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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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Orachelt99 How can I help
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My friend has really bad depression. Her parents and brother are abusive, and child protective services haven't done anything to help. So fare the over the last week she has tried to kill herself twice, and she has also tried a lot of times over the ... View more

My friend has really bad depression. Her parents and brother are abusive, and child protective services haven't done anything to help. So fare the over the last week she has tried to kill herself twice, and she has also tried a lot of times over the last 4 years. She has tried going to her school councillor for help but they haven't done anything. Not long ago one of her best friends killed them self. Two of her other friends and I have tried talking to her and have tried to help, but she says unless she can get answers and a solution there isn't any point in trying. I don't know how to help her what should I do?

Neko Struggling with depression
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Everyday I get the same feeling; that I am worthless. It all started last year when one of my 'friends' started annoying me on purpose when we were playing a game. Later on she insulted me, and when I didn't reply, she called me a wimp for not being ... View more

Everyday I get the same feeling; that I am worthless. It all started last year when one of my 'friends' started annoying me on purpose when we were playing a game. Later on she insulted me, and when I didn't reply, she called me a wimp for not being a true girl and standing up for myself. I told my other friends and they were mad at her for saying that, so they sided with me. A few days later we were playing a game when the girl comes up to us and starts talking with them. My friends started talking to her and ignoring me when I tried to ask them a question. After that I made a new group of friends and I felt better and didn't have anything to worry about. This year I failed in a lot of things, my report card, leadership positions and my hobbies. My best friend didn't hang out with me at all and I felt different in a bad way.I got stressed whenever we did a test and it got harder to get to sleep at night. The boy I have a crush on admitted to my best friend he liked her and now they are going out. It got harder to keep being myself because everyone found me annoying. I told my best friend I was feeling really depressed and she supported me for a while but then told me she didn't want to support me until I felt better. The girl who bullied me started hanging out with my friends, and now, they would rather spend time with her then me. I made a lot of bad choices and now I feel like I don't have any friends. What should I do to start feeling better?

samara My mother has ruined almost every part of me
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I never really get to speak about how I'm feeling without being shut down, so my thoughts sort of take over my mind and before I know it I'm breaking down again. I feel like I only really have one issue in my life right now and that's my family. My m... View more

I never really get to speak about how I'm feeling without being shut down, so my thoughts sort of take over my mind and before I know it I'm breaking down again. I feel like I only really have one issue in my life right now and that's my family. My mother has ruined almost every part of me. I don't even know where to begin. I've been battling her for years and right now I'm trying to do all I can to move away from here and just get my life back. I want to feel happy about myself again. Every bit of a responsibility that a mother should have is put on me and for years I thought this was normal, but now I'm truly exhausted. She calls me hurtful things, tells me to leave, she's put me in debt, she threatens me. The worst part is, she has a gambling problem that only I know about, every day is different depending on if she won money or lost it. Sometimes I hope that my mum always won money so she would treat me kindly but at the same time, seeing her treat her children respectfully for five minutes over money just sickens me. I've never been one to put my problems on other people, sometimes I've tried talking about how I'm feeling but I get told to save it for another time or to really have a think about sharing how I feel because I'll upset other people. I feel like i've already gone through the stage in my life where I could distract myself. Now I have no choice but to face everything every single day. I try to convince myself that one day I'll get out of here, I'll be happy and everyday is one step closer but then I have those days that I can't do anything. My thoughts turn negative and I feel trapped and just heart broken. I'll never be able to push past the thing's that my mum has done, I know they are going to stay with me, but I just need someone to talk too who I won't affect. I try not to bottle thing's up anymore because I know how angry I can get and how the bad decisions that come with it all just add to everything. I know that she doesn't want me around, it just hurts that it's only because I'm her daughter, I've done nothing but help her, be there for her and give her everything she ever wanted. Now i'm alone, crushed and I have nothing. And that's what she gave me in return. I don't know how many times I can get back up.

