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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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M-aggie Chronic Depression
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I feel like a failure, I recently got out of a major depressive episode with the help of therapy and a new antidepressant prescription. I was feeling really good but now I feel myself slipping back into that feeling and its so frustrating because I w... View more

I feel like a failure, I recently got out of a major depressive episode with the help of therapy and a new antidepressant prescription. I was feeling really good but now I feel myself slipping back into that feeling and its so frustrating because I was just telling my therapist how much better I am doing and she was really happy for me and I told her I don't need as much sessions. But now I feel like a liar and a burden because I don't want to worry my family again. I just want to be better. I don't want a bigger dose of antidepressants either, im so sick of medication. I want to get better on my own and not be dependent on medication to feel half normal. Everything is a failure in my life, my mental health, my relationships, my job is a joke. I started self harming again. I just want to be better.

M-ia_123 How do I tell my parents I think i’m depressed
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So I’ve been really tired and upset lately (for like a year) and it’s getting worse and I want to tell my parents but struggle to verbally communicate about these things especially with my parents. They are really supportive and loving but sometimes ... View more

So I’ve been really tired and upset lately (for like a year) and it’s getting worse and I want to tell my parents but struggle to verbally communicate about these things especially with my parents. They are really supportive and loving but sometimes I’d just rather not talk about it because sometimes my mum brushes it off saying it’s hormones or natural teen moods and my dad gets angry or annoyed sometimes. I find it really hard to bring attention to myself and about my problems but I feel like I’m getting worse and should probably tell someone.I tried once to tell them but ended in tears (my own fault,) and unable to talk, then I shut off for a week.

Jdizzle7 I cant talk to my parents about it
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I cannot talk to anyone about my problems, even my parents and it sucks. I havent been diagnosed with anything because ive been too afraid to say anything about what im feeling but Ive been in a sense of emptiness, and loneliness, for around 3 years ... View more

I cannot talk to anyone about my problems, even my parents and it sucks. I havent been diagnosed with anything because ive been too afraid to say anything about what im feeling but Ive been in a sense of emptiness, and loneliness, for around 3 years now, when I started highschool, making me think I have depression and or anxiety.

loserbehaviour lost in life
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hello to those who see this. im 19, almost 20 in march, and a transgender male (pre testosterone, still struggling with the system). i feel as if i have been on a downward spiral since a young age. ive been in the system since 13; anti-depressants, A... View more

hello to those who see this. im 19, almost 20 in march, and a transgender male (pre testosterone, still struggling with the system). i feel as if i have been on a downward spiral since a young age. ive been in the system since 13; anti-depressants, ADHD medications, therapy etc. etc. my depression has begun to contort itself into a boiling anger. not at my mother, not at the world, but me. at the end of the day i am the one doing nothing with myself and i know it. i know i am floating through my life with nothing but a bone-deep melancholy and an empty soul. i wish people could look at me and know the extent my anger, my sadness, my hatred of myself. i am not in my body. i am not the person i know i should be. i am not the happy-go-lucky golden boy i should be. i am a malicious, hateful shell of a woman. i wish i had the power, the determination of joan of arc. i wish i too could be burned at the stake for a cause, for something bigger than i am. but alas, i am a pebble in a pond far too big for me. i wish i knew how to take care of myself, to show compassion to myself. but i look at myself in the mirror and have nothing but shame. my skin is the colour of the flesh of an apple. my eyes are those of a man who has lost everything. my teeth are stained yellow, born from years of neglect. my body is that of a being starved of a fruitful life. i wish my life was not my own.forgive me. my point is that i wish there was more to life for me than sitting in a room and rotting away. the internet no longer brings me comfort. i want a life, a physical life. no more of this digital life i have manufactured for years.i dont expect many to know what to say to someone like me, but even just an attempt to talk to me would bring me just a little happiness in knowing im not so alone as i feel.

