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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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Gothamfan I have no friends
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I’m not to sure how to use this yet, but I just wanted to talk about something my mental health has been getting worse and worse especially in this last semester, and recently I’ve had a falling out with some of my friends, these friends are in most ... View more

I’m not to sure how to use this yet, but I just wanted to talk about something my mental health has been getting worse and worse especially in this last semester, and recently I’ve had a falling out with some of my friends, these friends are in most my classes. These friends really did make me happy because of how much fun I had with them, but I’ve been kicked out and I honestly can’t pin point the reasons why, I do know I shouldn’t have said some things but anyway this made me realise how depressed and hopeless I really am, along with the fact that I have virtually no real friends, my ‘best’ friends are still friends with the friends I fell out with and they always talk to them and sit with them at lunch and I have nowhere else to go so I just sit near them and don’t speak. I know it makes it awkward but I literally have no one else to go to. On top of this For years I’ve been struggling with suicidal thoughts and I really don’t know what to do. i am sorry if this upset or annoyed anyone but I just wanted to vent because I don’t have anyone to talk to

demon_cat Venting about feeling consistently apathetic towards life
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Hey everyone!! I've always been a lurker so this will be my first post. I'm a 22 year old gorl, recently graduated from Bachelor of Science, applied to and accepted an honours offer and aiming to be a psychologist. Which should be exciting but I don'... View more

Hey everyone!! I've always been a lurker so this will be my first post. I'm a 22 year old gorl, recently graduated from Bachelor of Science, applied to and accepted an honours offer and aiming to be a psychologist. Which should be exciting but I don't really care and don't have any happiness towards it. Just "oh, that's neat". I chose psychology bc yes, I am interested in and an advocate for mental health, but also bc I got good grades for it so "why not". I think I'd be okay if I also didn't go through with it all, I've never been highly ambitious about my future and I don't think it'll change. I think these feelings exacerbated as I worked more days a week, with 8 or 12 hour shifts. The reality of the cycle solidified in my head. I have to constantly work in order to live. A dumb thought and complaint, but the concept tires me. I work to make money so I can relax from the work. I know it's possible to enjoy the job you have but, once an activity becomes a source of income, I lose the joy that it might have previously brought. With this mindset, I don't have the need for ambition or motivation to do great things or to make great accomplishments as some of my friends do, I just need a steady source of income. Money means a lot to me but also nothing at all simultaneously, it'd be great if I had a lot, but just enough is fine. I don't know if this is concerning or not, bc I don't think it's causing any significant distress impacting my life. But it would be better if I went through with life feeling more okay than meh and more energised than tired, right? My mental health has its ups and downs like everyones. I've experienced social anxiety and OCD-like symptoms across the years, and even struggled with some suicidal ideation/thoughts (which have since passed). Those have dulled down a fair bit and now I'm just going through the motions of life bc it's expected and I'm just existing, you know? I like to believe that I'm fulfilled in other areas. I think I have a good support system and great friends. I have a few hobbies though I rarely stay committed to one. I learnt how to accept my body through the concept of body neutrality, which might also say something. In conclusion, idk, are these just the effects of living in a capitalist society lol. Thank you if you listened to my meaningless rant all the way through, it was a very long one so I appreciate it.

AliC_ Being unfriended and how to cope
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I need advice. Recently I had a big falling out with my ex boyfriend (who I thought I was still on somewhat good terms with) and majority of our mutual friends due to my “not being able to get over the break up” and my mental health issues which have... View more

I need advice. Recently I had a big falling out with my ex boyfriend (who I thought I was still on somewhat good terms with) and majority of our mutual friends due to my “not being able to get over the break up” and my mental health issues which have gotten more severe recently due to a heap of other circumstances. I’m in therapy with a counsellor and waiting to see a psychiatrist to work on it more but the general gist is anxiety, depression, and possibly adhd or ptsd (under investigation) anyway this week I noticed that two of my friends and my ex unfriended me and blocked me on social media which I am heartbroken about as I genuinely thought that in a few months once I was in a better place we could work it all out. What do I do now? Where do I go from here?

Buttermilkbob Feeling hopeless and unemployed
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Hey there, this is my first post. I'm 24 I don't have a job or any skills, I was terrible at school and I was told from an early age that I have a language disorder. Through primary and high school I was always behind on my work and was constantly in... View more

Hey there, this is my first post. I'm 24 I don't have a job or any skills, I was terrible at school and I was told from an early age that I have a language disorder. Through primary and high school I was always behind on my work and was constantly in learning assistance programs throughout my school years. Coming out of high school I went to tafe and struggled to finish my deploma which I didn't complete. As a result of my early schooling I feel as if I can barley articulate myself properly and struggle to find the words that I want to say, or follow a conversation or do anything competently, and struggle to do basic maths of any sort.I've had the odd jobs here and there but nothing lasting more than a year, i can barley hold down a job and just feel as if I wasn't properly prepared for being an adult and feel bitter, stupid and incompetent and quite honestly scared for the future.

