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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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cluelesd is survival possible?
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Is survival possible? I ask myself this over and over again lately. Its weird I never thought this would be me, this person. I had all these ideas as a kid of what I wanted when I was older and how things would go. I was brought up loved, supported, ... View more

Is survival possible? I ask myself this over and over again lately. Its weird I never thought this would be me, this person. I had all these ideas as a kid of what I wanted when I was older and how things would go. I was brought up loved, supported, cared for, I have no right to be unhappy so many people in this world are so much worse off than me. Yet here I am at 24, a world away from the person I wanted to be and the person I feel I should be....24, single, unemployed, lonely, misserable , failing uni student..... 8 years ago I was officially diagnosed with anxiety, lots of drs, lots of medications, lots of side effects, lots of therapists and I was making progress untill I got assualted out of nowhere. A person walked up to me when I was out with a friend, they didnt say a thing, I didnt even see them comming, just grabbed me from behind and beat the hell out of me. Scared me so so much. Every person became a risk & to say it made my anxiety worse is an understatement. A month or so later I got diagnosed with a health condition which caused me to gain alot of weight & caused several other problems, making me hate myself, my body & basicly the universe...somewhere through it all depression landed itself at my door and I found myself absolutely astonished that psycological pain could actually physically make my heart ache.my downward spiral was then added to by my aunty being diagnosed with terminal cancer and finally her passing a few months ago. I miss her every single day and cry myself to sleep often. The only thing I want is to have her back, yet I know I cant....my heart is broken added ontop of a life that was already broken. The pain of such a lose ontop of already having servere depression resulted in me starting to hurt myself (another something I never ever thought would be part of my story).....I have a psychiatrist, I have a psychologist, I take medication for my anxiety, my depression and to help me sleep......I feel so alone though, the pain never ends, it feels unbearable and that scares me because it just hurts so much.... Is survival possible? And if it is how? Because the pain and suffering that comes with depression and loss seem to be a never ending nightmare of my exsistence that I dont know how to get through

Bec_Luke Unable to sleep
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Hi There my fellow friends, I am up posting at 11.40pm as i'm unable to sleep/get to sleep. I feel like i just have so much yet so little going on around and around in my head. I've notice these days my Anxiety is up a little and i'm just feeling uns... View more

Hi There my fellow friends, I am up posting at 11.40pm as i'm unable to sleep/get to sleep. I feel like i just have so much yet so little going on around and around in my head. I've notice these days my Anxiety is up a little and i'm just feeling unsure about how i'm really feeling. I know alot of this that goes on day to day, and well at lest pretty much most of the day, is about my ex and just whats happened in my life in the last six months. I feel like i'm at the stage of trying to forget all that has happened/is happening between us and my feelings, trying to be strong inside and starting to see that his not the other half anymore that i'm not part of knowing what he does or who his talking to and that i'm trying to pick up my pieces and learn how to do things on my own again, and to try and not worry about him so much, why? i have no clue why i do still. it's not that i'm wanting to move on or anything I know it's because i have to. to my ex he think that in the last couple of days that there has been something up with me, like i seem more distant like i'v found someone else, like iv move on. i did say to hi m that I haven't found anybody and moving on like that no i haven't. since he has said and asked all of this, its been playing on my mind as to why he thinks i'm distant i'm understanding what his really saying because well were not together anyway so how more distant can you get?. at times i feel like i could say and ask him the same thing theses days. id be lying if i said that everyday I'm not trying to avoid and think about everything that has happened and everything after the brake up and just having him still in my head. I do get out when i can to do things but it's only for a little while that its all back in my head. I know he doesn't have feelings but I o feel like his not opened with me about how how he really feels. he says its hard on him as well and that i'm not the only person, but...seriously he seems alot more down to earth and better than me. i don't see him going through hurt with all this like me. I know he works alot an catches up with people ad yes all ways on his phone talking to others. Ii my self just don't know how to talk to him or say anything without it becoming a argument or it all gets put on me or him getting angry and verbally abusive or insulating/put downs or walking out, just on what i say about how I feel. I just i'm trying to work out how i'm feeling how i'm ment to be feeling and is it all normal? or am i over thinking too much? do I/ we need to know have a serious talk about whats going on and whats really happening..... I don't know... Thanks heaps for those being super supportive and replying and just being there to talk to. I hope I haven't /didn't bore anyone from this ridiculously huge essay. L.Becx P.s Apologies again for such a Huge Essay...

feelin_low23 Im ashamed of my mental illnesss
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I was officially diagnosed with depression three years ago, but doctors believed i suffered from it from my early teenage years. I was diagnosed with anxiety a few months ago. I have always been really careful with who i tell about my mental illness.... View more

I was officially diagnosed with depression three years ago, but doctors believed i suffered from it from my early teenage years. I was diagnosed with anxiety a few months ago. I have always been really careful with who i tell about my mental illness. So only my family and very close friends know about it. But i have recently started to realise that many of my friends dont know how to handle my illness or act around me and treat me differently and therefore have begun to exile me. I can feel myself shutting down from society. And now becoming ashamed and embarrassed of my mental illness due to the lack of support. Im regretting ever telling anyone at all.

