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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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guest159 Need Advise.. Anxiety first timer
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Hi everyone this is my first time posting on beyond blue, since this is my first time suffering from anxiety. I am 18 years old, male and working part time in my family business. These couple of months have been extremely hard for me because I've had... View more

Hi everyone this is my first time posting on beyond blue, since this is my first time suffering from anxiety. I am 18 years old, male and working part time in my family business. These couple of months have been extremely hard for me because I've had health issues that i kept to myself, and googled a lot of info about it, and i was self diagnosing myself with a lot of terrible illnesses. Finally, i opened up to my family and they took me to the doctor for those issues and my doctor has referred me to a specialist and now i am maintaining the health problems i had. The main issue now is that i am experiencing a lot of random muscle pain, chest pain, problems swallowing, back of head pain, and lost about 9 kilo and weigh 60kilo. I'm seeing a psychologist next week about it, since doctors have told me this is anxiety im going through. Everyday i say to my parents about my pains i feel everyday because im constantly thinking about the pains because it's always there, EVERYDAY since all these health issues started. Also these last couple days i've had like rabbit poo stoles everytime i go toliet. not sure if this is part of the stress? please HELP. sorry if i didn't go into depth im not the best typer

Fitzy14 Still Feeling Very Alone
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my best friend & his mum were my 'saviors' they helped me get back to what i thought was normalsy after i moved states because my ex & I split, but because i had left my job had been diagnosed with epilepsy & was constantly sick I didn't work. I even... View more

my best friend & his mum were my 'saviors' they helped me get back to what i thought was normalsy after i moved states because my ex & I split, but because i had left my job had been diagnosed with epilepsy & was constantly sick I didn't work. I eventually got caught up in a bit of debt, wasn't entitled to government support and was so afraid of asking family for help (i have always feared the authority figures in my life, from a young age but I still don't know why, the worse they do is yell). For sometime i tried to bury myself in the sand & would hope all the pain & anxiety would go away &everything would get better. It got the point where Id avoid family dinner &events due to feeling like the failure in the family i felt inadequate. A few months had passed and although i was still bottling up alot of things i felt somewhat better. That was until my mum rang me & told me how she felt no one loved her and that a few months ago she tried to kill herself, i cried for hours after that i couldn't wrap my head around it. This was the moment "the lid blew off the bottle" alot has happened in my life especially as a young adult & i spent so long burying it.I took my meds like any other day but i didnt stop I OD'd. when i came too my family was there & my mum was flying over from the east.. they all wanted to help me get better but no one actually helps. Dad asked me to move in with him so he could help me get better &stand on my own 2 feet but its now become clear to me he has no idea what hes doing & has no intention of finding out how to help. He records me when i have anxiety attacks & tells me I belong in a mental institution, on the days I struggle to get out of bed he yells at me & threatens to kick me out , tells me no one wants me & that life isnt just a free ride (im applying for about 60 jobs a week & finally get government support which i give him). I feel very much alone because my mum is over east my sister doesn't want to deal with family drama & my dad is just angry all the time, he believes that my anxiety attacks and me being in hospital was just an attention seeking move, i go to the psychologist once a fortnight & he believes i don't go tho because im not 'cured' yet like its suppose to happen in 10 weeks like the world is suppose to be magic.magic. Im exhausted with fear & just in general and i dont know how to get him to see Im struggling 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.

Renew11 I'm scared this anxiety is here to stay-that things won't ever get better
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My anxiety has gotten significantly worse over the last month and a half. It's starting to majorly affect my everyday life. At it's worst, when I'm in the middle of a panic episode, I feel like I'm gonna lose control of myself and end up in a mental ... View more

My anxiety has gotten significantly worse over the last month and a half. It's starting to majorly affect my everyday life. At it's worst, when I'm in the middle of a panic episode, I feel like I'm gonna lose control of myself and end up in a mental institution. I feel like I might have to stop

Patches27 Anxious to get a job, I really need help.
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Hi, I'm pretty new to this and I don't really know what to write but I need help. I feel like a failure, I get so anxious all the time and I'm absolutely terrified to get a job. I've never had a job before and I'm so scared to get one. I know it wont... View more

