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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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calmngrain1999 I'm New, and need help
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Hey, I'm relaively new here, only joined all of 5 minutes ago, after doing the test and coming back with a score of 34. I dont know how bad that is, but I really want to fix it. I'm sick of wasting other peoples time with my stories, they always seem... View more

Hey, I'm relaively new here, only joined all of 5 minutes ago, after doing the test and coming back with a score of 34. I dont know how bad that is, but I really want to fix it. I'm sick of wasting other peoples time with my stories, they always seem to have something much more important on, although they never specifically tell me that. I am 14, and my parents are amazing, but I dont want to worry them with something like this. I feel as though if I told them, I will look over dramatic, as I have had issues like this in the past. I used to be a straight A student with a love for school, and although I am still getting good marks (A, A +), I have no will for school anymore. I don't want to go, and I don't see why I need to do it if we are all going to die anyway. Relationships confuse me, and all my friends seem to be trying new stuff that I am uninterested in, such as make up and dress ups. I feel as though I will be forever alone, and that no one will ever love me. I am so confused about my sexuality, but I am almost sure I am straight, or bi. I know I am not gay. Now writing that though, it feels wrong. I wouldn't label myself as bi. Is that what matters? I feel as though there are two version of me. One that I show to my friends, and one inside my head that is writing to you now. The one inside my head can't be let out verbally I think, only through writing poetry and online and stuff. I just really wanted to know if this is normal? I don't know what to do? I think about dying a lot, but then again I'm not suicidal I don't think, This was all triggered because of a Parent Teacher Interview. I want to get back on track but I don't know how. And I want to do it it internally, without other people knowing. I want to be better. I want to go back to the old me Meg

MelodyWasHer2ndName Can't take the first step
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I've recently fallen into another spiral of depression. Every day when I come home, I lock myself in my room, cry myself to sleep, wake up, pretend to be OK then do it all over again. I cant muster a single happy thought, there is nothing in my life ... View more

I've recently fallen into another spiral of depression. Every day when I come home, I lock myself in my room, cry myself to sleep, wake up, pretend to be OK then do it all over again. I cant muster a single happy thought, there is nothing in my life to look forward to. I used to be able to sort of deal with it with the help of my boyfriend, however after 7 years together, we have just split up. He was my one and only friend in the world and now I am completely and utterly alone. There is not a single other person I could tell about my depression. I know I need help, but I have this crippling fear of going to the GP and asking for a refferal to a psychologist. I have nightmares about it and want to cry just thinking about it. Having to exlain to someone how depressed I am so they can basically judge whether I'm depressed enough to warrant a mental health plan is the most stressful thing I can imagine. I can imagine him saying "get over yourself, there are others out there who have it worse than you" I cant face that sort of judgement or rejection I feel so helpless and alone. How do I take the first step to getting help when im feeling this way? I cant ask anyone for help in real life, this forum is my only hope. K

AloneInTheDark Don't know how to go on
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Hello guysIt's been about 3 months since I last posted, i've been struggling and checking in here hasn't been a priority.What's brought me back?I hate my life.Uni is horrible, because of my depression, i just don't get along with anyone, there's a fe... View more

Hello guysIt's been about 3 months since I last posted, i've been struggling and checking in here hasn't been a priority.What's brought me back?I hate my life.Uni is horrible, because of my depression, i just don't get along with anyone, there's a few people who make me smile sometimesi don't have any friends anymore, they all seem to have disappeared in the midst of my struggles, and that makes it worse.I went and saw my G.P in private to talk about my mental state and he suggested i go to a Psychologist, which i'm booked in to see soon, howeverI'm so nervous about going there.Life just keeps finding ways to make me feel more and more worthless, and I don't know what i've done to deserve it.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.

