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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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Rissa Guilt
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Does guilt ever go away, what are some tips that can help me in forgiving myself?

Does guilt ever go away, what are some tips that can help me in forgiving myself?

Seekparadise Completely struggling
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This year has been the hardest year Ive ever gone through. I broke up with my boyfriend of 2 yrs whom I lived with then moved in with my bestfriend. That relationship is now dead for a whole host of reasons. I had the worst time there & she attacked ... View more

This year has been the hardest year Ive ever gone through. I broke up with my boyfriend of 2 yrs whom I lived with then moved in with my bestfriend. That relationship is now dead for a whole host of reasons. I had the worst time there & she attacked me about everything. I moved into my own place & felt better. But then an old ex proposed to his girl. Then I met someone. He was everything Ive ever wanted. He really liked me, was saying how perfect I was for him, how what we had was what he always wanted, we had plans for me to meet his family & he even mentioned us going travelling together. Then we had some tiffs 'cause I was terrified of him leaving. out of the blue at a party he ended it. he has now cut me out of his life straight away & doesnt speak to me at all. I work 3 hrs p/w at my paid job then for 3 ½ days Im doing work for the dole. I did get 'promoted' by the CEO & have HEAPS more responsibility. But it's stressful working 2 jobs. I'm not earning enough & I need money. Vodafone is going to cut me off because of unpaid bills & I skipped a day at work & got penalised by centrelink. A friendship of 10 years is deteriorating yet again. I talk to her about whats happening but she responds with weird things like 'wow sounds stressful!' Or just sends concerned emojis. I have been talking to every person I know TRYING to find someone who can help or understand or kill the loneliness but its really hard because in the end you have to look after yourself. My dad is busy majority of the time. He finds it hard to empathise of know what to say. He takes a spiritual approach to problems & doesnt understand my intensity. My mum is away overseas & can only do so much. I wake up feeling heavy in the chest & my heart is hurt & sore. I feel strange & messed up & things sometimes feel surreal. I have 2 close friends left. But it's like I meet these fantastic people/guys & their energy is so inspiring & invigorating & falling in love is the greatest feeling. Then they drop me like I'm nothing & I'm back to the world inside my head & I'm not out 'in life.' I'm back to everything draped in blue. I feel like noone gets it. I get flashes of motivation & then they slip away just as quick. I know I need to get better for ME but what is that when there's no one to share it with or anyone who cares? You cant just live for your parents?? Half the time being at other peoples houses makes me feel worse. Like I cant really relax & feel at home. I dont know what to do.

Ash24 Hey Everyone
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Hi guys, another newbie here! just trying this out to see what it is like my name is ash btw, im excited to talk to the rest of you

Hi guys, another newbie here! just trying this out to see what it is like my name is ash btw, im excited to talk to the rest of you

theslayer101 Coming Out
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Hello everyone, I'm an 18 year old guy. I'm bisexual (like both guys and girls) and atheist (don't believe in god), but live with pretty religious parents, who don't support LGBT people. I'm planning on coming out later this year, maybe in November. ... View more

Hello everyone, I'm an 18 year old guy. I'm bisexual (like both guys and girls) and atheist (don't believe in god), but live with pretty religious parents, who don't support LGBT people. I'm planning on coming out later this year, maybe in November. The last year and half has been mentally tough, because it's pretty difficult to live with people who believe completely different things than you do. I'm nervous and a little scared about telling my parents everything, because I don't really know what their reaction will be. They might kick me out, or let me stay but not support me. I've talked to a school counselor, and am going to go to Headspace and Centrelink too. I was wondering if anyone here has any advice, that would be welcome Thanks.

Merc Please help
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Please help, im a 22 year old male and have suffered from anxiety/depression for a while now. I have been on antidepressants for roughly 1 year now and it has made a verry possitive improvement to my life but all of a sudden my anxiety/depression has... View more

Please help, im a 22 year old male and have suffered from anxiety/depression for a while now. I have been on antidepressants for roughly 1 year now and it has made a verry possitive improvement to my life but all of a sudden my anxiety/depression has returned causing everything to go downhill again. Is it possible my medication has stopped working . I also suffer from epilepsy and take medication daily to control it, is there maybe a chance my medications are clashing ? I see my doctor Monday but thought maybe someone had experienced this before ?

