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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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GG15Rose First job struggling to cope because of anxiety
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Hi, I'm 16 years old soon to turn 17 and I would love if anyone here could help me! I have recently gotten a job as my parents have asked me too. I know I need one and I also don't mind he idea of earning my own money. Although, this new job I have i... View more

Hi, I'm 16 years old soon to turn 17 and I would love if anyone here could help me! I have recently gotten a job as my parents have asked me too. I know I need one and I also don't mind he idea of earning my own money. Although, this new job I have is causing me lots of anxiety. I have been woken up by panic attacks and I struggle to convince my self to walk into the job. It is a one on one environment and I have received no proper training. I get very scared that I will do the wrong thing and I am very afraid to serve customers as I fear I will mess up the order as there are many products I do not know. There is a lot of pressure from the boss who I am frequently working with in a one on one environment. The anxiety building up to the day I have to work and before I walk in is getting worse with each shift. I feel sick in my stomach and it puts me in tears. I think the right thing to do is quit the job and find another that is more suitable for me, one that is more structured and has proper training. This anxiety is affecting my daily life and thinking about it makes me feel really sick. I have to tell my parents and I fear they will be mad so I was just hoping maybe someone could tell me whether I am doing the right thing or not?

EKRM Always feel like crying
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I am 23 and feel so alone. I have family that love me and amazing friends but I can't help but still feel alone. Any guy I have ever gotten close to always ends in "I'm not ready for a relationship". It's just something about me. I just want someone ... View more

I am 23 and feel so alone. I have family that love me and amazing friends but I can't help but still feel alone. Any guy I have ever gotten close to always ends in "I'm not ready for a relationship". It's just something about me. I just want someone to want me, to want to spend time with me, want to see me. I don't really have the courage to talk about it with my friends and family- I guess I'm embarrassed..

sidsthename Depression making doing homework hard
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Hello, I'm new here. I'm B. So I've lived with anxiety & depression for a number of years (11 years) and my life has involved waves of one, the other, or sometimes a short period (max 2 months) of stability and happiness. I have an incredibly support... View more

Hello, I'm new here. I'm B. So I've lived with anxiety & depression for a number of years (11 years) and my life has involved waves of one, the other, or sometimes a short period (max 2 months) of stability and happiness. I have an incredibly supportive family (my mum is my rock) however they are currently away in Europe, and my sister although she lives at home is rarely actually at home. I have a great treatment team (outreach worker & psychiatrist) who are both seeing me weekly and doing everything they can, but I am still struggling quite a bit at the moment. At the moment my anxiety isn't really an issue, the depression is. I'm so apathetic, unmotivated, lack of concentration, and I am finding it extremely hard to finish my final few assignments. I finish my diploma this week (already finished classes) so got lots of time at home to try and complete my final 3 (HUGE!!!!!) assignments, and I can't even bring myself to do them. Or when I do, I can only concentrate for 5-10 minutes before my brain just does the thing you know in the video YBB made; It's incredibly frustrating, and so I'm finding assignments which should take max 8 hours are taking 5 days. I have one due tomorrow, and another due Tuesday, plus my final one due Thursday and my brain is just ughhhhhhhhhhhh I know I need to keep trying to do them, it's just all really hard.

Mikaela_21 Anxiety - Hot Flashes
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All through my highschooling life, I've had anxiety someway. In grade 8 I wasn't that bad with my anxiety, I would go red with every presentation in front of the class but that was mainly it, I seemed fairly confident. I did get bullied from time to ... View more

All through my highschooling life, I've had anxiety someway. In grade 8 I wasn't that bad with my anxiety, I would go red with every presentation in front of the class but that was mainly it, I seemed fairly confident. I did get bullied from time to time by mainly popular kids and that would always make me angry and sad. By now my anxiety has gotten bad. I'm in grade 10 and at first my confidence was at an all time high and I was not caring about what people thought about me until this one time in History, some girl was getting in trouble in front of me and everybody in the class was looking and then I started to go really really red. I wanted to run out of the class and right as I looked up as the teacher stopped yelling at the girl one of the really popular guys was looking at me and sort of smiling like; wtf is with her?? . Ever since that moment in History, I've been avoiding that class. My hot flashes are ruining my education and my life. I go red presenting something at school, or even when a teacher asks me a question or when any attention is drawn to or near me. I go red at the supermarket when walking out in the open or at the checkouts. I go red when seeing family like when I say hi when we first get there. I feel so angry and upset with myself that I can't stop doing this. I feel all panicky whenever I go red, my heart beats faster and I get shorter breaths and disconnected from the real world as I feel I'm standing in fire. This feels weird but relieving to talk about my anxiety out in the open. Every night I pray to God about my anxiety, I'm not a religious person but it feels good to talk to somebody. I never talk about my emotions or feelings because of people and my family ignoring me or talking over me etc.. If I were confident I wouldn't ever ever eveeeer take it for granted I would be the happiest girl ever, seriously. I guess I'll never be that confident amazing datable girl, and I have to accept that...

