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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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ALL Anxiety Attack?
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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had the same sort of experience with anxiety. sometimes I get issues that last for hours like breathing issues, tight chest, constant worry and lack of concentration. sometimes all I can think about is this breathin... View more

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had the same sort of experience with anxiety. sometimes I get issues that last for hours like breathing issues, tight chest, constant worry and lack of concentration. sometimes all I can think about is this breathing issue and it gets me really worked up. for a little while is super overwhelming then its overwhelming but I can get on. is this a form of anxiety attack? it is similar to this most days but sometimes it is wayyyy worse than others and I get so overwhelmed and I don't know what to call it? I have mild forms of this most days, does that mean I have little attacks each day?

GloomyGirl I have depression... for no reason???
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So I have had depression for 3-4 months now. It's really weird because nothing really happened. It came out of no where. I have been seeing a psychologist and she said that it is a chemical imbalance. I feel like I shouldn't be sad in the first place... View more

So I have had depression for 3-4 months now. It's really weird because nothing really happened. It came out of no where. I have been seeing a psychologist and she said that it is a chemical imbalance. I feel like I shouldn't be sad in the first place and that my life is fine. There's people out there with real problems. I have good grades. I have a lot of friends, I have both my parents. I don't understand. Why am I sad? I don't understand how a chemical imbalance can make me so depressed. I sort of feel like I am overreacting, and that what I'm feeling isn't important enough. Everyday I feel hopeless, worthless, useless and worst of all empty. My heart feels empty and I literally can't cry. And I guess crying is the only way to get all my emotions out. I feel like I'm drowning in my own thoughts. Please help. Why am I depressed??

ALL How to get others to support you?
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Hey people, I have anxiety disorder and I really need some help. my mum just found out and while I have given her resources and talked to her she pushes me away and wont meet me half way it research to overcome it. she doesn't understand how serious ... View more

Hey people, I have anxiety disorder and I really need some help. my mum just found out and while I have given her resources and talked to her she pushes me away and wont meet me half way it research to overcome it. she doesn't understand how serious it is even if I tell her. my dad is the same .its starting to make it worse. how do I get them to help me?

Sezza1 Anxiety and Depression
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Hi I'm really new to this but I've been reading all these stories and feel the need to share mine. Okay so I'm 15 years old and just over two years ago I had my first panic attack. For the longest time I didn't know what triggered it it was at a bus ... View more

Hi I'm really new to this but I've been reading all these stories and feel the need to share mine. Okay so I'm 15 years old and just over two years ago I had my first panic attack. For the longest time I didn't know what triggered it it was at a bus party and then before I knew it I got some weird feeling and then had a panic attack. I now know that it was depersonalisation/derealisation that triggered it. Anyway after my first panic attack I would get them almost all the time and my anxiety grew bigger. I became paranoid about everything. I went into hospital at one point. I got EEG scans to see if It had anything to do with the brain. I was always trying to figure it out and deal with it on my own. And I did for about 7-8 months even though the anxiety wasn't entirely gone I was still managing, I got my first job I was finding happiness until my 5th day on my new job I almost had a panic attack I was able to calm my self down for the moment but I ended up quitting and avoiding it. I felt some relief that I didn't have to deal with being scared to go work. It's been a few weeks since then. A couple nights ago I went out with my sister we then got home and watched a show. During that moment I got a thought that I was going crazy and I wasn't going to be able to control myself when it came to harming myself and others I remember getting so anxious and panicking and going to my room, all I wanted to do was die and kill myself and the thought was so scary because I've never thought of suicide. I called my sister and told her to just hold me. As I write this I am feeling anxious, anyway ever since that day I've been so depressed. Not eating, having weird thoughts like "is life real" or "I feel trapped in life and this world" I've been so scared I'm going to harm my self, at one point I even felt like really giving up because I see no future for myself, Im not excited for anything anymore I don't even remember happiness. Almost like I don't even want the help because I just give up but my family is keeping me is so important. I'm trying to stay so strong for them. I'm trying so hard and it's over whelming. I'm seeing the school psychologist and starting to seek help outside of school. But everyday I've been having weird changes in my mood for example once second I'll have hope in myself and then one second later I just feel so low and like I want to die and I don't want to deal with it. I need a way out of this anxiety, I need to be happy again. 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 At the bottom again.....
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So I saw a doctor about these negative emotions, thankfully I was not diagnosed with anything, but I still feel like rubbish. For those whose read my previous posts, you would have heard that I love acting and was part of a community play, I want to ... View more

So I saw a doctor about these negative emotions, thankfully I was not diagnosed with anything, but I still feel like rubbish. For those whose read my previous posts, you would have heard that I love acting and was part of a community play, I want to quit it. I'm constantly making mistakes and getting either yelled at or getting blame put on me that makes feel bad. The play is a lot of work and I find that I'm stressed the entire time I'm there. I can't take it. The situation at school is even worse, I refuse to be me. The old me would love contributing to class discussions and trying to make the best impression. The new me just sits in the corner, writes or types the work on his laptop and says nothing. I just want to hide myself from everyone, I just don't feel accepted. I just have no idea where I belong, what I was meant to do or anything. I find myself shaking waiting for the day to be over. I feel like I could stop going to school and no one would even noticed I went away. I really don't like myself at the moment, no self-respect and no love for myself. I feel like I'm doing something wrong all the time. My mistakes anger people to where I feel like they hate me for them. I'm just lost all over again, I felt like I was finally gathering the pieces of the puzzle only to scatter them all over the floor....again. I just don't know when I'll accept myself. I'm just sad and confused.

