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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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cheeseaus I want to feel happy again
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I'm 23 years old and believe am having some issues with myself. In the past I've had issues with anxiety and panic attacks but have learned to deal with these. I have not had a panic attack for a couple of years and my anxiety is minimal most of the ... View more

I'm 23 years old and believe am having some issues with myself. In the past I've had issues with anxiety and panic attacks but have learned to deal with these. I have not had a panic attack for a couple of years and my anxiety is minimal most of the time. Currently I just feel unhappy, like there is no joy in life. I work full time, have a great girlfriend, plenty of friends and a loving family but i'm just unhappy. Nothing excites me, nothing brings me joy, the things I used to get enjoyment out of just bore me, I have no motivation to do anything better with myself, I lack concentration, lately i've been getting really irritated at things that shouldn't irritate me. It's starting to affect my relationship. Sometimes I feel like I don't love my girlfriend but then I question whether this is true or if it's me just being unhappy with myself and everything else. I've contemplated breaking up with her but I can't because I know i'll regret it and just be lonely. I never wanted meds to help with my anxiety. I don't want to rely on medication to make me normal but lately i'm starting to think maybe I should see a doctor and see if I need to start taking something. I want to get the joy back in my life and be happy. I'm sick of having no emotion.

TWLOHA_4_LIFE confusing emotions
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Hey guys So the past few months I've been on a. Rollercoaster ride with my emotions and to be honest sometimes I have no idea why Its hard because some days its just I wake up and feel like its not worth getting up, some nights I cry myself to sleep ... View more

Hey guys So the past few months I've been on a. Rollercoaster ride with my emotions and to be honest sometimes I have no idea why Its hard because some days its just I wake up and feel like its not worth getting up, some nights I cry myself to sleep and some days I just want them to and because I've had enough. I guess some of it stems from seeing families that are happy and see each other a lot where as I see mine once every 6 months if I am lucky I also have struggled to find work since moving to a new place and many people say I'm just lazy or unwilling to work when to be honest I'd love to have a job just 90% of the places are only after juniors because they are cheaper to hire as I turn 21 this year. I guess it all just builds up and hits at times. Sometimes I'm fine other days I don't wanna speak to anyone let alone do anything at all. I talk to my partner about it but he finds some parts hard to understand like the missing my family as he says (it's not like its been years and you speak on the phone) I guess its easy for him to see it that way as he has all of his family around him. Thanks for reading and if anyone has anyways to help I guess cope that would be great

thehomestretch How to keep close friends when you have depression
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Hi guys i was hoping someone would be able to give us some advice? I was diagnosed with depression yesterday and I've been kind of shell shocked by it. I have told my best friend but not all of my family yet. My friends mean the absolute world to me ... View more

Hi guys i was hoping someone would be able to give us some advice? I was diagnosed with depression yesterday and I've been kind of shell shocked by it. I have told my best friend but not all of my family yet. My friends mean the absolute world to me and I don't want to loose them. I still see them at school and things but I don't want them to treat me differently. Sorry if this doesn't quite make sense but any advice around the vague topic would be much appreciated. thankyou

sunflower13 I'm new and scared
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hi whoever is reading this, I'm 17 and yesterday I was diagnosed with depression. I guess I saw it coming. I've lost a lot of friends and I feel like I don't have many people to talk to. And to make matters worse, I'm just about to sit some big exams... View more

hi whoever is reading this, I'm 17 and yesterday I was diagnosed with depression. I guess I saw it coming. I've lost a lot of friends and I feel like I don't have many people to talk to. And to make matters worse, I'm just about to sit some big exams before I finish school. My doctor suggested I come on here and say something... so I guess that's what I'm doing. I just feel so alone and scared. Are there ways of overcoming this?

fearfulbear My depression hurts the people I love most
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Hi I'm 16 years old and I have been struggling with depression for a few months. Recently I've noticed certain things act as triggers that send me off into the worst places of my depression. My boyfriend who I know is trying to help me seems frustrat... View more

Hi I'm 16 years old and I have been struggling with depression for a few months. Recently I've noticed certain things act as triggers that send me off into the worst places of my depression. My boyfriend who I know is trying to help me seems frustrated with my sadness and insecurities. I feel like I can't talk about it anymore. I feel ashamed for feeling this way. I'm so afraid of losing him because of my illness that I try to cover it up and hold it inside but then when I'm alone again, my sadness escalates to unbearable levels really quickly. At one point, I became so fearful of him walking away that I convinced myself that it was impossible for anyone to love me when I'm like this and had to take down all the pictures of us in my room and hide them out of sight. How do I open up to him in a way that makes him know I just need someone to listen and put less pressure on him to give me an answer? This is difficult and I want a way to deal with this that doesn't scare him.