Enigma5555 Paranoia over relationships.
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Hey guys,I constantly feel like everyone despises me and that I'm a burden to society. People tend to dislike me without reason (especially girls - I'm a female myself), and I was bullied frequently throughout my schooling. Nowadays, I'm terrified th... View more

Hey guys,I constantly feel like everyone despises me and that I'm a burden to society. People tend to dislike me without reason (especially girls - I'm a female myself), and I was bullied frequently throughout my schooling. Nowadays, I'm terrified that my friends only talk to me still because they feel sorry for me. However, this year I met and befriended a guy who I eventually developed a crush on and now, after months of friendship, we're in a relationship. I like him a lot - he's my first ever boyfriend (I'm 18) and we get along really well. But, I feel inadequate around him. I don't understand why he likes me and I've convinced myself that it's only a matter of time before he breaks up with me because I'm really not worth it. He's second guessing this relationship, even though he doesn't appear to be in person. I've essentially just conjured up this entire scenario in my head to make myself feel miserable...I hope. It's hard to separate feelings from fact. And then the fact that I suffer from these episodes of deep depression and self-loathing make me feel obligated to break up with him, because I mean why should I burden him with my mental instability? I'm a mess! This is why I don't think I should ever be in a relationship. In fact, I had previously convinced myself that I would never get into a relationship for this sole reason. Normal people aren't as 'unstable' (at times) as myself.I haven't ever been for a formal diagnosis, but I know that the constant feelings of unworthiness (which have lasted for years) and occasional suicidal thoughts are not healthy, nor are they normal. I just need help with getting over this relationship paranoia, especially around my boyfriend. I hate that when I'm not around him I just succumb to my insecurities. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much xxbeyondblue'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.

Angel5 How do I tell my friends I am depressed when they almost always ignore me?
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I have been depressed for almost a year now and don't have anyone to talk to. My friends always ignore and leave me out. I always feel so alone. I know they will understand because some of the have also had the same issue but I still can't bring myse... View more

I have been depressed for almost a year now and don't have anyone to talk to. My friends always ignore and leave me out. I always feel so alone. I know they will understand because some of the have also had the same issue but I still can't bring myself to tell them.

Madstar1329 Easy to forget
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I wake up and look at my life and I am less than impressed. I hate what I look like, what I do and pretty much everyone around me. I feel like no one really sees me anymore, like the mask I have made for myself can fool anyone. Some days I ask myself... View more

I wake up and look at my life and I am less than impressed. I hate what I look like, what I do and pretty much everyone around me. I feel like no one really sees me anymore, like the mask I have made for myself can fool anyone. Some days I ask myself why I even getting up in the morning.....

Gracieee I am never giving up 💞
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Last year (2014), I was running at my athletics club when all of a sudden I had a stabbing pain in my ribs. I finished the race and went straight to hospital. Later I was diagnosed with scoliosis 24° and I have to wear a brace. The pain was from a ri... View more

Last year (2014), I was running at my athletics club when all of a sudden I had a stabbing pain in my ribs. I finished the race and went straight to hospital. Later I was diagnosed with scoliosis 24° and I have to wear a brace. The pain was from a rib dislocating. Now I have been forced to stop doing the thing I love most. Everyday is a struggle to walk let alone sit at school and carry my 10kg bag around. Anyways, things got easier and I then furthermore developed depression/anorexia. I lost 20kg in 2 months and was hospitalized due to bradycardia arithmetics. I nearly died. But now I am fully weight restored and I am making new friend and slowly learning to move past my childhood dream. Anyways my therapist says I am recovering extremely well, and basically I just want to help others by sharing my experience. ●I was an international track and field athlete ●scoliosis stopped my dream ●anorexia took over ●i recovered ●my grades have gone from a D to a B-A ●my new dream is to be in the army ●I hope i have inspired someone to realise that you can do ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING, if you believe in yourself.

Tmi1105 Recently diagnosed
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I need help my doctor just diagnosed me with servere anxiety and I don't how to cope with it. I mean I coped with it before but so poorly that I feel even worse now I have no idea how to deal with this stuff

I need help my doctor just diagnosed me with servere anxiety and I don't how to cope with it. I mean I coped with it before but so poorly that I feel even worse now I have no idea how to deal with this stuff

Sarah_Louise Terrified of failure
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Hi guys, somebody please tell me that fear of failure is somewhat "normal". Lately i have been so pre-occupied with this overbearing fear of failing. So pretty much my exams are contributing a lot to this stress, but everyday things are begining to m... View more

Hi guys, somebody please tell me that fear of failure is somewhat "normal". Lately i have been so pre-occupied with this overbearing fear of failing. So pretty much my exams are contributing a lot to this stress, but everyday things are begining to make their way into my mind and its making me feel so crappy. I began a course of anti-depressents early this year and honestly thought that the medication and the therapy was helping, long story short, i thought i was better, decided to cancel my therapist appointments and stopped my anti-depressants. Firstly, because i thought i was okay and secondly, because im so scared that i will need to rely on them as i get older. Obviously 2 very big mistakes considering ive been suffering with depression,self-harm and bulimia since i was 15 (3 years). Everything has come crashing back down on me, i feel terrible, sad, anxious and ive had to start taking them again. Is this normal? I feel like a failure, i cant even manage to stay off my medications. Is this every going to end. I just feel like i will never be "okay". 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.

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