Charterboat1 Limited
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Hi. This is the first time speaking about this. I'm 18 and should be excited about life. However, I am struggling to enjoy stuff since I feel so lost about life and what I want to do. I feel like Ian struggling at uni and can't be happy about my resu... View more

Hi. This is the first time speaking about this. I'm 18 and should be excited about life. However, I am struggling to enjoy stuff since I feel so lost about life and what I want to do. I feel like Ian struggling at uni and can't be happy about my results since I only got a GPA of 5.25 and I don't have any friends my age. Can't talk to girls. I lost my license for 18 months and now making friends and girlfriends will be even harder. I don't know what I want to do in life and I don't want to be like this. I had the bike I bought stolen and then had my laptop stolen the next day. I currently work at a job where I am not appreciated for what I do and I don't connect with my parents anymore. Help

viviwr Confused about everything
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Hello. I think the basic factor is just that I just don't really know what's happening with my head? I'm 14 and I'm just really frustrated and confused about how I feel. I don't really know how to describe it but I'll give it a go. I always find it r... View more

Hello. I think the basic factor is just that I just don't really know what's happening with my head? I'm 14 and I'm just really frustrated and confused about how I feel. I don't really know how to describe it but I'll give it a go. I always find it really hard to concentrate, especially in class, and I always end up drawing all over my hands and arms or on my paper or I'll end up staring into the distance. Most of the time I feel anxious, and I'm always thinking about problems and negative stuff that is going on in my life and problems are always on or somewhere on my mind. I always feel really unmotivated, but just enough that I worry about getting things done. I'm stuck in between caring and not caring and it's so frustrating because I don't care and care a lot at the same time. My procrastination habits are awful. It always ends up with me staying up until 3am finishing things, because what's the point? I'm always making excuses to myself about why I'm not doing work. Life in general in just really flat, and my mood is low most of the time. I can act happy and look like the funny and quirky person with friends or whatever but really I just feel anxious and low. I over-analyse everything and overthink and always think about worst case scenarios. I'm always restless and irritable, and little things annoy me. I end up getting annoyed at stuff my friends and family do and snapping, but then instantly regretting it and I feel awful. I've searched up stuff and talked to people but nothing seems to describe anything. It isn't so bad I can't go on with life, I mean I can certainly enjoy things it's just I have a persistent low mood and anxiousness, and I feel so fake when I'm with my friends and acting happy or funny. I don't enjoy things I used to enjoy, (I used to love writing but I don't do it much anymore), and I feel so alone and annoying and like no one really understands. I usually prefer to be by myself, and I feel like I have no energy to do stuff. I have also had panic attacks. The bottom line is that I feel like life is just flat and I have a low mood a lot of time and I feel anxious. Nothing that I look at seems to pinpoint how I feel, but I feel like something is there I just don't know what it is and it's really frustrating and taking up heaps of my mental and emotional energy. There are also short periods when I feel really down, (around 2 days?) but then its back to just normal stuff. I can do life and enjoy things, but I'm not great.

turquoisemoonxo Panic Attacks
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Hi, I am sixteen years old, and for quite some time now I have been suffering with panic attack and severe anxiety. My anxiety is mostly triggered when I am either in a public situation, but most commonly at school. I can't even sit in the classroom ... View more

Hi, I am sixteen years old, and for quite some time now I have been suffering with panic attack and severe anxiety. My anxiety is mostly triggered when I am either in a public situation, but most commonly at school. I can't even sit in the classroom without feeling anxious, I almost constantly feel like I'm being judged by everyone around me, I feel smothered by crowds of people, I always feel so panicky at school. Especially when I know I'm going to have to speck in front of the class, even if it's only a few simple words while I'm still sitting in my seat. I'm just so worried that I'll stuff up and embarrass myself in some way.. I try my hardest to avoid any social events, I even skip school as often as I can.. Avoidance has become my biggest problem and one of my only coping mechanisms.. I don't know what to do with myself anymore, I have panic attacks at least once a week, they are the most awful thing.. Just the thought of having one freaks me out completely.. I need some new strategies for coping with this, especially my panic attacks. For example, when I'm having one what are some things that I can do to help calm me down or even take my mind off it?? Any advice, please someone help me end this pain and suffering it's ruining my life...