Jesshappa What is happening to me
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I really don't know how this started. I cannot sleep. I cannot eat properly. I cannot hold a conversation. I cannot stay happy. I cannot hold back my tears. I cannot speak out what is in my mind. I cannot explain. I cannot seek help. Simply because I... View more

I really don't know how this started. I cannot sleep. I cannot eat properly. I cannot hold a conversation. I cannot stay happy. I cannot hold back my tears. I cannot speak out what is in my mind. I cannot explain. I cannot seek help. Simply because I can't and don't know why. Whenever I try to tell someone what is wrong with me tears flood out and nothing comes out. Because I don't know where to start or how to explain. My friends first noticed me getting sad and less involved in activities. Their initial reaction was that I might be depressed. They seemed to be really supportive but right now I cannot see the support in them or anybody. They take it as a joke. I cannot explain to them it is not because every time I do, they seem to ignore what I am saying, not even comforting my tears. Lately my friend has diagnosed herself with depression, she believes I gave it to her. This makes me feel like shit. Shitter than I did before. She use to be there for me. I am still there for her whilst I'm suffering depression and she is living a life. This was when enough was enough. I spoke to my dad. Whenever I tried to explain to him what was wrong he would bombared me with questions I did not know the answers to or simply could not. After a while he realised this was not a joke and was more serious than I made it sound. so we went to the doctors. Together. I had support. But my doctor didn't support me. Gave me pamphlets and suggested it was my hormones. this makes me feel even more hopeless to know that my emotions and feelings are treated as a joke. I don't know when or how this started but it has had a great impact on me. I see the world differently. I see people differently. I can understand people more. But they can't understand me. No one can. My friends have gotten sick of my feelings to the point that they have excluded me out of their gatherings. I am their last resort. You don't realise how shit it feels until you realise what you really are. I know this sounds like I'm complaining about nothing but I just can't tell you what I am going through. It is just physically impossible. And yet I seek for help. I am like a lunatic. This was the easiest way I could explain myself trying to sound understandable. It makes no sense. I feel empty. I feel like if I just disappeared no one would notice or care. But please. Is there anyone that also feels like this. Not like this, but how I explained, unexplainable. Just a knowing that I'm still sane will help me.

Madi- fear of vomiting
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My name is Madi and I am 16 years of age. I have went to 2 councillors and have made multiple appointments with doctors but I can't seem to get rid of my fear. I have been living with a fear of vomiting for about 4-5 years now but it's never been thi... View more

My name is Madi and I am 16 years of age. I have went to 2 councillors and have made multiple appointments with doctors but I can't seem to get rid of my fear. I have been living with a fear of vomiting for about 4-5 years now but it's never been this bad. My friends usually laugh about it so I can never really tell anyone about how I'm feeling. through having this fear I have gained mild anxiety and mild depression. i need to talk to someone that is going through the same feelings I am because I feel that no one understands. As people always tell me (it's all in your head, get over it) in scared to eat because I'm scared I will get food poisoning. I can't wear the same clothes I have once vomited in. I can't sleep in the same position i was in when I have vomited, I cannot wear my hair the same way I did when I vomited last. I can't listen to music or watch the same things I did on the day I have vomited. It stops me from doing ever day life things. I'm 16 and feel I should not have to be scared of anything at this age and I should be out having fun instead of saying "no" to everything because I'm scared to vomit. i have no one else to reach out to and I feel that I need to be fixed soon. Because I want to be able to have kids and not be afraid of them getting sick of I cook them food. Or not being able to look after them because they are sick. I want to be able to kiss my boyfriend after he has ate food that has once made me vomit. I want to be able to kiss him after him being sick ( not just after vomiting) and I want to be able to stay in the house even when someone else in the family is sick. i can't even sleep by myself in case I wake up in the middle of the night and vomit. I need someone to be there with me. I really need help, I'm begging.