JasonT No idea what's wrong with me.
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Hello all, I'm Jason, and I really don't know what's wrong with me. Some days, I can be on top of the world feeling great. Other times - like right now - I can feel like I'm worthless and not worth a dime. I've seen doctors and psychologists yet none... View more

Hello all, I'm Jason, and I really don't know what's wrong with me. Some days, I can be on top of the world feeling great. Other times - like right now - I can feel like I'm worthless and not worth a dime. I've seen doctors and psychologists yet none seem to think I'm bi-polar, or even depressive yet I can't help but think otherwise. I don't understand myself and why I'm upset most of the time - I've had issues in the past with my weight and it's still a big issue with my confidence, also I'm balding terribly for someone who's only 23 and that kills me inside. I have concerns about my memory and intelligence as well; I often struggle with the basics in life and nothing makes me feel worse than that. Due to my anxiety it's impossible to keep a job as the last one I had it was volunteer work and I basically had a break down with the stress - not exactly a hireable kinda guy. I'm sorry if this is too long, I needed the rant and I hope you understand. thanks.

Jessjune13 Don't know what to do with myself
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I met a guy about a year and a half ago and I have fallen completely in love with him, so much stuff has happened between us, we lost our trust with each other . He was always the one that would stuff up and I always forgave him and it was like one d... View more

I met a guy about a year and a half ago and I have fallen completely in love with him, so much stuff has happened between us, we lost our trust with each other . He was always the one that would stuff up and I always forgave him and it was like one day I had just had enough and then I did stuff that I'm Not proud of and it broke his trust with me. I have always been the nicest person I never hurt anyone and then this boy comes in my life and completely changes everything about me, I always wanted to be with him so I blew off my friends for him so now I feel like I have no one. I made this boy my everything and now his broken up with me I feel like I have nothing, I feel like I can't be happy without him, I love him so much and I'm blaming everything on myself now that we aren't together anymore. I feel lost like I don't know who I am anymore, I try and go out and forget about him but I just can't seem to have fun or be happy without him , I feel like I'm gonna be like this forever. I'm the happiest when I'm with him and now that I'm not anymore I'm so down. My friends are sick of me complaining all the time and sick of me going back and forth with him. I just don't know what to do with myself I feel lost and so sad all the time, all I want is to be happy again but I feel like I never will

gen Hello
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Hi. I'm new to this. I am 19 and have social anxiety. I have always been extremely shy and easily panicked, it got worse as i got older. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that i told mum and started seeing someone about it which was when they tol... View more

Hi. I'm new to this. I am 19 and have social anxiety. I have always been extremely shy and easily panicked, it got worse as i got older. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that i told mum and started seeing someone about it which was when they told me i had extreme social phobia which was causing depression and insomnia. Seeing someone has helped a little. Although it's taken me a year to work up the courage to join and post something, and taken me almost two hours to finally get the wording almost right without sending myself into a panic. The thought of posting this is making my leg shake, heart race, and body tempurater rise. Anxiety blows.I'm wondering about how other people deal with anxiety, depression or insomnia, etc.

JupiterDrops Beyond broken
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Hi everyone, Well I'm here because I need to share my story as I feel its the only way for me to find out who I am now. Ok so here goes.... I am a 23 year old woman and I am at a extreme low point in my life. I have been through alot in my 23 years a... View more

Hi everyone, Well I'm here because I need to share my story as I feel its the only way for me to find out who I am now. Ok so here goes.... I am a 23 year old woman and I am at a extreme low point in my life. I have been through alot in my 23 years and i am a strong girl however now i am completely broken. I got into a relationship when i was 21 with a guy i totally fell in love with, the relationship has now ended and i am totally traumatised by it due to the fact it was an EMOTIONAL HELL! I changed and sacrificed mylife for this person and got nothing back. I am now in such a low place that my days are filled with sleeping, waking up, sitting in bed and doing nothing. I am a psychology graduate and i know what depression is and what it does but it does not make it easier, if anything it makes it worse because i am so ashamed that i have let myself get to this point. I have been to my doctors, i am going to speak to someone and i am on medication, i have an amazing family the only problem right now is myself. I cant seem to pull myself up . It is as if my body has just said no this is enough i am not doing this any more i have been through to much. I used to be a fun loving happy girl and now i am a fake happy girl totally destroyed. Anyway....that is the basics about me....there is alot more i can tell you but i don't want to bombard you all. Basically i am fed up of this and just need to talk to people who i can relate to. I hope you guys can help and i hope i can return that.