DGItlu Situation regarding a girl I'm interested in is really getting me down
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Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place. I have a dilemma regarding a girl whom I like. The trouble is, she is very hard to read. I've even asked mutual friends if this girl may like me, and even they have conceded too that she is hard to read.... View more

Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place. I have a dilemma regarding a girl whom I like. The trouble is, she is very hard to read. I've even asked mutual friends if this girl may like me, and even they have conceded too that she is hard to read. I believe I'm getting some indicators of interest from her, but they have been very inconsistent, and this lack of closure is really getting me down. I'm 22 by the way. The girl in question is somewhat introverted and quiet. She's also implied and mentioned on numerous occasions that she has a bad ex. I want to ask her out, but the dilemma is the fact that we are involved in running a Uni club together, and I don't want to create any awkwardness by asking her out if it doesn't turn out that the feeling's mutual. INDICATORS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST She almost always sits or stands next to me or near me, if we are within a group of friends. She is often a lot more quiet (or shyer?) towards me then she is towards other people in our group. I think I've seen her glancing at me and blushing around me too. When I ask her questions - she'll often give longer answers then is necessary to answer them. For ex; if we encounter one of her friends, although she won't introduce me to that friend, I can ask her who the friend's name was, and she'll give me a mini-life story on them, speaking in a faster tone of voice than usual. I can purposefully touch her during conversation, she doesn't seem to mind or be grossed out by it. Though this is never reciprocated. I can safely stand within her personal space without her moving away from me. A bit of accidental touching goes on too. THINGS THAT ARE CONFUSING: When a mutual friend recently asked her if she was interested in anyone, she responded by saying she wasn't interested in anyone. But when the mutual friend suggested that she may be interested in me, and I in her, she basically avoided giving an outright yes or no answer, responding with just 'hahaha :p'. She blocked me on her Instagram at some stage (don't know exactly when or why - just randomly went to follow her recently only to discover I was blocked by her), and never likes or comments on anything I post on Facebook (she likes/comments on stuff her friends post). I know I should probably be taking this with a rather large grain of salt - but it's getting to me for some reason. She is always responsive when we message on Facebook though. What can I make of this situation? Should I ask her out?

AshenLou Going downhill
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I first started to go downhill into the deep dark hole of depression last year at first I didn't really think much of it until my mum and I started talking abut anxiety and Depression and the symptoms, it started to become aware to me that was not as... View more

I first started to go downhill into the deep dark hole of depression last year at first I didn't really think much of it until my mum and I started talking abut anxiety and Depression and the symptoms, it started to become aware to me that was not as happy as everyone else thought I was. At first I started not being able to control my emotions and then I couldn't leave my bed. I couldn't sleep, eat or be around anyone else. Going to boarding school and having depression is really hard and I wouldn't wish it upon anybody not even my worst enemy.I felt so alone at first no one really noticed and then I was referred to a psychologist and I was then put on a mental health care plan.Telling the people closest to me that I wasn't happy was probably the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. I had to grow up pretty quickly in my childhood due my parents painful divorce which my younger sister and I are still dealing with the after math of still to this day.I have been put through abuse both mental and physical. When I was 6 I was experiencing anxiety due to having to go in between my dad and mum's house, after a weekend with my dad and step mum, when my sister and I were dropped back off to my mum, my dad got out of the car and strangled my mum right in front of my sister and I, this has caused a lot of pain and I still get nightmares about it to this day.Finally in June of this year I finally got an appointment with a psychiatrist and after months and months of battling I was finally prescribed medication and I feel so much better. I can finally go out and not feel anxious and not feel so bad about myself. Please seek help if you are suffering!

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