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Sophie_M How are you feeling about the social media restrictions in Australia for under 16s?
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Hey everyone With the upcoming Australian social media restriction for under 16-year-olds coming up we want to know what this means for you and maybe even the young people in your life. This conversation is a place for all of us to share how we are f... View more

Hey everyone With the upcoming Australian social media restriction for under 16-year-olds coming up we want to know what this means for you and maybe even the young people in your life. This conversation is a place for all of us to share how we are feeling and what we think the challenges and benefits might be for you or the wonderful young people in our community. Have you thought about how to stay connected with friends you’ve met online? Are you focused mostly on the positives, or the negatives? What do your parents think, and what could they do to support you? Importantly the Beyond Blue Forums are not impacted by these restrictions, we're here for anyone under 16. In short, from December 10 Social Media companies will need to ensure that only people over 16 actively engage with their platforms. There is a lot of information out there which can make it tricky to know what to expect on when it comes into effect. To learn more we think these are a helpful place to start eSafety commissioner + Headspace FAQs. We know this change will impact some more than others, QLife provide anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ support and 13YARN are here for all Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. We want to hear your thoughts on how this might impact the mental health of under 16s in both a positive and negative way. The Beyond Blue Forums are a place for constructive and helpful conversation and the regular moderation rules apply which means we look forward to a kind and understanding discussion. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings Sophie M

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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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Kcurse I feel like crying but tears never come out
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Usually I am one not to cry. I feel like crying but tears never come out. Lately, my eyes have been welling up and I feel like crying for no reason. I also feel like anything not to do with school, anything that won't help me in my future is pointles... View more

Usually I am one not to cry. I feel like crying but tears never come out. Lately, my eyes have been welling up and I feel like crying for no reason. I also feel like anything not to do with school, anything that won't help me in my future is pointless and I haven't been wanting to do it. I feel like there might be something going in however every time I say oh I should ask someone or there's something wrong, my response is, I'm just imagining it, there's nothing there. Another problem is every time I talk to people I feel like I'm annoying them, I feel like they don't like me. They tell me they do but I'm not sure if it's true or not. Everything I day I feel they don't care about it at all and they want to get away from me. I find it hard to start conversations with people and keep going in a conversation, I hate social situations and would rather sit by myself but I don't like the looks people give me and I feel like people talk behind my back if I'm by myself. I wouldn't say I have any friends, I don't think anyone wants to be friends with me but I'm not sure if that's true or not, I guess I just don't have anyone to talk to about it. My mum always says if I have problems to 'not worry about them' and 'it's nothing'. I recently have been kicked out from my group for being 'racist' because I was 'defending a racist' but all I was trying to do was to stop them from saying inappropriate and rude things about a teacher who is actually a family friend. My mum has said to not worry but now I don't even have anyone to sit with. I don't know who to talk to and I don't know if I've said everything I want to say on this post but I really don't know what to do and I hate going to school. Besides the whole friend thing I just find school boring and too easy and I'm always ahead but staying at home and on the weekend I jut get bored all the time, I don't really like either. I know I'm not suicidal or anything, I don't self harm even though I thought of it once but I know I couldn't do it to myself, so that's definitely not the problem so I don't know what is. I'm just really lost and confused.

Monnay Depressed, anxious and really struggling.
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I was diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Depression last year, but have suffered with anxiety since I was about five, and have been suffering with depression for the past four years, but only last year did I reach out to my dr for help. ... View more

I was diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Depression last year, but have suffered with anxiety since I was about five, and have been suffering with depression for the past four years, but only last year did I reach out to my dr for help. I began by seeing a psychologist, and had a few sessions with her, but she ended up making me feel worse, and pushed me deeper into my anxiety and depression. My dr then sent me to a psychiatrist and she actually listened to me and was understanding. She prescribed me medication, which I was only on for 2 months. For the first month I felt horrible, I had migraines, and nausea. But then for about 2 weeks or so I felt much better! I felt so much lighter. I didn't feel happy per say, but I felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. But then after the 2 weeks, one night I noticed my eyes kept rolling into the back of my head. I tried to go to sleep but couldn't even close my eyes because my eyes were rolling so far back into my head. My mum took me to the hospital and I couldn't even walk because my eyes were so far back in my head. The doctors were absolutely confused and spent way too long trying to figure out what was wrong with me before calling down the clinical psychologist. Immediately he said I had EPS, as well as serotonin syndrome. He gave me an injection and FINALLY my eyes stopped rolling into the back of my head. Since then I've been slowly increasing on a different medication, but it hasn't started working for me yet, so I still feel as down and anxious as ever. My only friend just doesn't understand what I'm going through and is busy with her own life, so I feel quite alone. My mum is going through her own problems at the moment, and she tries to be there for me but it's hard for her. I never want to leave the house, I'm afraid of everything, I'm extremely sad, irritable, anxious and lack energy. I find it so hard to do anything, I am so tired all the time and I have no motivation, which is horrible since I'm trying to study two online courses and I NEED to get through them, but struggle so much. I feel so completely alone at the moment, and I'm angry at myself for feeling the way I do, I wish I could just snap out of it and I feel like I have no right to feel the way I do. I'm 18 and I feel like my teenage years have been completely wasted because I've hardly done anything. I'm just really struggling, and wanted to reach out to people who understand what I'm going through.

