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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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Madara121 I have a problem with trust.
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I'm in year 9 right now and although i have a myriad of other issues, the one that holds me back most is trust. this year i've been approached by both romantic interests, and people who want to be my friend several times. I always turn them down. The... View more

I'm in year 9 right now and although i have a myriad of other issues, the one that holds me back most is trust. this year i've been approached by both romantic interests, and people who want to be my friend several times. I always turn them down. They're either to popular, pretty, or smart to even give me the time of day, which is why it doesn't make sense that they care about me. the most popular girl in the grade asked me out today and i turned her down because her friends were with her and i thought that it was a setup for some sick joke. later that day i overheard her friends trying to comfort her after the rejection. the problem i need help in though isn't my relationship with her. it's my tendency to never trust people early on. i know what it stems from but i don't know how to handle my lack of trust and it's made me make terrible decisions i can never take back please help me try and be more trusting.

nicegirl93 in need of some girlfriends and guy friends
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Hey everyone my names Cassie ad I'm 22 years old I'm really struggling with things I don't want to talk about because they make me down I joined this forum as a last resort tonight like you all probably have too.. I'm hoping to chat and make friendsh... View more

Hey everyone my names Cassie ad I'm 22 years old I'm really struggling with things I don't want to talk about because they make me down I joined this forum as a last resort tonight like you all probably have too.. I'm hoping to chat and make friendships like meet up for coffees and stuff like that with anyone that's willing to talk and stuff if you want to know a bit about me I like clothes travel I'm kind of girly I also drink and smoke

Anonymouz Given up.
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Hi all, still surprised I'm actually writing this I guess I just had to get it off my chest since I don't really talk about it only to a psychologist which hasn't helped.. I'm just so done, everyone annoys me ( they only have to say the littlest thin... View more

Hi all, still surprised I'm actually writing this I guess I just had to get it off my chest since I don't really talk about it only to a psychologist which hasn't helped.. I'm just so done, everyone annoys me ( they only have to say the littlest thing ) , I have nothing to live for, no job, never happy. can't keep distracting my depressing mind with a computer/tv anymore. Only a couple friends which I'm to much of a snob to even talk to due to anxiety/depression so they're just drifting away...I've been on different antidepressants for a few years now also and no luck...Safe to say that I don't think any will work and if so I'm just losing patience...I've read about people on here having depression for 5 years+ and just know that'll be me.. Sad thing is I'm only 20 too so you'd think I'd have a whole life ahead of me but nope...Sorry for wasting your time reading this.. 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.

Ebony1612 Drowning.
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Hi,This is my first time posting anything on a forum like this, so I am a little nervous.My sister suffers from and has been diagnosed with clinical depression. She is around 15 now, and professionals have found it increasingly difficult to treat her... View more

Hi,This is my first time posting anything on a forum like this, so I am a little nervous.My sister suffers from and has been diagnosed with clinical depression. She is around 15 now, and professionals have found it increasingly difficult to treat her depression as she doesn't really want help. Sometimes she goes to the psychologist and will just sit there for an hour without talking etc.Around September last year I decided that I was going to move out of home because I felt like I was trapped, and I couldn't face some of the issues my sister was bringing up in the household everyday. I felt like I couldn't function normally in that kind of environment. I also felt like my parents were taking out some of the frustration they have about their situation with my sister on me.In November last year I started seeing a psychologist, about various issues in my life that were causing me stress, and she said that she thought it would be better for me to move back home, and to find a way to deal with the issues my sister was bringing up, rather than face the multiple issues that I was facing out of home.I moved back home in early December, and used the courage this gave me to end an emotionally exhausting relationship.But now, I am feeling trapped again.I don't think I am strong enough to cope with this on my own again, but I don't want to burden my parents with any of this because it scares me, and sometimes talking about it makes it feel more real?It is hard for me to even write this post, because I feel like maybe I am just being a hypochondriac? The things I am dealing with are not even that bad, so why can't I just deal with them?And I don't think I have depression, I think I am just having a hard time coping, because I don't think I feel anywhere near as bad as what my sister does sometimes, because I don't feel suicidal, but sometimes I just wish my life would end so that I wouldn't have to deal with this anymore, and other people wouldn't have to deal with me and I don't want to hurt myself.I tried to reach out to a friend, and say that I wasn't feeling happy, but she just told me that if I wasn't feeling happy I needed to change something so that I am happy.I don't know what to do, I feel like I am drowning.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.

Cloudyy Feeling sad.
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I have felt really down this week. Nothing in particular has caused it, I feel numb and my mind has shut down. I am crying all the time and feel really tired. I don't want to see anyone. I feel I have made so much progression this year with my depres... View more

I have felt really down this week. Nothing in particular has caused it, I feel numb and my mind has shut down. I am crying all the time and feel really tired. I don't want to see anyone. I feel I have made so much progression this year with my depression. However I feel dehibiltated now, I am powerless. I can't think to do any of my uni work. Will this go on for the rest of my life? I am over this. Life is just a massive struggle and sometimes I wonder how long I can continue fighting on? 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.

CatHumphy Confused
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Okay, I have never done something like this before and I am not even quite sure why I am doing this. I guess I'm just kind of looking for a safe place to express my feelings and hopefully be a able to connect with some people who are feeling similar ... View more

Okay, I have never done something like this before and I am not even quite sure why I am doing this. I guess I'm just kind of looking for a safe place to express my feelings and hopefully be a able to connect with some people who are feeling similar pressures. The kinds of pressures I am talking about are expectations of society and the people who surround me. I am currently in high school and after a long time of people telling me how to live my life, I've suddenly found myself stopping and asking, why? What on earth is the whole point of spending days at this place where I continue to feel stressed about grades and expectations from my peers and teachers to do well. Do I even enjoy being at school? And if I were to stop school, what would I do with myself? I just wish I could work out what defines me as a person, know what I want to fight for and do my little part in the world, however insignificant it may be, as long as it gives me a sense of self. I just feel like my mind is such a jumbled mess that I can't even tell who I am anymore, I just don't know what my purpose is... And I wish I could find a concrete answer, but I struggle to face the hard truth that I probably never will. I'm sorry, this was probably no help to anyone, but if you feel like you don't know what you're doing with you're life and you feel kinda stagnant, I'm here with you and we can get through this lostness(I don't even know if that's a word) together

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

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