Hi, I'm pretty new to this and I don't really know what to write but I need help. I feel like a failure, I get so anxious all the time and I'm absolutely terrified to get a job. I've never had a job before and I'm so scared to get one. I know it wont be as terrifying as I think but the thought of being somewhere new and around new people scares me. I panic whenever I send a resume of because I get worried that they will call me and I might actually get the job. I'm scared my anxiety is ruining my relationship, since we both want to move in together but we can't because I can't get a job. I'm becoming so sad because I have no idea how to help myself, I see all these stories of people getting jobs even though they have anxiety and it makes me feel awful because I have so many difficulties overcoming this. I want to get a job, I want to so bad but I cant help but feel so anxious about it. I hate social interaction and I thinks that's why I'm so scared to get a job.

Tay23 please help
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I've been told that I have bipolar and now people know, I feel like I'm being judged. I feel like everybody hates me and I hate going in places with lots of people I get nervous and I don't know why

I've been told that I have bipolar and now people know, I feel like I'm being judged. I feel like everybody hates me and I hate going in places with lots of people I get nervous and I don't know why

Bluee1 I'm lost and I'm nearly giving up.
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Hey Everyone, I just wanted to share on whats happening on my life right now and I hope anyone can give me their opinions on how I can cope with things :(( I recently had a blew up with my parents coz we really don't get along as much. Its been almos... View more

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to share on whats happening on my life right now and I hope anyone can give me their opinions on how I can cope with things :(( I recently had a blew up with my parents coz we really don't get along as much. Its been almost 1 and a half year since things has been going on and it never really stopped. I felt that they were always on my back and I couldn't do and make my own decisions and if whenever I did all I could hear them say was "you're so immature and u can't even be an adult" and whenever I hear those words it makes me soo angry and I shut off really quickly (that I don't take in whataver they say after that). I went to a school counselor and told them how I felt and everything. and when my parents found out that I was going their, they got really angry and called the counselor and asked what "lies" I've been telling. I then got told by my parents that I am an "irresponsible person, immature and babyish" coz I can't take responsibility of my own mistakes and have to go to the school counselor. They even said that I am"mentally disabled". My dad called my boyfriend. My parents thought that I loved him more than anyone, I don't know what they have talked about but he then broke up with me coz of my family issues and he said he is willing to stick it out there after it all gets fixed. And I'm scared that its just a lie or he's just giving me hopes so that I don't feel down. I really don't know how to fix all these problems and I'm trying to figure it all out but the angles are confusing me, I'm getting lost on what position do I start and where do I stand to everyone of these people. I have to boost my marks up, I have to get closer to my parents and I want to gain him back. and Its all killing me coz I think its very impossible to gets this fixed :(( and I'm ready to just lay back and surrender. Help anyone?? :((

loza depression or am i just a silly teenager?
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I've done so much research on depression and if thats what I'm going through and everything is saying that i do and i think i am experiencing depression. I so badly want to work out whats happening with me but i can't bring it up to parents or anyone... View more

I've done so much research on depression and if thats what I'm going through and everything is saying that i do and i think i am experiencing depression. I so badly want to work out whats happening with me but i can't bring it up to parents or anyone because I'm scared they'll think low of me and think that I'm just an over dramatic teenager, normally I'm an 'energetic and happy person in front of people and it was just when i was alone but for the past few months its been really strong and I'm almost always feeling depressed. Can anyone help me? i don't know what to do.

LaurenLauren98 Feeling alone and not coping
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I'm 16 and I have been diagnosed with clinical depression. I've had it for about 5 months but recently it's got even worse. My mother also suffers from the same thing plus other problems, my friends don't include me in the group or talk to me anymore... View more

I'm 16 and I have been diagnosed with clinical depression. I've had it for about 5 months but recently it's got even worse. My mother also suffers from the same thing plus other problems, my friends don't include me in the group or talk to me anymore. The only person it feels like I can rely on is my ex boyfriends (who is still very supportive) but I often feel like I bring him down and he doesn't need me as much as I need him. I recently attempted suicide and see a therapist now. I find that it doesn't seem to work and often feel really alone and like I have no body to talk to. I don't see any hope of getting better and I don't know what else to do. Are there any coping strategies I could try? Or somebody else I could talk to? 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 areencouraged. If you have concerns around suicide or self-harm, please phone our support service on 1300 22 4636.