Ineedhelp There's nothing I like about life.
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I've been getting professional counselling. None of it is helping. I wish I could just move to some quite place in South New Zealand and spend my days alone in some quite peak or small town where I wouldn't have to worry about all this luggage that c... View more

I've been getting professional counselling. None of it is helping. I wish I could just move to some quite place in South New Zealand and spend my days alone in some quite peak or small town where I wouldn't have to worry about all this luggage that comes with life. My friends have changed since going to University and have started acting very stuck up. I've deferred from University myself because I have absolutely no ambitions. My first Girlfriend left me right after new years this year, which in itself was a blessing in disguise because I now know what my value is as a person, which is small to none. So. Why exactly am I continuing each day suffering, dragging this ball and chain around my ankle. I have no one to wake up to in the morning to make a cup of tea and breakfast for. No one to share my interests with. I'm just sitting here without any friends and no reason to do anything. As Audrey Hepburn said “When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.” This is indeed how I feel right now. And you can tell me making friends is easy just be more outgoing, the thing is I have no interest in 'clubbing' or 'parties' or any such social events. I prefer to spend my time quietly at the beach reading a book or at a park enjoying the serenity. And even when I do see someone at the park or beach by themselves I'm often too scared to approach them. I wouldn't even know what to say. What if they thought I was some creep? I'm just stuck in this endless cycle of loneliness. I accept that I'm lonely, and I don't want a circle of friends, I just want one friend I can talk to and hang out with. Otherwise I'm really questioning myself as to why I'm wasting time and resources existing.

Bec_Luke Felling ok today..better
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Hi everybody. .. So today I'm feeling alright than what I have been ina very long time....but still haven't taken medication. Today is the first day where Iam going to try and run today but actually do something to maybe try and start my training aga... View more

Hi everybody. .. So today I'm feeling alright than what I have been ina very long time....but still haven't taken medication. Today is the first day where Iam going to try and run today but actually do something to maybe try and start my training again...Iv contacted my coach for what I can do as it's been nearly a year since iv trained really well and good result but then stopped once o feel down withmy depression. Im just hoping Iwill get something out of today's session... Bec

LJ92 I don't know what's wrong with me
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All of this is very new to me so i'll start with a bit of back story, I'm a 22 year old female, since early childhood the concept of sadness has been no stranger to me but I've always chalked it up financial issues and circumstances. A year and a hal... View more

All of this is very new to me so i'll start with a bit of back story, I'm a 22 year old female, since early childhood the concept of sadness has been no stranger to me but I've always chalked it up financial issues and circumstances. A year and a half ago i quit my full time job in fast food because it was making me miserable and my boyfriend offered to support me for what we thought would be temporary. For 8 months I almost constantly indulged in marijuana, still unemployed, convincing myself that I needed it until I switched to synthetic cannabis in a misguided but legal attempt to change my ways, I went on like this for another 6 months until one day I was doing the dishes and I had an anxiety attack, after going to the doctor and the hospital and contacting drug helplines I found out that the synthetic drug was the cause and I stopped it completely. I then started to go through strenuous withdrawal symptoms which include regular anxiety. As my withdrawal started to fade away i immediately got the flu, and after that passed my current issues started to begin, i became constantly tired, often very confused, finding myself having trouble understanding the simplest of things and then later realising just how simple it really was, i started to have random pains in my body, a fever when i tried to complete simple actions, short bursts of headaches, constant need to eat but with a weight loss of 7 kilos. I dread leaving the house, thinking everyone's judging me or my bus will crash or the person sitting behind me will rip out my neck piercing. I shut myself in my room all day long every day, just watching tv show after tv show to keep myself out of my head. i've been feeling miserable almost constantly, I feel like i cry easier than a baby and once i start it's so hard to stop. I don't feel motivated to do anything and I feel too tired and too weak to try, but I just thought I was sick and that my depleted mood was just a side effect of whatever that was. I've been to a local gp a few times but so far we haven't found anything wrong with me, I never mentioned how sad i've been feeling because I kept thinking I was sad because I didnt have a job or because I was sick. I feel worthless and like I can't do anything right, like there's no point in trying because I'll always fail, like if I try to see my friends i'll just bore them or annoy them or say something wrong and i'll lose them, like if I talk to my family they'll never understand, like everything is my fault and I'm just a failure and I've wasted myself on indulgences and there's nothing left. My brain never turns off and my thoughts are rarely positive, so I started to think maybe I'm not sad because I'm sick, maybe I've been sick because I'm depressed. So i did a little internet searching and found this site. I'd been reading through it secretly for hours these past few days and I found a lot of things resonated with me. I don't know what's wrong with me now and I am so confused, I have so many questions running through my mind like am I depressed? Am I just a little ill? Have I always had a problem and just numbed it was harmful drugs and alcohol abuse? i realise I've rambled on quite a bit, there's so much stuff in my head and i wanted to force some of it out. If you read through all of this along with a thank you for listening what I really want is some advice, where do I go from here, does it sound like depression ( or am I just completely wrong in looking here for advice) and if I need to ask for help how to I get past the fear?