Eddie6 Asking for special consideration for honours
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Hi there everyone, I was looking for some advice on whether/ how to ask for special consideration due to mental health issues for my honours year. I'm finishing up my thesis right now, but I've ended up having to turn it in a week over the due date. ... View more

Hi there everyone, I was looking for some advice on whether/ how to ask for special consideration due to mental health issues for my honours year. I'm finishing up my thesis right now, but I've ended up having to turn it in a week over the due date. My story is that I moved from Perth to Sydney a year ago, because I didn't like Perth (no offense WA people, but I'm a big city person), and wanted to transfer uni's for honours. I ended up doing that but had a rough time with it. I transfered from a non-Go8 to a Go8 uni and found that people, including my supervisor, turned their noses up to where I had gone before. Dealing with that, and not having many friends because I was in a new city was really hard. I ended up getting really depressed in the middle of this year. As in I couldn't get out of bed and was feeling suicidal. I managed to get myself together halfway through the year, but some of my grades to a bit of dip, and it's set me behind on writing my thesis, because you know, you can't get fieldwork done if you can't get out of bed. On top of that I've felt incredibly tired the whole year, and I think honestly feeling pretty burnt out because, of all the hard work I did throughout undergrad (got great grades, and worked a few jobs to pay my way through it). I brought it up with my supervisor as soon as I realised I probably wouldn't finish on time, and asked whether I should have been looking at getting an extension. He thought I would finish on time and said I didn't need an extension, but obviously I haven't finished on time. I didn't bring up mental health stuff with him basically, because I don't like drawing attention to myself, and am a little bit worried about discrimination against mental health problems, or people waving me off because I'm a transfer student from a 'second rate uni', or that I got my self into this to begin with by deciding to move and transfer. Or just a general lack of sympathy because I often think people don't who don't have problems with depression realize just how bad, and physically debilitating it can be. I'll probably only receive a 3-3.5% penalty off of my thesis mark for turning it in late, but considering how bad I was during the middle of this year, I don't feel any marks off for lateness are fair. I was trying my best, but I'm not sure standing up for myself is worth it. Does anyone have advice?

Liam007 I'm worried that I'm doing the wrong thing entirely
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For the last week I've been having negative emotions and having worries, and in the last week I feel like I've gone overboard in expressing it. So far I have:Used the Beyondblue chat at least four timesCreated 5 threads on the forum, including this o... View more

For the last week I've been having negative emotions and having worries, and in the last week I feel like I've gone overboard in expressing it. So far I have:Used the Beyondblue chat at least four timesCreated 5 threads on the forum, including this oneBooked an appointment to see a youth counselor.Seen my school counselor 3 timesSigned up for a another forum and used the online chat service thereI feel like I'm going overboard in trying to deal with the whole thing. I'm anxious, feeling like I'm handling the whole situation wrong, like I'm doing to much, but I find I do it because I need to keep myself calm and relaxed as I'm on a long waiting list to see a youth counselor. I also think I use this forum a little too much, I check it more than I check my FaceBook now. Am I going overboard with trying to get to the bottom of this? Is there anything I should do to ease up? Is it okay if I use the online chat when I feel more sad, lonely and anxious than usual? Anything I should tell myself to control this? This has been going on for a while I feel slightly nervous even writing this post.I just want to state that I'm NOT consideringself harm or anything like that.Thanks,Liam

Leena Constant feeling that something bad will happen
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I'm 20, lately things have been looking up for me after being not so good for a long time.I feel like, because things are moving along well, something is bound to destroy that.I worry about the possibility of me dying soon - by accident/illness, as w... View more

I'm 20, lately things have been looking up for me after being not so good for a long time.I feel like, because things are moving along well, something is bound to destroy that.I worry about the possibility of me dying soon - by accident/illness, as well as things like losing my partner, being fired, failing my degree, losing my home, anything that means I won't finally get to enjoy my life now that it is almost the way I always wished it to be

hannah_banana I don't know how to make friends, I feel so alone
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I am 22 and I haven't been in a social circle or had friends since I left high school I feel like something clicks off in my brain when I am in a conversation with people I am not close to and I find it hard to get past saying 'hello' and 'how are yo... View more

I am 22 and I haven't been in a social circle or had friends since I left high school I feel like something clicks off in my brain when I am in a conversation with people I am not close to and I find it hard to get past saying 'hello' and 'how are you' I don't know if I will ever make friends again, I am creative and I find it very hard to see past my own visualisations of the world. I am so shy and awkward all of the time. I am terrified of walking on my own, my biggest fear is that I will be abducted and tortured... Does anyone else have this fear? I feel scared as a woman that people just see me as a sex object and I just want to hide away. I am scared of so many things and I feel so insignificant but I don't know what to do that will help, I am too scared to talk to the doctor about my issues and I tried talking to my boyfriend- he says that I don't need help and that I am making it all up. I do not have a support network or anybody I can talk to. I don't have a family. I have one sister that I talk to who laughs at everything I do wrong. I feel so alone.

Liam007 I Blame Myself....for everything
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I have trouble with self acceptance. I find that I constantly blame myself for EVERY mistake that goes wrong. Friend is upset and when I try offer support they only get worse = my fault Friends don't want to talk to me = my fault I try to help someon... View more

I have trouble with self acceptance. I find that I constantly blame myself for EVERY mistake that goes wrong. Friend is upset and when I try offer support they only get worse = my fault Friends don't want to talk to me = my fault I try to help someone but they don't want my help or I feel they are annoyed by me= my fault I embarrass myself when I'm talking to a new person I just met= MY FAULT and so on....I don't feel like I have general shyness I feel like I'm coming across as an idiot whenever I stuttered or stop for a second to think about I want to say next. I feel like a weirdo. I don't know when something is actually my fault or if it was just bad luck or the situation was out of my control or if I made no mistake to begin with. I feel like I'm doing something wrong constantly. Am I worrying too much? Should I give myself more of a chance? Thanks, Liam

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