in year 10 this year. I don't know if I am depressed or if I am just being silly about this all thinking I'm depressed. First of all let me just say I hate school, but not just like every other teenager does, I hate the students, the teach... View more

I'm 15 and in year 10 this year. I don't know if I am depressed or if I am just being silly about this all thinking I'm depressed. First of all let me just say I hate school, but not just like every other teenager does, I hate the students, the teachers, and just being there. I've skipped so many days of school not because I don't want to do work, but because I just hate to leave the house. If I could stay at home all day everyday, I honestly would. I also get into trouble at school and I hate it, the other day I skipped a class because I didn't have the energy and I wanted to be by myself and today I had to go see the principal but instead I skipped school, petrified of what would happen and because I love to be by myself in my house. I usually only get about 7 hours of sleep per night, and I can never wake up on time. I always feel anxious, my heart is always pounding. I just want to scream and cry some of the time. Im also a dancer, I use to love it, I use to be happy that I had to go to dancing, now Im just over it. I HATE it now, I want to stay home in my room and not do anything. I feel useless, I feel like I don't deserve a chance at life and I feel like I've let a lot of people down and that what I'm doing is wrong. am I just being paranoid? And I just overreacting? Please help.

PetaRina What's it like speaking to a professional for the first time?
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I really want to talk to someone, and I've been trying to for months, but every time i call or email to make an appointment i get too scared and cancel, or i ring and then say nothing and hang up. I think i have anxiety, but i kind of feel like i'm g... View more

I really want to talk to someone, and I've been trying to for months, but every time i call or email to make an appointment i get too scared and cancel, or i ring and then say nothing and hang up. I think i have anxiety, but i kind of feel like i'm going crazy so i want to talk to someone sooner rather than later but i'm just too nervous. I guess i'm lucky i have all these avenues available like headspace, or uni counsellors or a gp, but which one is best to go to? which one will be the least awkward? I couldn't think of anything worse than sooking to a stranger for an hour and i don't know how beneficial it'll be, if it's actually worth it. Is it uncomfortable? I'm worried i'll be too scared to speak, or start crying, or not say everything or screw it up somehow. What is it like for others? Did it work for you (excluding those who were given prescriptions from whoever they saw) did it actually help you at all?

C_DUB noone understands
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Lately I have been feeling so isolated and the worst part is I have been doing it to myself. I feel like no matter how hard I explain how I feel no one understands, and why should they? I cant even fully comprehend what I'm feeling inside let alone e... View more

Lately I have been feeling so isolated and the worst part is I have been doing it to myself. I feel like no matter how hard I explain how I feel no one understands, and why should they? I cant even fully comprehend what I'm feeling inside let alone explain it to someone else. I have tried to explain it to my boyfriend as my depression is taking a toll on our relationship but I can tell that it is beginning to feel like a burden everytime i feel 'upset'. My depression has been at an all time high with me not wanting to go to work, see my friends and family or even leave my room. I used to have the closest relationship with my mum and see her all the time but now I feel that I need to lie to her because it kills her seeing me like this and she thinks its her fault, then when I lie to her I feel even worse (terrible cycle). I have tried talking to a professional about my situation but I just feel like no one understands where I am coming from and they are judging me... and thats what lead me here. I need to hear from other people in my same situation how to help fix this, I just feel so broken all the time. Please help me get back to myself.

littlehammond I'm so scared and anxious about deciding to move school, and I'm stuck.
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I started year 7 at a private, catholic girls school. And it was okay. The facilities were amazing, the use of technology was astounding and the environment was great. The community feeling was helpful too. But I took all of that for granted, and mov... View more

I started year 7 at a private, catholic girls school. And it was okay. The facilities were amazing, the use of technology was astounding and the environment was great. The community feeling was helpful too. But I took all of that for granted, and moved to a public school where most of my friends from primary school had gone to. This public school excelled in their music and arts, which is what I loved about it, and had a musical stage program thing (which I did this year.) But since I moved, I became depressed. I have to take meds. I see a doctor. My anxiety sky-rocketed. Everyone is so fake at the public school and I only have two friends to talk to. I miss my old school. I miss my friends from there. I took it all for granted. But I'm so scared of going back. My anxiety kills. And I'm worried I'll regret the move once I'm there, and I'm worried my friends won't like me anymore and I'm worried they've changed. Its been two years since I was at that school. A lot can change in two years. I miss them. I miss the support. I can't stand this public school anymore. I know moving back sounds like the right thing to do, but I'm so terribly anxious that I'll regret it or something. I'm scared and I'm stuck and I know this probably isn't what this forum is for but I need help on deciding. I'm 15 and in year 9.

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