Bec_Luke curious and unsure why?
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Hi all, back on posting again. This time I'm curious and unsure. As some of you may have read about 4days ago. I was not in a stable mental state toe even want to take my meds. I was very upset and distress and felt like there was nothing left in the... View more

Hi all, back on posting again. This time I'm curious and unsure. As some of you may have read about 4days ago. I was not in a stable mental state toe even want to take my meds. I was very upset and distress and felt like there was nothing left in the world and had bad bad thoughts, I was thinking of going into emergancy but was scared and didn't know what to do. Well i managed to get hold of a one friend who I knew I could rely on to take me into emergancy so I wasn't by myself. We ended up talking for awhile and went to visit quite a few friends of his. By the end of the night I ended up going home. Not really sure on what I was thinking or what was going on in my head apart from I know I'm prob not going to take my meds. The next day and up until this day and onwards I haven't taken a single med but iv been managing to be feeling better than what I did.... How is this????

Bec_Luke Need Some Serious Help right now
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Iv just gotten more meds today, I think I'm sooo low n depressed I don't think I'm even in the mind set to even want to take them my self I no they will be avoided. I'm so not right...N not in a good mind set place I think I should take my self into ... View more

Iv just gotten more meds today, I think I'm sooo low n depressed I don't think I'm even in the mind set to even want to take them my self I no they will be avoided. I'm so not right...N not in a good mind set place I think I should take my self into emergency but I'm just scared I don't no what to do...

Bec_Luke Think I could start to go insane
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Whatsnhappening to me in this world. Finding things a real struggle not sure how much weight I can talk before I drop. Just want things to go back to what life used to be like before all this. I fewl no one in this world can or really understands wha... View more

Whatsnhappening to me in this world. Finding things a real struggle not sure how much weight I can talk before I drop. Just want things to go back to what life used to be like before all this. I fewl no one in this world can or really understands what iys like to be me now. Im not the person I used to be I dont know whoI am or becoming but im not liking it. Been stuck in this place (room) flat. Forndays dont know what to do starting to feel like I could lose it. whats happening to me:(

bunnys_d Am I depressed
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I have just gone into a private high school from a public primary school and found it really hard to fit in as most of the kids had been to the primary school that is part of the high school. I find it really hard to sleep and am really angry and cry... View more

I have just gone into a private high school from a public primary school and found it really hard to fit in as most of the kids had been to the primary school that is part of the high school. I find it really hard to sleep and am really angry and cry a lot. I have done a lot of online checklists including the beyond blue one and they all said I am depressed. I answered honestly. My parents know I have had a hard time at school, however I find it hard to tell them I think I'm depressed. My school problems are purely social because I have got an A in everything so far. I also think I am finding it hard at school because my best friend from primary school came with me to this school yet hates the people I hang around with and tells me a lot. How am I just sad or depressed from this information.