ScaredGirl Feeling lost and emotional after a traumatic event
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Hi, Im new here and I wasn't sure where else to go and talk to someone about this. I was involved in a car accident a few weeks ago where the brakes on my car malfunctioned causing me to lose control and go over the median strip into oncoming traffic... View more

Hi, Im new here and I wasn't sure where else to go and talk to someone about this. I was involved in a car accident a few weeks ago where the brakes on my car malfunctioned causing me to lose control and go over the median strip into oncoming traffic. I hit a 4WD head on as they were going 70km/hr, I rebounded off them and ended back on the median strip facing the way I had came. Police, ambulance and fire departments attended. Everyone involved, including myself were taken to hospital, here the woman that I had hit was two beds down from me and came up to me to talk. She let me know that herself and friend were all fine, slight whiplash and some soreness but okay. She talked to me for around half hour and told me that it wasn't my fault and everyone was okay. I stayed in the trauma department for 2 days with severe whiplash, cuts and bruises and an injured pelvis. Following the accident was was severely depressed, I didn't eat, sleep, talk or anything for at least a week. I couldn't, every time I tried I had nightmares, flashbacks and a constant feeling of guilt and anxiety. I ended up going to see a psychologist where I was diagnosed with PTSD and began exposure therapy. I am a uni student and my end of semester exams were a few days after the accident, I didn't end up doing these until next week. I have been trying to study but I have no concentration and I end up getting frustrated and angry at myself because if it wasn't for me none of this would have happened. I now have constant anxiety and can nearly get into a car without having a panic attack, I feel guilty and depressed most of the day, I get at least 3 nightmares a night and constant flashbacks so I barely sleep and I have noticed now that I have an anger problem, little things set me off to the point where I yell and get frustrated for no reason. I have emotional breakdowns constantly where I will cry for hours not knowing what to do. I feel like I'm letting my family and people around me down and that I'm not good enough for them. Im at that point where I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know if there is any other ways to deal with his, medications for what? Sorry for the long story but I really needed to get that off my chest. Thank you

bandaid Lonely, Anxious, Bitter and Tired
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If I could just knock one of those words off the title, I would be over the moon, but I'm just too mentally exhausted to make much of an effort on any of them. I'm 24, smart, attractive I guess, wobbly but not overweight. Funny. Loving. Have a good, ... View more

If I could just knock one of those words off the title, I would be over the moon, but I'm just too mentally exhausted to make much of an effort on any of them. I'm 24, smart, attractive I guess, wobbly but not overweight. Funny. Loving. Have a good, stable job. Independent. Great family who help me whenever I need it. Yet, despite all these things going for me, I just can't form relationships. Friends or romantically. Yay anxiety. I've always been someone who keeps fewer friends. I used to have this awesome foursome group happening for years, until one moved overseas, one got his first girlfriend ever, and the other got married. There are no group hangs any more, I don't have any one to go camping with, I spend the week leading up to long weekends having panic attacks because I know I'm going to spend the weekend seeing everyone with their friends and I'll be sitting at home. My birthday terrifies me and I spent the last two overseas partying with strangers because I was terrified no one would turn up to mine. I don't have the money to go overseas this year and it's my birthday in 7 weeks, uh oh. I have met so many people in this time, but I automatically think they hate me. I get invited to things, but I get too anxious and bail. I actually do have a group of friends, but I think they hate me, so I don't know how that works. As for relationships.. I was great... Up until my relationship when I was 19 with a douchecanoe. It left me anxiety-ridden, and unable to get close to anyone for a solid 3 years after. There were a few people I dated which was okay, but I didn't really let my feelings kick in. Last year though.. met a guy. Went well for 6 weeks, then bam. Horrible anxiety. To his credit, he dealt with it for several months after but we called it quits because he already had a kid and a divorce and I didn't want him to deal with my crap as well. Happened again with the next dude. Now I'm too bitter about both relationships that I can't get over them. And one of them is in the same friendship group. So now my relationship and friendship anxieties are in the one place. I have no idea why I'm doing this to myself. It's completely irrational. I'm anxious about pushing people away so I push people away so I don't get anxious. How does one even get themselves into that stupid cycle? I feel worthless, underrated, bitter and lots of angry, and tonight I just want a damn hug and it looks like it'll be my dog because I have no one to call up and cry to.

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