Guest_49074261 is it bad to have anxiety about paying rent my mum asks for
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I am 18 years and a female. I am the youngest of my family, my sister (19 almost 20) has crippling anxiety and my brother (23) has autism, i have anxiety and have suffered from depression. A few months ago i’ve turned 18, my mum has told me that she ... View more

I am 18 years and a female. I am the youngest of my family, my sister (19 almost 20) has crippling anxiety and my brother (23) has autism, i have anxiety and have suffered from depression. A few months ago i’ve turned 18, my mum has told me that she expects rent from me which is fair enough, i was expecting it. What i was not expecting was not getting a lot of shifts at work (yes i have been trying to get another or a second job) to be able to pay my rego on my car as well. My mum told me she is expecting rent from me cause i have a lot to owe, here comes the issue, my sister does not pay rent, my brother gets money from centrelink and pays whatever his share is which i’ve never seen proof of even i have asked. Back to the issue, as my mum told me that i have a lot to owe, i said i will pay it when my sister starts paying rent.. She then claps back and says “she does not have a job” i then say that she has been trying to make me pay rent since i was 14, my first job wasn’t until i was 16 because of my anxiety at that time. She did indeed go quiet. I try defending myself against her but she uses everything i do against me and i feel so upset all the time and im constantly stressed out. I go to my boyfriends house to escape mine and she had barged into my room the other day (i slept in) and asked me what the frick was i doing, that all i do is sleep and go see my boyfriend and don’t come home till late. Sometimes i cry at the thought of coming home, i can’t move out cause she won’t let me. My parents aren’t together, my dad is remarried (5 years now) but i don’t feel like that would help me as my step mum does not think kindly of me. does anybody have any advice as i feel stuck

Sara88 Body Dysmorphia - OCD about a flaw on my face
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Hi, Ive always been a perfectionist especially when it comes to my skin, i always had acne growing up and then again as an adult which always bothered me and i have quite dark under eye circles, i would get huge anxiety and panick attacks and cancel ... View more

Hi, Ive always been a perfectionist especially when it comes to my skin, i always had acne growing up and then again as an adult which always bothered me and i have quite dark under eye circles, i would get huge anxiety and panick attacks and cancel plans if my makeup didnt go right or when i was younger i would not go to school if i couldn't cover it properly so no one would notice my flaws. Ive always worn makeup pretty much everyday of my life since a teen, and as ive gotten older (37 now) my acne has improved (after medication) but my dark under eyes have remained. I ended up getting filler about 8 years ago which filled in the hollows but not so much the darkness. it was good for a long time and i continued to wear makeup to cover the darkness and didnt worry too much. Well back in november of 2025 i decided to put more filler in there because the hollows had come back slowly over the years with ageing and i had wrinkles i wanted to fill out, this time i went to a different injector, it was a huge mistake, i ended up with a lump on my left side under my eye, which the injector then dissolved after a week as she believed it was overfilled on that side. The dissolver was only supposed to get rid of the lump but it did too much and led to going back really hollow on that side, so i was completely assymetrical and i was left in a panick and felt awful. I had to wait for 2 weeks and then i ended up getting it refilled but much more conservatively, it does not have a lump now but the skin under that side is now crepey and more wrinkly than the other side, it has lots of texture and is still more hollow compared to the right side aswell (given she didnt want to overfill again) i dont want to put more filler in if i coukd help it and when i went back for a check shes said if we did theres a risk i will end up with a lump again. So its been about 8-9 weeks now since the refill and it really bothers me, its all i can think about from the moment i wake up to the moment i go to sleep. I am constanly trying to hide it with makeup techniques to disguise the area, I feel like its so noticeable to everyone and i constanly am checking in mirrors and taking photos in different lighting to see if you can see it or if its changed or gotten worse. its really getting me down to the point i have really bad depression and anxiety now because of it. My relationships are suffering, my work life is suffering and i just feel awful and down all the time. I havent wanted to go out and i havent been able to enoy life or look forward to things like i once did. All i can think about is how i can fix the area but im too scared to try anything else incase it makes it any worse or even more noticeable. I have even looked into surgery to possibly fix it but this is very expensive. The thing is my friends and family and my children all tell me they cant even see what im on about and its not even bad or noticeable at all. They tell me to forget about it and they dont want me to do any more filler or surgery or anything as they dont think i need it but in my head its all i can think about. So why is it so noticeable to me? Its ruining my life and i know it sounds so petty but in my head its a huge deal. My rational part of my brain knows we all have flaws and no one is perfect but its really affected me. I guess im just looking for support or if anyone has been similar and what i should do to help myself without rushing into more procedures which could potentially leave me worse off?