SeanOD i dont know how to move on
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sorry if i put this in the wrong area hi my name is Sean and i have been well dumped not long ago and i don't think i have been able to move on, it's been 3 months now and well i still love him not as much as i did but its still there so here is the ... View more

sorry if i put this in the wrong area hi my name is Sean and i have been well dumped not long ago and i don't think i have been able to move on, it's been 3 months now and well i still love him not as much as i did but its still there so here is the story we are still really good friends we still do thing together his dad don't know about his son being bi but he knows im gay and he calls me son he think of me as a son things could not be better right i have been on dates afterwards but all i think about when im on them is that i want him to be there when i kiss my dates goodbye all i think about is his lips not theirs maybe there is just something wrong with me I don't think of him all the time i just don't think i can feel the same thing for some one else i don't know i guess i could just stop seeing him but i only have two friends and he is one of them sorry about my rant i just wish i knew what to do

vanny316 A sudden and rash choice
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How would you feel if one of your close friends one day tells you that it's better to cut off their friendship just so that it wouldn't be surprising if she/he died?If that person did it to you...what would you do after your initial reaction of heari... View more

How would you feel if one of your close friends one day tells you that it's better to cut off their friendship just so that it wouldn't be surprising if she/he died?If that person did it to you...what would you do after your initial reaction of hearing them say that it is better to not have she/he in your life? I did that one day because I wanted to suicide and wanted the least amount of people I care about to be surprised or really hurt...I tried to do that so they wont be as surprised but now here I am..still alive and crying over what I did because i regret it....that friend supported me..and understood me the most out of everyone else. and now it seems like she is angry or mad at me....i cant stand it...i know it is all my fault....but i want to try to gain my forgiveness back beyondblue’s clinically-trained moderators often work offline (invisible to you) on issues relating to suicide or self-harm. At the same time, general supportive comments from the community are encouraged. If you have concerns around suicide or self-harm, please phone our Support Service on 1300 22 4636.

ElizabethAnne Lost my Dad to cancer, broke things off with the guy I was seeing. Help please.
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Hi guys, I'm a 19 year old girl from Perth. I'm not going to go into grief or what I'm going through at the moment (suddenly loosing my Dad to Melanoma in March.) This thread was more about relationships. I have never had a boyfriend, because I've al... View more

Hi guys, I'm a 19 year old girl from Perth. I'm not going to go into grief or what I'm going through at the moment (suddenly loosing my Dad to Melanoma in March.) This thread was more about relationships. I have never had a boyfriend, because I've always been so picky my whole life, and never felt anyone was 'right' for me. And not to say I've never had the opportunities, I just never felt right pursuing them. Anyway, in November last year I met this guy, we started seeing each other regularly just hanging out. And we both felt like we had known each other for years. We were both insanely attracted to each other, and there was profound chemistry between us. Into about 2 weeks of hanging out I figured I should tell him what a big part of my life was at the time, which was being my Dads full time carer, as he has cancer and my parents aren't together. I felt so comforted by him. He was so affectionate. He suddenly became the highlight of my week when I was constantly going through so much pain, month by month, watching my Dads health decrease. He soon started sleeping at my house, became really friendly with my Mum and sister (who I live with).Met my close friends, my cousin, both my Grandmas. Two months in he told me he isn't ready for an official boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, and he doesn't believe in titles. It was a red flag to me but I needed him, and convinced myself that later down the track he might change his mind. Dad passed away four months into knowing him. He still stuck by me. And we got closer and closer. He has seen me at my worst. It became really disheartening getting more emotionally attached to this guy without knowing what we were. I had never been to his house. Never met his family, yet they all knew about me, and wondered why they hadn't met me. And he knew it was getting harder for me to introduce him as a 'friend'. Going on six months, I did the hardest thing I've had to do and tell him I couldn't go on like this. Why was he so afraid of committing? He has never been in a relationship either.He kept telling me he wishes he had met me in 4 years, when he was 25 and finished Uni so that then he could marry me. And that 'you meant more to me than you knew, but that's only because I didn't tell you.' Please shed some of your perspective on the situation. I miss him so much. It's been 2 months. I couldn't just be friends with him it's too hard. I want him back so bad but it's not fair to me feeling like it can't go anywhere.

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