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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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Bb23 Three years, seven medications
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In the past 3.5 years, I have been on seven different anti-depressants, seen many counsellors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dietitians. Nothing has ever made me feel happier or better in any way. No sign of improvement either. I just want to kno... View more

In the past 3.5 years, I have been on seven different anti-depressants, seen many counsellors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dietitians. Nothing has ever made me feel happier or better in any way. No sign of improvement either. I just want to know what it's like to feel happy again. The hope I have for getting better is diminishing and I just don't know what to do anymore. Any advice would be appreciated!

Francesco I am new and would like to say hello! :)
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Hi guys, I am Francesco. I have recently become a member here. I am very interested in what this has to offer myself and everyone here. I have been battling anxiety for quite along time but after some years of counselling it has become a bit more man... View more

Hi guys, I am Francesco. I have recently become a member here. I am very interested in what this has to offer myself and everyone here. I have been battling anxiety for quite along time but after some years of counselling it has become a bit more manageable however I still have my bad days. I have had a lot of social issues which I am trying to work through and at the moment I am searching for the meaning in my life. Here is a little something about myself. I am currently studying Psychology (Honours) and wish to become a counselling psychologist. My aim in life to work to help others and allow others to see the uniqueness in themselves. I am a music and TV show fanatic and I welcome any fun discussions on the topics, haha! I am so amazed at the work that goes on in this organisation and am so happy that i decided to become a part of it. Most of all, I am here to help. Thank you! Francesco.

shay2 I need him now more than ever
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So I'm 15 and I have been depressed for about 4 years now and only 1 or 2 people know about it. Since I was 13 I was with this boy who treated me like crap and emotionally abused and manipulated me to do things with him, a couple of months ago he tol... View more

So I'm 15 and I have been depressed for about 4 years now and only 1 or 2 people know about it. Since I was 13 I was with this boy who treated me like crap and emotionally abused and manipulated me to do things with him, a couple of months ago he told me he never cared about me and I was heartbroken. Then I got a new job and hit it off with this new guy and I completely fell for him, he is so sweet and kind and stable. I really thought we had something and then he started dating another girl from our work and kissed her in-front of me. It isn't his fault because I never told him how I felt but now its agony to watch them together and I'm happy that he's happy but I need him. He was the first good thing in my life for 4 years. When I first found out that he was dating someone else, ​I cried for about 3 days. When you love someone; you have to be brave, brave enough to tell them how you feel, or brave enough to watch them love someone else. I really don't know what to do because I still like my job and cherish my friendship with him and she is a nice girl so I know he isn't unhappy but I feel so down about it. I know I'm young or whatever but he was my world, the minute we started talking we just clicked and he made me so genuinely happy about myself, now when I look at myself in the mirror I just see everything wrong with me and how I'm not her and he will never see me as more than a friend. She is a bit older than him and has a kid, she is 21 and he is 17 and I just feel like a 17 year old boy has to really love her to help look after her kid and pretty much live with her. He lives with his mum but spends every night at his girlfriends and then they go to uni together and work together all night before repeating this process. I know I want him to be happy but is it wrong that I kind of hope it ends? I'm sorry you had to read my petty teenage drama, I hope some of you can relate or give me advice. I will try to reply to all the advice. -Shay xx

tal21 Loss of hope and guilt
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hello, im a female in highschool and I kind of just feel 'done' with everything?Ive been seeing a psychologist for over a year, and I think that this persona everyone disregards and calls 'clinical depression' is just apart of me and something that a... View more

hello, im a female in highschool and I kind of just feel 'done' with everything?Ive been seeing a psychologist for over a year, and I think that this persona everyone disregards and calls 'clinical depression' is just apart of me and something that always will be.. I get these darn migraines every night and they drive me insane, and my skin.. oh gosh my skin is always itching. Not mosquito type itching.. It causes me to scratch myself and leave scabs, but I can't control it. I've stopped doing all the things I love, I've lost my dreams, aspirations and goals, I've been in association with self mutilation for various reasons and I just want to go. want to leave. want to sleep for a long while.. But I can't and I try so hard not to let myself for my mum and my dad and my sister but it's so hard. it's so so hard. there's nothing for me now, just the guilt of always hurting people which is all I ever seem to do. I feel like my mind is going against my body.. 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;}

