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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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Kelseyando From being a happy young girl to feeling completely overwhelmed.
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Hey guys!I am 21 years old and I am struggling so much lately. I'm known as the 'happy/bubbly' person and I don't want anyone knowing how bad I really am. I don't want my mum worrying about me. She has enough to deal with. Everyone does. Lately I've ... View more

Hey guys!I am 21 years old and I am struggling so much lately. I'm known as the 'happy/bubbly' person and I don't want anyone knowing how bad I really am. I don't want my mum worrying about me. She has enough to deal with. Everyone does. Lately I've been having reallybad anxiety. It will last all day. I won't be able to feel okay at all. I can't sit still. I feel numb and sometimes it hurts to breathe. I hate my job so much. I wake up at 5:30 for work and as soon as I wake up I feel like I'm in pain. I just have this urge to smash something. Not that I ever do. I want to quit because it's making me so unhappy but I have bills to pay and food to pay for so it's not an option. I am seriously at my last resource. I have lost the person I used to be and it's scaring me! I have had depression in the past because of my life experiences but this is just getting worse! I don' t know what to do! I' m scared of what I am capable of doing to myself now. the things that used to calm me down or make me happy aren't working anymore.Im so numb to everything. if one person can help me or give me some sort of advice, I will be so thankful. I can't thankyou enough for taking the time to read 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.

GloomyGirl I got through depression!
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Depression is a hard thing to deal with. But I got through it! Here's my story: It was about halfway through my first year of high school. I don't really know what triggered it, but I just started feeling sad. I was confused and didn't know why I was... View more

Depression is a hard thing to deal with. But I got through it! Here's my story: It was about halfway through my first year of high school. I don't really know what triggered it, but I just started feeling sad. I was confused and didn't know why I was sad. I tried to ignore but it's really hard ignoring a feeling of sadness that you don't even know why you have. It didn't go away like I thought it would. I started talking to a trustworthy friend and she has helped me a lot. She has literally save my life. After talking to her, I decided to start talking to my school counsellor. After a few sessions, I revealed to my school counsellor that I have self harmed. she explained to me that she would have to tell my mum. She suggested to take me to a physiologist and I started seeing her. She explained to me that I have a chemical imbalance. That basically means that the chemicals in my brain that makes me happy, were low. It was hard for me to believe this and stop myself thinking that I was just overreacting and that I deserve to be punished. After 2 months, I started having suicidal thoughts. I just felt like it was never going to go away. So I kept searching for more help but I just wanted to stay with the physiologist I started with. After a little while, I started feeling better. I don't even know why, but I just automatically started feeling better. Now I am happy and I feel so much stronger. I feel like this experience was to make me stronger and to encourage me to help others. Now I am thinking of becoming a physiologist and I am so much happier. I had a few bad days, but thats a normal thing. Everyone has bad days. You do get past it. You can overcome it. You are strong enough. Just keep believing and asking for help. And one day, you will get there.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.

Dan21 I don't know
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I don't know is basically my story, that's my answer to everything, I don't know if I want to stay or not to. I lie to my family about being okay because I don't want them to worry about me as much as they should. I was bullied all through primary sc... View more

I don't know is basically my story, that's my answer to everything, I don't know if I want to stay or not to. I lie to my family about being okay because I don't want them to worry about me as much as they should. I was bullied all through primary school and I currently still am which doesn't help the situation, I'm more sensitive than other people, I'll get upset over the smallest thing unless you hurt my family or my only friend then yes I'd be pretty angry, I stay up all night because I can't sleep, I stay on the couch every day because I have no motivation to do anything, I don't even see my bestfriend because she's either doing something or I have no way of getting to see her which still makes me feel more alone than ever, I'm not the best with relationships either, I've been cheated on and even dumped a couple of days before my birthday yet to everyone I'm still the one that looks like the bad person, I get called a flirt because I apparently talk up too many girls but I only talk to my bestfriend or I'm really interested in someone but I'm not like those other guys that actually move from girl to girl, they still get to live a happy life though so why can't I? My father left when I was little and took my little sister with him, and knowing he abused my mother makes me worry so much about my little sister. All I want to do is be happy

