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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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Puzzle I am unlovable
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Hello, my "name" is Puzzle and I am new to this forum. This year has been a really awful year for me. My dog died, I haven't been able to hold down a job and on the weekend my boyfriend broke up with me. I am feeling so alone. How do I feel better? I... View more

Hello, my "name" is Puzzle and I am new to this forum. This year has been a really awful year for me. My dog died, I haven't been able to hold down a job and on the weekend my boyfriend broke up with me. I am feeling so alone. How do I feel better? I am worried I have undiagnosed depression/anxiety. I would love to see a psychologist but all I can think about is the cost...how do people afford it? I want to change my attitude and feel genuinely happy but I don't know what to do to make it happen. I feel like I am unlovable and that I will die alone.

KingKong Don't like spending time with family.
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Hello, I'm new I'm 16, male. This is my first post, so I'll try to keep it short. For a while now, I've felt like the odd one out in my family. Now, i know there's always that /one/ person who is typically different (which isn't necessarily a bad thi... View more

Hello, I'm new I'm 16, male. This is my first post, so I'll try to keep it short. For a while now, I've felt like the odd one out in my family. Now, i know there's always that /one/ person who is typically different (which isn't necessarily a bad thing ), but I've come to realise that i don't very much like spending time with them (ESPECIALLY at home). You could say that it's just a usual teenage thing, but i feel as though it's something a little more than that. Spending time with my mum is uncomfortable, especially when we're alone, and i also feel uncomfortable around my twin sister. I have a brother, though he is quite young. Time with him is OK. The thought of this makes me feel wierd, and to a lesser extent, disgusted with myself. I would much rather play computer games than watch TV with the family (and FIY, i do not have an addiction to games xd ). Affection from my mum - from anyone related to me - makes me annoyed, uncomfortable, etc. It would be worth noting that i do not have a dad. Anyone know if this is 'normal'? If not, should i be concerned-ish?

Poppy One attachment to pet
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Hey there. so tonight I spent about an hour crying over the fact that my dog is ageing ; I have always loved animals especially dogs and my dog Lola and I have always been really close. Im not sure why but her death / her getting sick / ageing has al... View more

Hey there. so tonight I spent about an hour crying over the fact that my dog is ageing ; I have always loved animals especially dogs and my dog Lola and I have always been really close. Im not sure why but her death / her getting sick / ageing has always been a huge huge fear for me. Im seeing a psychologist partly because of this later this year ( a waiting list ) and due to general anxiety. But losing my dog who is seven and showing signs of ageing really scares me. I was wondering if anyone else has this with anxiety ? I am an only child and my parents are divorced so the two of us have always been together a lot. both my dad and boyfriend find it hard to understand and I think I frustrate them with how often it worries me. Excuse the essay thanks for reading !

issy93 Is my relationship making me depressed, or is depression affecting my relationship?
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Hi everyone, Lately I've been having intense episodes of depression but they aren't long-lasting, they only last like 30 minutes and then I'm ok again. I get them once every few days, sometimes once a day. When they come, I can't stop crying really h... View more

Hi everyone, Lately I've been having intense episodes of depression but they aren't long-lasting, they only last like 30 minutes and then I'm ok again. I get them once every few days, sometimes once a day. When they come, I can't stop crying really hard, and feel my life is just doomed. Usually it's triggered when I'm around my boyfriend: when he does anything that remotely upsets me, or when I think of our past. He's a great boyfriend but in the past we've had several breakups, and because he has a cognitive disability from a car accident, he sometimes acts immature and doesn't think before saying things. It's really difficult. He doesn't EVER mean to upset me. I have major trust issues due to our past but thing is we both love each other and are trying to make it work and put our past behind us. I can't cope with these constant depression episodes though. I don't know if I'm depressed and throwing it onto the relationship or if my relationship is making me depressed. Also is this depression or is it in fact bipolar since the depression doesn't last long at each time? I'm absolutely fine when I'm not experiencing an episode. Thanks for any help.

Well_Then How To Talk To Mother
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Hey, Without going into copious detail about my self or my circumstances I will simply make some dot points. - Age: 17 - Father died when I was in year 4 (10yr). - Mother Suffers from Bipolar (medicated). - Was diagnosed with ADD (6 months ago) - Suf... View more

Hey, Without going into copious detail about my self or my circumstances I will simply make some dot points. - Age: 17 - Father died when I was in year 4 (10yr). - Mother Suffers from Bipolar (medicated). - Was diagnosed with ADD (6 months ago) - Suffer from severe on going back injury. In short I feel that I'm struggling with everyday life, spending hours simply starring at my homework, assessments and general school work when I get home until I go to sleep. I lack motivation... Don't sleep well or at all. All of this has lead to a noticeable decline in school achievements. How would I discuss this with my mother, have tried before and was told I was just lazy or faking. How could I have a serious discussion to my mother about how I fell when she really doesn't seem to want to listen. Kind Regards...