freemefrommydemons BPD and eating disorders
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When I was 17 my doctor told me that they may diagnose me with borderline personality disorder but it may be falsely diagnosed because of the anorexia. I was diagnosed at the beginning of this year (now 19) and I still dont understand what it is. Whe... View more

When I was 17 my doctor told me that they may diagnose me with borderline personality disorder but it may be falsely diagnosed because of the anorexia. I was diagnosed at the beginning of this year (now 19) and I still dont understand what it is. When I think about it all of my problems stem from my anorexia, and I believe that anorexia has caused all my other diagnoses. Does this make sense? It was after my anorexic symptoms began when I first got diagnosed with depression, and when I began recovery that was when I started self harming and then diagnosed with BPD. Now I worry that they are focusing on treating my BPD symptoms but it has stemmed from anorexia and recently I have found that through controlling my food again the BPD has settled down so im really unsure. Is it anorexia causing these problems, or BPD & depression?

ofmiceandmen im only fourteen
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I honestly don't know what to do anymore and I think I need help but im scared. Just everyday is so hard to do anything and it feels like a vicious, never-ending cycle of sadness. I am so scared to get help, I don't know what I would say or what I wo... View more

I honestly don't know what to do anymore and I think I need help but im scared. Just everyday is so hard to do anything and it feels like a vicious, never-ending cycle of sadness. I am so scared to get help, I don't know what I would say or what I would do. I feel like my dad (I have divorced parents) wouldn't believe me and my little sister would see a side of the world that I really don't want her to see at a young age (11). But on the other hand, I don't want to keep feeling like this. Music has helped me get this far but its like a nightmare. No matter how fast I run, I won't move. I've taken those online depression tests and they all come back with depressed but I can't take that seriously. I just want to feel happy again.

Penguinlover Relapsing?
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My story: When i was 7 years old, my mum, dad, brother and I moved from England to Australia, leaving all our family behind... It was always assumed we would return for a holiday, but... it's been 10 years and we still haven't, people only visit year... View more

My story: When i was 7 years old, my mum, dad, brother and I moved from England to Australia, leaving all our family behind... It was always assumed we would return for a holiday, but... it's been 10 years and we still haven't, people only visit yearly. I'm only mentioning this because i came across the thought that this could be what triggered my problem. Which is weird. What would happen,if I stayed at a friends house I'd start feeling weird and missing home and have a panic attack..But then it turned into every Sunday night before school. I would get this daunting feeling, and become unable to fall asleep, I'd end up having a panic attack. The only way to calm me down would be to sleep on my parents floor, i just felt safe there. The following morning iId be fine going to school, so that was never the problem... Then one year i think, i had no problems, i would be fine... A year or so later, it came back (soIi think, I'm not sure if it's possible) - What would happen is, the same time, of the same day every week, I would have the same symptoms and end up vomiting..AND, the only way I would find comfort and feel better is by falling asleep on my bedroom floor. Weird hey? (I don't know if they relate, i read somewhere anxiety can make you vomit). Anyway, I have just had my 2 weeks school holidays, for my final year of school and a few hours before bed I could tell I was feeling anxious and didn't want to climb into bed... When i did and all my friends had gone to bed, I started getting anxious. I knew I would lie there wide awake, and constantly check the time, to see it only get later and later, and myself get more and more anxious... It's just what happens to me, I started getting really emotional, i wanted to call my best friend but I knew as soon as the phone call ended i would feel sad and alone again... I texted my mum asking for a hug and she came in and spoke to me for a good 10-20 minutes and suggested maybe it was moving from England that has caused this whirlwind of events.. She gave me a hug, which instantly made me feel better, but at the same time, made all these emotions want to go wild. She went to bed around 40 minutes ago, and so far i feel better, but then I think that's because I'm just distracting myself online and when i go to bed, I'll be back to being sad again. I was just curious as to whether or not people have an idea as to what's causing me to be like this? and/or what I can do about it. Thank you x