LesPaul1959 Anxiety and depression
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Hi guy's recently i've been dealing with severe anxiety and am getting bad suicidal thoughts, I have been panicking about my health very irrationally, but it is affected everything in my life, i haven't been eating for 2 days, i am scared to just acc... View more

Hi guy's recently i've been dealing with severe anxiety and am getting bad suicidal thoughts, I have been panicking about my health very irrationally, but it is affected everything in my life, i haven't been eating for 2 days, i am scared to just accept its just my anxiety, I've also been incredibly depressed lately, after seeing my crush get badly injured and me being not able to help tipped me over the edge, i also have forgotten to take my medication for 3 days and it is badly affecting my anxiety levels.I have beein thinking about suicide and i recently started self harming, i need some advice or anyone who can relate, i' ve just been crying constantly. I am a 16 male and am on 2 medications. It would be great if someone could help me out or relate to what i'm going through.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.

Liam007 Feelings of inadequacy
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Hi all, so I have something else I want to ask. I know that there is not right or wrong answer. I just want to get some opinions on this. I've been like feeling like I'm inadequate compared to other people around me. I feel like I lack a lot of the p... View more

Hi all, so I have something else I want to ask. I know that there is not right or wrong answer. I just want to get some opinions on this. I've been like feeling like I'm inadequate compared to other people around me. I feel like I lack a lot of the positives they have. If a counselor says to me "Tell me 5 positives about yourself" I just go "Uh.....um...I don't know, I'm not sure what my positives are". I also remember a counselor giving me test, it was one that had answers like "All the time" "sometimes" "never" etc. I remember getting a fairly dreadful score, self-esteem below average, depression and anxiety above average. Anyway, it came to a question which read "I'm just as good as the other kids", I circled NEVER without a single second of hesitation. It was something I didn't take long to think about, people around try to tell me that I have such good quotes, but I feel like I avoid taking compliments feeling like I'll let it get to my head and I'll be in my own little world going on and on about flawless, I don't want to feel like I'm being arrogant about myself, thinking too highly of myself or pretending I'm flawless. So I'm wondering, is it possible I'm doing that or is that I'm having such negative thoughts about things lately that thoughts about myself have been effected? Sorry to make another post so soon

Worriedgirl Afraid I've no where left to turn
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Since September this year I have been feeling extremely anxious! At the start I wasn't sure what these feels where or how to deal with them. I've been having weird thoughts like "what if I lose control and harm someone" or " what if I assault someone... View more

Since September this year I have been feeling extremely anxious! At the start I wasn't sure what these feels where or how to deal with them. I've been having weird thoughts like "what if I lose control and harm someone" or " what if I assault someone" I've tried to occupy myself by being with friends but I just feel so disconnected and that my mind is somewhere else! I'm only 18 I shouldn't be like this "! These thoughts scared the living day lights of me and that's when I thought that's it' I'm going nuts! I thought I was badly depressed and that it would pass. Since then I have tried to forget about it and do what I normally did witch eventually lead to me having a mental breakdown! I went to my doctor and explained what has been going on and have been to concelling but nothing seems to help. I' m afraid to leave my house and I don't wanna go anywhere witch results in me staying in my bed day in day out! I just wanna go back to the fun person I was but I feel like I can't! I' m scared I'm gonna feel like this forever and Suicide has been a opinion I've thought about quite a lot! But I know I'm strong because I'm still here and I'm still seeking every opinion I can to help myself! I just don't know where to go from here and I don't want my ansixty to get any worse as for the last 3-4 months it has made my life a living nightmare!! 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.

rhiannon13 I feel like there's no hope left
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I've been suffering with anxiety and depression for a couple of years now. It all started when I was diagnosed with anxiety by my GP and I was referred to a psychologist. I've been seeing my psychologist every two weeks for a year now and although I ... View more