SkyWay Social Anxiety and Work Experiance
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Okay, so I've never written one of these before but I'm starting work experience tomorrow at a music shop...and I'm getting slightly nervous. Okay, nervous is an understatement. I don't even know how to introduce myself when I first walk in to the sh... View more

Okay, so I've never written one of these before but I'm starting work experience tomorrow at a music shop...and I'm getting slightly nervous. Okay, nervous is an understatement. I don't even know how to introduce myself when I first walk in to the shop...do I ask for the guy I talked to on the phone?! What if someone asks me for a favour like getting them coffee?! GAH! I'm so nervous that I'll stuff up or act awkward or just be myself really... AND I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK!!!!!! I talked to my parents about this but they don't understand they think I'm just shy. I'm really regretting ever doing this in the first place. And most of the people there are going to be outgoing!!! People keep asking how I feel and when I say nervous they respond "Yeah but excited right?". I'm definitely not excited. Maybe I was for the first few seconds when I found out Id be doing this, and then instant regret and anxiety took over. I don't know if I can do this. HELP

Rachel_A Someone please help me
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At the beginning of the year I started medication for the first time, but a few weeks ago I just stopped taking them and cancelled all my psychology appointments. I don't know why I've done this. Im also recently been a compulsive lier to my parents.... View more

At the beginning of the year I started medication for the first time, but a few weeks ago I just stopped taking them and cancelled all my psychology appointments. I don't know why I've done this. Im also recently been a compulsive lier to my parents. I lie cause I feel it's just easier. Since lying to them, they have found out I have lied and are very disappointed in me. Now that they know they don't know whether to believe me or not, I don't even believe myself. I haven't told them about stopping my medication and cancelling my appointments. After all this I now can't talk to my parents cause I'm scared of what they are going to think of me and how they are going to feel. I don't know what to say to them anymore. I stay at my boyfriends house every night to avoid them, I sometimes don't even go home for a few days. I'm just so lost and confused I don't know what I am doing. I'm scared I have lost my parents. please someone help me! I don't think I can cope much longer. Rachel

Kaleidescopehues The power of guilt
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The past 5 years of my life have been a crazy whorl wind of ups and major downs. It's rare that I go a whole week without feeling deep sadness and guilt about things that I have done. Apart from the shame and embarrassment of actions themselves, I'm ... View more

The past 5 years of my life have been a crazy whorl wind of ups and major downs. It's rare that I go a whole week without feeling deep sadness and guilt about things that I have done. Apart from the shame and embarrassment of actions themselves, I'm also dealing with the guilt of the impact these have had on others. People that I have loved, people that I ought to have respected more, and who didn't deserve to be dragged into my mess. If I had just one opportunity to collectively apologise to these people & for it to make everything better, perhaps I could move on properly. But I've learnt that saying 'sorry' sometimes isn't good enough. Sometimes you need to realise that your impact is toxic, and requires elimination. I'm constantly battling with the thought of all the friends I could have had, and all the people who tried to wake me up to my senses. Were my ears deaf? I've cried a lot. I've ignored the thoughts. But the regret is real, and I'm not sure if it will ever leave me. I want to start again. It's too much some days and it's scary

Maryjane12 Depression flare up
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Hi, At the moment I am having a really rough patch. I am both depressed and anxious and I am starting to worry that this is something I am never going to overcome. I just want to stay at home in the safety of my room all day. I miss my family so much... View more