Shauno I dont know what to do right now.
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Hi, my name is Shaun. I'm a young teenager who's been suffering Depression for 6 years. It all started off when my parents started fighting when I was 8. During Primary school I was bullied during my hole time there. When I was first suffering from D... View more

Hi, my name is Shaun. I'm a young teenager who's been suffering Depression for 6 years. It all started off when my parents started fighting when I was 8. During Primary school I was bullied during my hole time there. When I was first suffering from Depression my nan was helping me get through this by supporting me and being there for me when I needed that support. In 2010, I was 9 and found her dead on the floor in her house. That day I fainted and I was barely able to accept the one person who basically only cared for me had died and left the world. I was on my own battling Depression. My parents fighting grew upon me and they were fighting more often. School and bullying was getting worse, I was going home crying every night until I was asleep. I finally finished year 6 and went to High School. I met this nice teacher who listened and started helping herself and listening to me. She put me into the right direction of where I should of been going in the first place. (By the way, I live where my dads side is so my mums side is 9 hours away so I cannot move to someone else unfortunately.) I was still getting bullied through High School and my parents fighting go so bad they physically fighted. Because I was being bullied, my grades were dropping and my parents were getting madly angry at me and they started punishing me because of it. So of course that was another spark to my Depression. This year, I met a new friend. She was awesome. She actually made me feel like I am actually somebody. I felt like life was great and we got so close that we started dating. Then one day she dumped me and she went to somebody and started spreading romours about me. I lost so many friends I was on my own most of the days. So I got so depressed I started self harming. I went to the school counsellor and they told my parents. Well, that wasn't a great idea because my mum was angry & sad at me. She took me to the docotor and they put me on tablets. They recommended for me to go to headpsace. I did, I told my counsellor everything. But I still didn't feel as anything was getting better. So I went back to self harming again. My parents fighting grew more upon me and they were bringing me into their fights. A few weeks ago, the teacher who had been helping for the years had died. I was shatted. Life is getting harder on me? I thought all this help was going to help me. I don't know what to do with my life right now. Due to the love issue I have, I am upset when I see couples walking past when I am out or when I am at school. I just want to end my life right now but I don't have the guts too? I am scared to tell my counsellor that because she will go straight to my parents. What do I do? I want to get better but life is throwing more negative then positive 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.

wonderland_j74 Loneliness/depression
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Hey. Ever since last year, when I was with this guy, who he cheated on me early last year, I have been really depressed and isolated myself from all of my friends, everyone has been leaving me and I find it really hard to connect to anyone anymore. I... View more

Hey. Ever since last year, when I was with this guy, who he cheated on me early last year, I have been really depressed and isolated myself from all of my friends, everyone has been leaving me and I find it really hard to connect to anyone anymore. I don't go out, I stay in my room and read books, I have been getting in alot of trouble at home though for binge drinking and then going into massive rages, everyone says I can't handle my emotions... and that if I don't learn some kind of control I'll get myself into trouble one day, (I have done some things that I'm not going to say to others) But i've just lost all my self esteem, I'm rapidly loosing weight, I can't stop feeling this feeling of doom in the pit of my stomach and its horrible. I honestly don't know what to do anymore. I feel lonely all the time, but i'm so bitter and don't want to be around anyone at the same time.

emiveritas So this my depression story thing
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Okay so first off, let me introduce myself, kinda. I'm Emi, 20 year old Education student. I know I'm doing okay in my course but the rest of my life leaves a little to be desired. I'll keep this relatively short and sweet in point form: - Overweight... View more

Okay so first off, let me introduce myself, kinda. I'm Emi, 20 year old Education student. I know I'm doing okay in my course but the rest of my life leaves a little to be desired. I'll keep this relatively short and sweet in point form: - Overweight most of my life, recently started going back the gym but afraid I'll never lose weight - Constantly compare myself to others - Never can really fit into a group - Constantly worried and scared, with a little knotty feeling in the chest - Cant do stuff people my age do due to family, my parents put a curfew staying out past 8 or 9pm and they need the numbers of everyone I know - I feel like I'm constantly living life for my family instead of myself, and I feel like I'm living a lie - I'm bisexual and apparently my sexuality doesn't exist - I feel like I'm never good enough - People always push me away when they find someone prettier, funnier and more outgoing than me - Most days I feel are kinda wasted - I love my job but the pay sucks - I've never travelled outside the country and I feel like I'm missing out - I had an affair that left me badly burnt and unable to trust as easily as I used to - I hate being lonely but I also hate being in social situations - I haven't been genuinely happy in years and have repeated suicidal thoughts - I feel fat, ugly and unloved - I don't want to be around my family anymore .... and that's about it.