I've been suffering with anxiety and depression for a couple of years now. It all started when I was diagnosed with anxiety by my GP and I was referred to a psychologist. I've been seeing my psychologist every two weeks for a year now and although I have learnt a lot about how to cope with anxiety, I feel as if my depression is getting worse. I find it very hard to open up to people and I leave my appointments regretting not saying more. I have just turned 18 and although my dad drops me off for my appointments I have never discussed exactly why I go to them. I don't tell anyone about my anxiety and depression because I feel as if people will judge me for it and I also don't feel like anyone care's enough to talk it through with me. I really don't know where to go from here and I feel as if I'm getting worse and worse each day. My thoughts are scaring me and I'm becoming ashamed of the way I think. My self esteem and confidence have dropped and I've come to the point where there is nothing about myself that I like which make's me feel worthless. My life at the moment feels as if it's just one big vicious cycle and I'm worried because I don't know what to do about it

I_was_born_to_be_depresse Why Am Like This?
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please help me ? I'm so sad all the timeI think I'm crazy???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 ... View more

please help me ? I'm so sad all the timeI think I'm crazy???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.

gmc I feel guilty of being who I am.
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When I decided I'd write this, I knew that every answer would have something that would break me down. I don't intent to read this post again before actually posting it, so sorry for any grammar mistakes, I'm not an English native.To begin, I've alre... View more

When I decided I'd write this, I knew that every answer would have something that would break me down. I don't intent to read this post again before actually posting it, so sorry for any grammar mistakes, I'm not an English native.To begin, I've already tried to see 4 different specialists because of feeling very sad and very angry. I've been seeing the first two ones a year each of them, in between having many depressive periods, then the third one I've seen for 9 months and she also sent me to a psychiatrist (which was rubbish) for medication. I left from all of them because I felt that it wasn't working for me. I asked to see a psychiatrist that is also counseling, so this is where my story begins for this post.I hate asking for advice. It makes me feel so useless and powerless and I am doing my best not to ask for it, but I guess I am not succeeding. He says that in all of his year as a very experimented specialist, he' s never seen anyone like me, that he doesn't know what therapy would be useful for me and that he has to focus on our relationship and let me say whatever I want so that he'd follow me. He also says that he feels like he's in a yard with a wild horse that has been very traumatized and every time he makes a bad move, he runs in the other corner, miles away. Or that he goes on a slippery path and when he feels like he reached something to hold on, he slips away.I told him about some of my experiences a child, how I've been feelingabused as a child and as a teenager, he keeps telling me like everyone else before him that it's me who doesn't move on from where I am, that I'm guilty from feeling how I feel. (continued in the first comment below)

jazcat Will I be missed?
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This is really hard for me to write, as I am new here, and I've been judged and bullied all my life;As you kinda already no, I've been bullied all my life, picked on, everything, I Don't no who i am, or why i am here, I feel like i have no use being ... View more

This is really hard for me to write, as I am new here, and I've been judged and bullied all my life;As you kinda already no, I've been bullied all my life, picked on, everything, I Don't no who i am, or why i am here, I feel like i have no use being here, and im a waste of space, i cry myself to sleep most nights, and i cant help to feel sad and always question my life, i push everyone away and id rather be by myself, I haven't ever talked about my feelings, i dont know who i can trust, so i have not been to any doctor, or anything, i can't help to feel depressed all the time, and i use to self harm, i just say i fell in sticks and stuff i know it sounds stupid, but it works , and i really dont know what to do, whether anyone will miss me or not, i just feel like life would be easier for everyone without me, even my family, i have arguments everyday. I just feel, like im a waste, know one knows, i just act happy at school, or if i don't, im just 'tired'I hardly can ever sleep, my thoughts get the better of me, and one day they will win. How do i get over this, i can't handle this anymore i dont know what to do.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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