Hi, At the moment I am having a really rough patch. I am both depressed and anxious and I am starting to worry that this is something I am never going to overcome. I just want to stay at home in the safety of my room all day. I miss my family so much as I am away from them at uni. I am not sure if I can make it to the end of the uni year, and have been advised to maybe take some time off however I don't want to have to repeat what I have already done this year. I am feeling so down and sad all the time. I have no motivation and am always tired. When I'm feeling so down like this I want to just retreat and be on my own. At the moment I don't really have any friends I can talk to or hang out with so I am even more inclined to just be on my own all the time and this is making things worse. I just don't know how to cope anymore. I haven't been able to see my psychologist for a few weeks and was relying on seeing her last week but unfortunately she was unwell. I am seeing her again tomorrow but I just can't see this whole thing getting any better soon. I really don't want to be like this forever.

b121 Venting/Oversharing with friends
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Hi everyone, This is my first time posting but I have experienced GAD for quite a long time. Lately I have managed to become more assertive, especially in regard to talking about my feelings. But I worry that I have done this too much. I constantly o... View more

Hi everyone, This is my first time posting but I have experienced GAD for quite a long time. Lately I have managed to become more assertive, especially in regard to talking about my feelings. But I worry that I have done this too much. I constantly over-analyse everything I've said in social situations, feeling like I've made them all about me. When I talk to my closest friends about my anxiety and concerns, I feel like I am a burden and am whining all the time. I've been through a bit of a tricky time lately with one thing on top of another, and I feel like I've been chronically whining. Unfortunately, I met my current friends during a rough patch so feel that our entire friendship has been full of my issues. No one has ever told me that this is the case, but I feel like I'm behaving like a very negative, self-centred and complaint filled person. I feel like I should talk less about myself, but I don't want to revert to my old passive ways when I've come so far. I may be overthinking it again as no one has brought it to my attention, but it seems there is no way to be sure. My worst fear is to be a bad friend and self absorbed. I'm becoming increasingly hyper-aware of this. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any useful strategies to help? Thank you!

LilyM I'm World Weary and I'm Not Even 20
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Lately I've felt exhausted, not just physically, but mentally. It's not that I've been busy, it's just that I look into my future and I dread it. I don't know why. I have a good job and some friends and a steady boyfriend. I don't know what's wrong w... View more

Lately I've felt exhausted, not just physically, but mentally. It's not that I've been busy, it's just that I look into my future and I dread it. I don't know why. I have a good job and some friends and a steady boyfriend. I don't know what's wrong with me. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it my depression resurfacing? Should I be worried/telling people/seeking help?

Maryjane12 Feeling overwhelmed
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Hi, This is my first time to post so a bit nervous. 5 years ago I was diagnosed with Anorexia after losing a lot of weight. After my diagnosis I forced myself to eat to the point where I overate, ignored my emotions and gained a lot of weight. After ... View more

Hi, This is my first time to post so a bit nervous. 5 years ago I was diagnosed with Anorexia after losing a lot of weight. After my diagnosis I forced myself to eat to the point where I overate, ignored my emotions and gained a lot of weight. After about 9 months everyone thought I was better and I just went on with my life. 2 years ago I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety and was put on medication. Since the diagnosis I have been struggling with the depression and recurring eating disorder thoughts and after having Seretonin Sydnrome twice, I have changed medications quite a few times. Over the past month or so I have been really struggling to cope mentally. I have just last week started on a new medication, however I have been feeling really down, distressed, anxious, upset and confused. I have been feeling really alone and not sure how to cope. I keep thinking how I just want to take a leave of absence from uni, however don't want to prolong my degree or for people to find out what is going on. I feel like I'm going crazy and am embarrassed because I feel like I have so many problems. So I thought I would come to this forum to try and hear from other people who are struggling like me, so I can try to feel slightly more normal and hope that someone will understand because at the moment I feel like I really don't have anyone I can talk to.

kjs Struggling to believe I will get better
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Hi all I am really struggling at the moment to actually believe that I will get better. I haven't made much progress at all with managing my anxiety and depression, even though I am trying so hard! Suicidal thoughts are also getting me down. I know t... View more

Hi all I am really struggling at the moment to actually believe that I will get better. I haven't made much progress at all with managing my anxiety and depression, even though I am trying so hard! Suicidal thoughts are also getting me down. I know that its the depression having those thoughts, not me, and I have no intention on acting on them. I'm just sick of them coming into my head and making me feel like I shouldn't be here.I am weeks behind in my course now and I am yet to organise work placement, which is causing great amounts of stress. Every time I look at my course books I just cry because it just feels so far out of my reach. I know that people get better from this, how can I make myself see that I will too? Hope you are all doing okayKellybeyondblue’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.