Anonymouz Very treatment resistant depression/anxiety
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Title says it all... How long do I have to keep living like this? I've tried 8 different antidepressant medications from the ssri/snri category. And about to start my 9th one which is from the TCA category which I also have no hope for... I don't kno... View more

Title says it all... How long do I have to keep living like this? I've tried 8 different antidepressant medications from the ssri/snri category. And about to start my 9th one which is from the TCA category which I also have no hope for... I don't know how I'm going to cope if this doesn't work. I've seen 2 different psychologists and psychiatrists, got nowhere with the first lot as they both recommended me to one another which isn't comforting at all.. The first psychiatrist saying I'd have to work together with a psychologist and the psychologist saying I'd need to work on finding the right medication first...( they were notes they left with my GP ) Leading no where and no wonder I've lost hope, that itself is depressing. Onto the 2nd lot and I just can't budge and also getting no where with the psychologist and he knows that himself I can tell.. Although I've just gotten a new medication from the psych but I don't know how I'll keep managing... I'm currently not working or studying, have never worked, and struggled studying and only had to do that because my job provider pushed me into it.. I want to apply for DSP because I'm sick of running on this hamster wheel.. I don't even want the extra money or whatever, I'm just sick of explaining my situation to different centrelink workers or job provider works all the time. Two psychiatrists have told me I wouldn't have a chance at DSP so do I continue living like this until I can't take it anymore? In saying that the first psychologist recommended DSP and the 2nd wasn't sure but he didn't say I'd have no hope he just said it'd be hard... It's embarassing enough to have to rely on that in the future but how can I go on like this? Been saying that for years but each day get slightly worse! I have a centrelink assessment coming up and who knows how that'll play out... Nervous just thinking about it.

Cocopops Feeling alone
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Since I was kid my family moved around a lot and I have been movingschools. I never stayed more than 4 years in one school. The only school that Iwas happy When I was in year 10 I moved to Australia. Since my transfer to thenew school I didn't have a... View more

Since I was kid my family moved around a lot and I have been movingschools. I never stayed more than 4 years in one school. The only school that Iwas happy When I was in year 10 I moved to Australia. Since my transfer to thenew school I didn't have any friends. I missed my old friends and I started upmaking happy stories about my life to them. I started pretending to my parentsthat I was making great friends and was happy. I had a friends but only hungout with them during school hours. I though that if I make friends in highschool, it would be hard to leave them when I leave for uni. So I completed myhigh school with pretended stories about my happy life. Then I started uni. Uniwas so overwhelming I lost control of my life. I use to get good marks in highschool. But I lost interest in studying. Suddenly my life was empty withall the made up stories. So I moved to another course. But still I can’t makeany friends. I have friends that I hangout in class but no one close. I don’t knowhow to make friends. And lately I am feeling hopeless and aimless. I don’t knowwhat to do. My family thinks I am happy because of the mask that I wear. I waswondering if I ever will be to take off my mask

Misslauren93 Nothing makes me happy
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Hi Recently I landed my dream job everyone around me is so happy and excited for me but for some reason I can't be happy for myself I feel like I don't deserve it or something will come along and ruin it I don't know how to accept happiness for mysel... View more

Hi Recently I landed my dream job everyone around me is so happy and excited for me but for some reason I can't be happy for myself I feel like I don't deserve it or something will come along and ruin it I don't know how to accept happiness for myself

Mocha007 Depression is eating away at my loved ones
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We used to live a very family orientated life, however about a year and a half ago my dad was diagnosed with PTSD. A lot of stuff came up about his childhood upbringing, and how his parents treated him, and it caused him to break down completely. Eve... View more

We used to live a very family orientated life, however about a year and a half ago my dad was diagnosed with PTSD. A lot of stuff came up about his childhood upbringing, and how his parents treated him, and it caused him to break down completely. Even now we can see that he struggles to do the simplest of tasks, but since he had to quite his job, home life has been really stressful. And then, what seemed like completely out of the blue, the pressure began to hit mum. She began breaking down at work and would spend almost every night crying herself to sleep. And when she went to the doctors, they told her that she too has depression. Both of my parents are going to psychiatrists, but dad has been going for nearly 1.5 years, and he seems to be barely improving. Having both parents go through something that I feel like I can't help them with, hurts so much. It is tearing my family apart, and I feel like there is nothing I can do to make it better for them. All I want is for my family to go back to the way it was before, when everyone was happy and loved life. But now, nothing is the same. So I want to know if there is anything that I can do to help them! Anything at all!!! Cheers

Lost_n_confused Working is so hard. Please help
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Hey guys new here so give me a chance to spit this all out. I have had depression and anxiety for years now and I usually manage okay but not lately. I am a manager at a place I rather not name and it makes me feel like shit! I apply for work daily a... View more

Hey guys new here so give me a chance to spit this all out. I have had depression and anxiety for years now and I usually manage okay but not lately. I am a manager at a place I rather not name and it makes me feel like shit! I apply for work daily and am getting no where. When at work I actually hide and cry in the office sometimes. The place of killing me but if I leave without another job I will not be able to support myself. I just don't know what to do? I have tried everything to be positive I try telling myself it's not forever but I wake up the days I have work feeling so sick. I do to bed after work and cry. Any tips?

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