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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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SadnLonelyeh What's wrong with me
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I'll give a brief summary of my situation. I'm 15, I have been abused and abondoned all my life from early childhood. currently I live with my mum and her boyfriend who is very not nice to me but she says it's my fault and I provoked it no matter wha... View more

I'll give a brief summary of my situation. I'm 15, I have been abused and abondoned all my life from early childhood. currently I live with my mum and her boyfriend who is very not nice to me but she says it's my fault and I provoked it no matter what I say I WILL cop it from him, I am really depressed, anxious and angry on the inside, I can go from being distant and nothing can make me upset, happy or anything its just nothing basically. Too being very sensitive and crying which I actually like because I feel somewhat human but anyway I go to an alternative school which I don't like much and I would prefer to be alone. I feel very stuck, Their is no such thing as a good day for me anymore, Happiness doesn't exist anymore, I'm scared to do simple things like going outside, going to the shops, Socializing etc. I go to therapy which I have been for a couple of years but I don't even talk about things there and I often fake my mood like I do a lot of the time, I feel very guilty and I just don't see an end to this, I won't say anymore but I want some advice, I go to therapy because I can talk for a bit but If I don't even say anything worth talking about It seems pointless but letting someone know the things I really think and feel and things Ive seen is just unimaginable and I'm scared because when I was in grade 8 my therapist took what I said completely out of context and thought I was in danger which was stressful to me because I wasn't, I have been admitted before but I don't want to be admitted again it wasnt fun to put it nicely. Anyway this is getting too long so I just want to know what I should do or some advice. 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. Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}

Darcis_Prime My past still haunts me.
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Hey guys, im Darcee. This is my first post on this thing so here goes:I was brought up on pain. Constantly beaten and abused. I was made the 'slave of the house' after my father had married my stepmom. She is a cruel, mind-bending woman who controls ... View more

Hey guys, im Darcee. This is my first post on this thing so here goes:I was brought up on pain. Constantly beaten and abused. I was made the 'slave of the house' after my father had married my stepmom. She is a cruel, mind-bending woman who controls people to her will. She's like Morgana. Cruel and wicked. My father wasnt always so abusive. He used to be kind, smart and loving. But when she came it all went to hell. I would be threatened in my own home, told that i was nothing but a filthy rat... at least that is what it felt like. My hatred for them grew bigger by the day and soon, after moving i had had enough. Instead of trying to 'impress them' i shamed them. Gave them a taste of their own medicine. I devoted to listening to demons instead of these 'angesls' they so often sopke of. They tried to force me to be christian, i became the opposite. A girl who hates the things they did and killed her own family in her dreans. Everyday i feared getting out of bed, not even game enough to plant my feet on the carpet. But now that i have gotten away from them i feel safer. But my past still comes for me. I may be 15 but i still need a teddy bear to get to sleep in fear of waking up in that ghastly place. I needed out of there before i exploded. 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. Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}

BlueMoon123 How to get my partner on my side
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I'm 23, female, suffering depression, I have previously been through lows when I was younger but this is the first time I have properly approached it and perhaps identified it properly. Just finished 3 months of weekly therapy which was an amazing ex... View more

I'm 23, female, suffering depression, I have previously been through lows when I was younger but this is the first time I have properly approached it and perhaps identified it properly. Just finished 3 months of weekly therapy which was an amazing experience. I learnt a huge amount about myself, likes, dislikes, wants & needs, strategies to control myself and to lift myself out of the black hole. i feel well equipped to be taking steps forward but my partner is not on board. since the start of my low moods he has been getting frustrated. He tells me to get over it, stop moping, stop focusing on it, go for a run. He was not supportive at all through my sessions - I was using up time I could spend with him, I was saying all nasty things about him etc he is quite needy, always needing reassurance, knows that he has done wrong to me in the past and gets super anxious about it. i feel like through all of this I have come out liking myself more and him less. I want to support him with his anxiety but am getting nil support from him in return. he says he has had a friend and mum go through depression and that I am not like that. No I haven't tried to commit suicide or leant on drugs/alcohol but that doesn't mean that I don't need his help. I am rambling a bit, I just feel lost at how to get him on board to be there for me and to not be so frustrated all the time i don't want to feel like this I wish he could see that does anyone have a similar situation or any ideas to get him to understand?

DannyB1997 Relationship Help
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I started dating a girl back in April. I used to go to school with her and I moved which she only just moved to the school I now am at. So we knew each other but not too well. Since moving back to school together we started becoming really good frien... View more

I started dating a girl back in April. I used to go to school with her and I moved which she only just moved to the school I now am at. So we knew each other but not too well. Since moving back to school together we started becoming really good friends. We spoke and hung around each day. She had a boyfriend at this stage, yet later breaking up last December. We started dating in April. I thought I knew her. A really friendly nice and innocent young girl. Yet soon finding out that she used to smoke, She used to drink. It took me a long time to forgive her but I did. Then being told that she has had sex back in year 8. This came as a huge surprise to me. Only yesterday being told that not only has she had sex, however she has done really inappropriate things with other boys. This has hurt me so much. First thinking she was innocent yet now I don't know. I have never done any of this. Since being told I have been really sad, feeling sick and not been able to sleep. I have cried and I have no idea at all with what to do. Please help

Rubzey Hate myself
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Not really sure where to start... I suffer from anxiety and tomorrow is the first day back at uni. Part of me is excited but the anxiety side knows tomorrow when I get up there's going to be aong list of battles to fight before I even get to class. I... View more

Not really sure where to start... I suffer from anxiety and tomorrow is the first day back at uni. Part of me is excited but the anxiety side knows tomorrow when I get up there's going to be aong list of battles to fight before I even get to class. I hate my body. Deciding what to wear has already got me panicked. having to walk by myself to the bus and then face all the people looking at me on my way to uni means by the time I get to uni a good half hour is going to be spent calming myself down in the toilets. I'll go into class sweaty palmed but no one will know I'm a nervous wreck. No one will know the up hill battle I've dragged myself through just to get to class. I cover my anxiety well and I won't let it stop me because I fear falling apart. But I wish I could get up and not have a thousand worries. If only each day was as simple as getting up and going.. Feeling like I need a hand to hold.

Dandy101 I feel nothing
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Im 15 years old and I do suffer from anxiety since I was 11, I have been through some bad feelings. I self-harmed last year, I stoped doing it. I did go to a therapy to help with my amxiety cause I was having pannic attacks 1-3 times a day and I star... View more

Im 15 years old and I do suffer from anxiety since I was 11, I have been through some bad feelings. I self-harmed last year, I stoped doing it. I did go to a therapy to help with my amxiety cause I was having pannic attacks 1-3 times a day and I started to hate myslef. I then got better and I was actually happy with myself for a bit. then I started to hate myslef, I started to think im not good enough. Now I dont even feel happy, or sad. I feel nothing, just a plain feeling. Is that a sign of depression? Im really confused with my emotions and Im scared to talk to someone about them because they think im over reacting. I just want to be happy again 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. Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}

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?

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