Sezza94 How to cope with my anxiety?
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I'm new to this forum type thing but thought I'd give it a try. I suffer from severe anxiety which causes me to be depressed. I have anxiety attacks all the time which causes me to miss work and other commitments. I find it hard to breathe, get reall... View more

I'm new to this forum type thing but thought I'd give it a try. I suffer from severe anxiety which causes me to be depressed. I have anxiety attacks all the time which causes me to miss work and other commitments. I find it hard to breathe, get really hot and most of the time throw up as a result. I see a psychologist and am on medication but I'm just having trouble finding suitable coping strategies for when I have an attack. I was hoping someone might be able to make some suggestions. Thank you.

guest_13 Not sure if just extremely apathetic and lazy, or just who I am?
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Hi all, I'm new here and I'm just having some conflict on whether I should seek help or not for depression/anxiety. I know your probably thinking "just go there, they'll diagnose you and see if it is or isn't" but the thing is, no matter how much pro... View more

Hi all, I'm new here and I'm just having some conflict on whether I should seek help or not for depression/anxiety. I know your probably thinking "just go there, they'll diagnose you and see if it is or isn't" but the thing is, no matter how much problems I have, I believe I'm just extremely apathetic and lazy. Ive lived like this for about a year or so, so no matter how much I look back and acknowledge how depressed I am, my lack of emotion and feeling numb, my isolation and withdrawal for everything and just my constant lack of interest or motivation with anything, I still can't acknowledge that something is wrong, for some reason. Maybe it's just that since it's been like this for a while, I believe its who I am and it's just my personality? Is it just me that has this issue? I did talk to a counsellor but my self-doubt and the belief that I was making up everything I said made it too hard to get my idea across, because I just can't trust my own word

guest159 Anxiety First Timer, Scared.
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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

Epiphany101 I'm at the end of my line.
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For the last couple of weeks, my life has taken an unexpected turn. I've given up on the things I used to enjoy or at least I've come to understand that those are situations I don't want to stick myself into, I've isolated myself from friends and soc... View more

For the last couple of weeks, my life has taken an unexpected turn. I've given up on the things I used to enjoy or at least I've come to understand that those are situations I don't want to stick myself into, I've isolated myself from friends and society mostly...but most of all I'm just feeling tired of life.I want to die and I don't feel any negative thought about it, I've given it a good try and have realised that I don't have a place in this world. Why am I saying this? Because I need my choice to be understood and accepted as my own. Rob 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;}

Downlow Girlfriend with depression pushing me away
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Hey guys, this is my first post sorry if it's something you've heard beforeso my girlfriend of 10 months has been diagnosed with depression about 2 months ago she also has type 1 diabetes, addisons disease and hypothyroidism, everything was going gre... View more

Hey guys, this is my first post sorry if it's something you've heard beforeso my girlfriend of 10 months has been diagnosed with depression about 2 months ago she also has type 1 diabetes, addisons disease and hypothyroidism, everything was going great talking everyday messaging all the time seeing each other a lot and then one day 2 weeks ago she just didn't reply or answer her phone the next morning she said she just wanted to be alone, I told her that I felt really worried after a couple more days I said that it was making me miserable that she is shutting me out she replied just move on be happy I'm too stuffed up, I told that's not what I want since then we have spoken once, I've been trying to make her feel special sending her messages telling her that it's ok to feel how she feels and that I'm always here for he and I sent her some flowers I just don't know what to do should I just leave her alone until she is ready to talk or should I keep trying to help her feel better?

LadyE university woes
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It's my first year of uni, I'm studying online and I though that was supposed to make it easier. I also work part time, my job is an hour away and I always feel very tired after work. I feel like I won't have time to do enough research unless I give ... View more

It's my first year of uni, I'm studying online and I though that was supposed to make it easier. I also work part time, my job is an hour away and I always feel very tired after work. I feel like I won't have time to do enough research unless I give up everything (sleep, friends, family, boyfriend, work, hobbies) but uni (which I feel is pathetic as I'm only doing one unit)! I'm not enjoying my course, primary teaching, I find it interesting but hard to understand the assignment. I'm afraid I won't be a good teacher because I just passed my first unit. I'm afraid to tell my family, friend and boyfriend, I don't want to be a failure

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