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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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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!

Sabrina_The_Little_Witch Don't really know what to do
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I'm a 23 yo. girl. The reason I'm here is that I just don't really have anyone to talk about what's worrying me, because I'm sure my close family and boyfriend will just be upset and angry that I can't cope with de... View more

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I'm a 23 yo. girl. The reason I'm here is that I just don't really have anyone to talk about what's worrying me, because I'm sure my close family and boyfriend will just be upset and angry that I can't cope with depression on my own. I have a history of depression. The 2 major breakdowns happened when I was 14 - I developed anorexia and depression and so i spent high school with no friends. My parents didn't treat me for depression, but for gaining weight and hormones to get me to be of normal weight again. They thought depression was something I made up. The next major breakdown happened when I was rejected a visa to study abroad, it was kind of my dream. I was hospitalised with heavy episode of depression with anorexia again and sort of suicidal thoughts. They gave me lots of meds, I felt better. I was on meds for 1 year and had to visit my therapist regularly. This was all back in other country (I prefer not to say which one...). Now I live in Australia - for 3 months already, I have a great boyfriend, we are getting married soon. I am supposed to be happy, I have everything perfect. Except, Im out of meds and I find myself thinking negative, being always tense and restless, anxious, self-hatred, wanting to run away, crying, feeling guilty all the time, a desire to be isolated, that I never deserve anything and it seems like depression comes all over again. The obvious comment would be - go and see GP and get on meds again. Also, you would say it's all the adjustment to the new country..But I'm supposed to be happy, I was so excited to be with my b/f here and start new life together! I'm thinking to see a Psychologist or Therapist. But thats going back to meds? Or is anything else they can recommend? And the money is really tight. (I dont have any Medicare yet or anything..) Anyway, I'm not just lying in bed complaining. I'm trying actively to find a job, I' going to interviews and volunteering, doing sports and study online. However, it's very hard..Its dark inside and sometimes very hard to ignore and cope. Just please tell me what your thoughts are - should i get back on meds? what type of help should I seek? or am I just imagining things?

Damsel Why is this happening to me?
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Hi, im new on here and really just need some guidance. Im only 18 and I've recently started going to a psychologist for anxiety issuses. I thought that if I go and get help that it would fix the anixety but the more I read into the more I realize tha... View more

Hi, im new on here and really just need some guidance. Im only 18 and I've recently started going to a psychologist for anxiety issuses. I thought that if I go and get help that it would fix the anixety but the more I read into the more I realize that people live with this issue for their whole life. Am I really going to have this haunting me forever because I cant live like that. My psychologist says that I show symptoms of depression but im too scared too find out if i really do have it. I've been crying everyday for no reason, I'm negative and miserable with my life and have no idea why... I have so much to live for but I just cant be bothered anymore. Im exhausted from worrying about everything that happens in my life but I have no motivation to do anything about. Im so confused... why is this happening to me??

Melissalc Confused stuck in my mind
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I don't know if I'm asking in the right place but when I googled it came up with this website just they weren't asking what I wanted to know. Sometimes I get stuck in my head, one time I was laying on my stomach on my bed and then it was like I was s... View more

I don't know if I'm asking in the right place but when I googled it came up with this website just they weren't asking what I wanted to know. Sometimes I get stuck in my head, one time I was laying on my stomach on my bed and then it was like I was sleeping except I wasn't I was watching myself from above lay there while some creepy demon looking thing with big orange eyes and long claws was crawling up behind me then it was like normal again and I was laying on my bed again I wasn't scared while it was happening I was just watching but when everything was normal I realised what just happen and felt scared and started crying, other times like this one time when I was driving I went blank it was like there was nothing but I wasn't sleeping I don't think, then I came out of it and realised I was coming up behind someone really fast and tried slamming on my breaks but because it was raining I wasn't breaking hard enough and they came out of the lane so I didn't hit them, it's like my brain either turns off completely or I'm stuck in a dream. I don't know what to do I want to understand why it happens so I can stop doing it, does this happen to anyone else ?

Insectasyde Am I Depressed??
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Hi I'm new here but I've decided to join because for a while now I've been feeling pretty down and hopeless about a lot of things. I have had so much stress from family and my university course load, recently got fired from my work for not being avai... View more

Hi I'm new here but I've decided to join because for a while now I've been feeling pretty down and hopeless about a lot of things. I have had so much stress from family and my university course load, recently got fired from my work for not being available enough (due to uni) and i feel like its all too much for me and I'm not coping. I don't know if what is happening is me becoming/being depressed but a lot of the time I just feel completely useless and dread waking up in the morning as it means new challenges or closer deadlines etc. Recently these feeling have become more frequent and worsened and I want to know if anyone else has any similar situations or feelings and what I can do because I don't want to feel like this anymore. Thank you for any help/advice in advance.

micjane Work and life
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Hi everyone! I'm a 21y/o female. Basically I have a hard time making myself go to work. I mostly enjoy the job (once I get there it's okay, it's just actually getting there that is the difficult part), but I make myself feel like I hate work and I ca... View more

Hi everyone! I'm a 21y/o female. Basically I have a hard time making myself go to work. I mostly enjoy the job (once I get there it's okay, it's just actually getting there that is the difficult part), but I make myself feel like I hate work and I can pretty much have panic attacks and have to get my boyfriend or mum to call in and say I can't come in. I feel like I put it all on, does anyone else ever feel that? Like they fake their anxiety? I know I'm not faking when I'm bawling my eyes out hyperventilating, scratching at my skin, or a panic attack causes me to pass out. But still, sometimes I think it's just all in my head and the reason I don't want to work is that I'm lazy. I feel like I'm weak and searching for excuses if I took time off work to make myself better. If work is the main issue, wouldn't the obvious solution be to take a break from work? Or should I suck it up and make myself keep going? Honestly, I would love to stay home everyday, thats the kind of person I am, but I'm 21 and want to own a house so I need the money. This post is a mess, my brain has too many things running through it at the same time. Any similar experiences, or suggestions, would be appreciated.

Rj_40 Coming to terms with anxiety
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Evening, this is the most I have ever reached out and admitted that I may have anxiety! I am struggling to deal with some of my symptoms. I am always tired,have muscles aches,feeling scattered(the best way I can describe it) and my stomach can make u... View more

Evening, this is the most I have ever reached out and admitted that I may have anxiety! I am struggling to deal with some of my symptoms. I am always tired,have muscles aches,feeling scattered(the best way I can describe it) and my stomach can make up its mind(very irregular).. I have been to the doctors(regularly)and feel I need a medical diagnosis..whether it be chrons,IBD or something! I am probably over anxious that it could be something worse(cancer)!! And I think there in lies my problem..I obsess of worst case scenarios! I am a married with 2 kids and feel like I should be better than this! I should be the rock not the crumbling cookie! I work in healthcare and I see anxiety all the time and feel like I shouldn't have it,like I'm better than that! i want to get these problems under control! Just want to go back to normal! Hope this all makes sense! I definately some times struggle to make sense of it all! Thank you for anyone that reads this or replies!

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