Kaylana I'm 14 and I think I may have depression?
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I'm a 14 year old girl in year 8 and I think I may have depression. A lot has happened in the last say maybe 5 years. It started when my eldest brother almost got sent to jail (it's a long story but no it wasn't for drugs), then my last brother and h... View more

I'm a 14 year old girl in year 8 and I think I may have depression. A lot has happened in the last say maybe 5 years. It started when my eldest brother almost got sent to jail (it's a long story but no it wasn't for drugs), then my last brother and his girlfriend got pregnant when they were 14 (they're now 17). A lot of little things happened between them events that aren't really important. Everything was starting to look up, my brother and his girlfriend now have an adorable (and tough) little daughter, and my sister and eldest brother are both engaged and have had their first child. However around New Years Eve for this year, my father left us. My mother's father was and still is on his deathbed so this killed her because he was her support. My father know constantly lies to us, does not bother to contact us and accuses my mum of things that she has no power over. Every time it seems like things are starting to look up, another thing hits us. We also have extreme problems with money, my mother constantly applies for jobs however she has not been accepted to any and my father only gives us $800 a fortnight for groceries, mortgage and to my knowledge, 2 other bills. Lately however, he has stopped paying the bills he agreed to pay (electricity and another one).This obviously has taken its toll over me, especially since all I can do is watch. My grades have dropped outstandingly and I do absolutely anything in my power to get out of going to school. I have self harmed (most recent was a week ago) and I do have suicidal thoughts. I find it hard to tell anyone anything and I don't feel comfortable trusting even mybest friend.Long story short, I want to find out if I really do have depression but I don't want any of my family to know until I'm sure.Sorry for rambling and thank you if you reply 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

Guest_7078 dad got diagnosed with cancer
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I was sad at first but now I seem to just be going numb and feel nothing! does that mean I am like a psycopath that I can't feel sadness????? someone please help because now I just don't feel anything anymore

I was sad at first but now I seem to just be going numb and feel nothing! does that mean I am like a psycopath that I can't feel sadness????? someone please help because now I just don't feel anything anymore

chloaay I don't know what's happening
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I'm scared, really scared. I don't know what's happening with me? When I'm by my self I feel like these things are getting closer, I feel like they're trying to get me. It's like they're constantly surrounding me. I can hear them just laughing at me,... View more

I'm scared, really scared. I don't know what's happening with me? When I'm by my self I feel like these things are getting closer, I feel like they're trying to get me. It's like they're constantly surrounding me. I can hear them just laughing at me, waiting. It's like they're purposely trying to scare me? Whenever I walk through my house during the night I have to turn on every light, I've never had to do that since recently, but even with the lights on I still feel them, I can't escape them. i also panic a lot whether I'm by myself or with a group, I it seems like I'm a huge target and everyone is a bad person, whenever I walk down the street (or even the hallway in my house) it's like I think I'm going to die at any moment, or someone is watching me. I have minor panic attacks over random things, like writing "panic attack" gives me them. Then there's another thing, one minute I'm happy , 2 seconds later I want to punch someone, I'm having huge mods swings but why? I don't know what's wrong with me. No one knows any of this, not my mum, siblings , friends, no one. I don't even know why I'm telling you. But I'm really tired of being scared, alone, sad, angry. I just want it all to stop. Please, I don't know how much longer till I go insane.

LonelyGirl From too many friends to none
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I use to have so many friends a couple years ago but it seems they have all faded away. Since i moved to this new area everyone seems to be either jealous of me, fake or just hate me. Is there a problem with me? Or is this normal for a girl aged 17 t... View more

I use to have so many friends a couple years ago but it seems they have all faded away. Since i moved to this new area everyone seems to be either jealous of me, fake or just hate me. Is there a problem with me? Or is this normal for a girl aged 17 to have no friends