Heyokk Feeling self conscious
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I am grateful to have a great set of friends/family and I mostly enjoy uni. However I feel lonely and I tend to experience bouts of self hatred. I have noticed when I express something, I have a lot of thoughts like “why would I do that?” or “why am ... View more

I am grateful to have a great set of friends/family and I mostly enjoy uni. However I feel lonely and I tend to experience bouts of self hatred. I have noticed when I express something, I have a lot of thoughts like “why would I do that?” or “why am I like this?” Something that shocks my friends is that I have an intense fear of posting on social media, just the thought of it makes me freeze up. Simplest decisions become hard; I am really scared of sharing things like my favourite songs or dressing how I like for what people may think of it, although maybe it is just my shy introverted personality. As a lockdown teen, the other thing is I am really prone to falling down internet rabbit holes for so many different things. I worry about annoying my family/ friends and being a burden with my concerns about my health, even mental health and avoidance of things like food poisoning which can get pretty annoying. I also believe the internet has had a big influence on my identity and I am worried someone will see right through my strange and/or influenced ways (e.g. political opinions, romantic preferences, seeking help, topics of interest). Regardless, thank you for reading and I hope you are doing okay and taking good care of yourself

ConnorIsFunni I’ve suddenly started to feel a strong hatred to people, whether it be randoms or people I know
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I don’t know how to explain it, but my patience and tolerance for things has decreased. I am only 16, and have felt like I hate everyone around me. I’m snappy, prone to slam things and punch walls easier, I’m quick to anger, I get angry over things I... View more

I don’t know how to explain it, but my patience and tolerance for things has decreased. I am only 16, and have felt like I hate everyone around me. I’m snappy, prone to slam things and punch walls easier, I’m quick to anger, I get angry over things I never usually got mad at. As soon as I see someone walk past me, I immediately start thinking I hate them. In school, I hate teachers mentally, I hate people at the gym, I hate my own friends and I hate my family. I treat fictional characters better than real people. Life is also dull, my passion for basketball is fading because I’m still a fat loser rotting in his room. ‘Go outside and play then’ easier said then done, when it’s always 35+ degrees where I live during summer and also I can’t go to the gym because I have to rely on my nana to pay for it. I don’t have a tax file number, I don’t have a bank, I don’t even have a phone. I barely passed grade 10 and I already feel like I’m going to fail grade 11. And if you are wondering, I prefer to be alone, I hate people a lot actually, like seriously a lot. Like I can’t stand living around people, to the point where I just lock myself in my room and only leave when I have to and people have the audacity to call me lazy?

Jess_P2001 Friend Trouble
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I need help as i’m struggling with my best friend. Ever since i have got a bf, she had been rude to me, mean, bossy, controlling etc. Now she has gone to the extent of not speaking to me as i stood up for myself. I do live with her which makes it har... View more

I need help as i’m struggling with my best friend. Ever since i have got a bf, she had been rude to me, mean, bossy, controlling etc. Now she has gone to the extent of not speaking to me as i stood up for myself. I do live with her which makes it harder and it’s taking a toll on my anxiety. I’m not sure if it’s jealousy or not. When i try talk to her about it she gets defensive and tries to turn it back on me like I’m the bad guy. Any tips would be helpful.

Lizeyloo New school and no friends
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Hi everyone, I am a 16 years old girl in year 11. I am finding it very hard to cope at the moment. I started at a new school this year thinking everything was going to change and get better but it is quite the opposite. I was partnered with someone t... View more

Hi everyone, I am a 16 years old girl in year 11. I am finding it very hard to cope at the moment. I started at a new school this year thinking everything was going to change and get better but it is quite the opposite. I was partnered with someone to look after me at my new school but they ditched so now I am finding it very hard to find friends or any group to sit with. Every now and then I’ll ask to sit with a particular group but I feel unwanted and a nuisance to them as their table is full and I’m struggling to socialise as I am consistently worrying all the time. Often I will spend lunch times in the bathroom or go to the library but this continues to affect my mental health negatively. I am often referred to as very shy and quiet but when hearing this it tends to pull down my self esteem even more. I have recently gone through a friendship breakup at my old school and now I have virtually no friends left. The friendship breakup has particularly affected me as it has taken a toll on how I perceive myself. I don’t like who I am and which I was someone confident who made friends easily.I find myself lying in bed crying having no passion for life or to get out because I don’t feel worthy to anyone. I have my mum but she doesn’t completely understand what I’m going through, she’ll say I’m overreacting and doesn’t take mental health as seriously as I wish. I tell myself I sound selfish to be complaining when I know how lucky I am but I can’t help but cry knowing things aren’t changing and no one understands just how much I am struggling. If anyone could share tips it would be much appreciated. Thank you.

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