.liv_.. Ex and Best friend
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Hey guys, I understand that this may be a confrontational topic but is something that i desperately need to get off my chest. A night ago i met up with my ex (who i am still friends with dispite originally ending on bad terms) and my best friend. we ... View more

Hey guys, I understand that this may be a confrontational topic but is something that i desperately need to get off my chest. A night ago i met up with my ex (who i am still friends with dispite originally ending on bad terms) and my best friend. we went back to her house and we were having fun untill they started kissing in front of me. We talked about it and she said that she would not have done it if i had given her a sign but i don’t believe this. This is due to the fact that she told me that she regrets what she did while telling my ex that she wants to do it again (he messaged me about it telling me this). I am scared of confrontation and do not see myself working up the nerve to tell her i don’t like it, even tho i thought it was obvious i wouldn’t. Anyone have any ideas on what I should do?

.liv_.. Body Image
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How to I learn to love my body? I have been aiming to workout regularly and I have found this hard due to homework and my job. I still look the same as I did a year ago with no changes. I see my friend say healthy for a week and they loose weight, i ... View more

How to I learn to love my body? I have been aiming to workout regularly and I have found this hard due to homework and my job. I still look the same as I did a year ago with no changes. I see my friend say healthy for a week and they loose weight, i could eat healthy and workout and see no difference. Could someone tell me why?

Pyromancer Work is making feel so sad and angry
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Hey there, everyone. This is my first ever post on Beyond Blue, and I prefer to be a lurker on forums. However, I feel like I need to vent. I'm finding myself really struggling to have a positive mindset because of my work. I'm in my early twenties, ... View more

Hey there, everyone. This is my first ever post on Beyond Blue, and I prefer to be a lurker on forums. However, I feel like I need to vent. I'm finding myself really struggling to have a positive mindset because of my work. I'm in my early twenties, and my job is requires being physical. Essentially, I have been titled as a recycler.That never has bothered me, only the environment I find myself in. I work in the production warehouse of a retail store, which I joined ever since i finished high school. I don't have any issues interacting with others, and I do engage in a lot of banter. What I've come to realise is that I'm very much a person who dwells in the past, and will become very blue and have a 'woe is me' attitude when I'm told off at work. For the past three years, I dealt with a manager who would berate me every day, and while I was never manhandled by him, I feel like I was bullied to some extent. He was the most reprehensible person I have met. Thankfully, he moved on elsewhere, and I'm more relaxed at work. My other supervisor was once annoyed with me because she felt pressured because I was waiting for her to complete a task, so then that we could move carts together, which is a required process after her work. However, she told me to that I was bothering her, but I didn't do anything, since I had completed my other tasks and wanted to stay and wait to help out. She then knocked my head three times, very much like when you would knock on a door. I remember distinctly her laughing at this. To this day, she has never apologised, and I know she feels no guilt because she once laughed about yet again. I understand I'm not being too cohesive at this point, but I have a mix of emotions. I have a burning rage that I've been physically touched by a supervisor for trying to be considerate. I just feel so weak and emasculated. I just have no drive to want to do well at work. I have no drive to do anything. I have had to spend THREE MONTHS BY MYSELF running around the warehouse, getting everyone's bins and products to be recycled. I feel like a dog. And management have had the gall to act annoyed at my asks for help. I want to explode and make them realise how angry and sad I am. My joy in life would be just daydreaming about any fantasy I have. I wish that they were real. I'm sorry for the tangent, and I understand, reading back on everything, how stupid and weird this is to complain about.

Someone-who-sleeps Everything feels like too much
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I'm not sure how to say this, I find it so hard to write what I'm feeling and going through. I'm going to try, this may sound weird but here I go. I have been feeling down again, being stuck in lockdown has made it hard. I have felt a lot of pressure... View more

I'm not sure how to say this, I find it so hard to write what I'm feeling and going through. I'm going to try, this may sound weird but here I go. I have been feeling down again, being stuck in lockdown has made it hard. I have felt a lot of pressure from school and home, people expect so much of me and I feel I don't live up to their expectations. I feel like a failure at times and life gets a little too much but I don't want to talk to anyone, I just can't get words out. I feel like my family is often annoyed/angry at me, they constantly say I'm on my phone and being lazy. I've also had a major writers block and I can't write anything, nothing is sparking ideas. I've been getting emotional lately, but it doesn't last for long, maybe a couple of days and then I'm fine for a while. My major problem is I don't want to talk to anyone, I dislike going to someone about my problems, I struggle to express what I want to say and then I go quiet. I'm not sure what to do.

Etho25 I've just decided to leave school and I feel lonelier than ever...
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Hi, I'm new to this forum and I thought about coming on here to release the stress that I am currently facing as well as to seek advice. About a week ago, I decided to leave school. I am in Year 12, my HSC trials are just around the corner in a coupl... View more

Hi, I'm new to this forum and I thought about coming on here to release the stress that I am currently facing as well as to seek advice. About a week ago, I decided to leave school. I am in Year 12, my HSC trials are just around the corner in a couple of weeks. I am leaving school because mentally HSC is just not working out for me at this point in time, especially with the lockdowns. During my time at this particular school, I have never felt an ounce welcome. On my first day (I joined around the end of Year 10), I was assigned to a "buddy" who was supposed to show me around, but instead someone else did because he probably forgot I was new or who knows... Even so, I still tried to be friends with this person and it felt very one-sided - if I wanted to invite him out he would try to find an excuse every single time. Yet he would only invite me out if I was going out with a group of a couple of people, not just him personally. So one day I realised it's not worth my time. While this was happening, I tried to put myself out there and talk to other students within my cohort which I felt just didn't notice my presence most of the time or used me. So as a result, I felt extremely ostracized and constantly spent my recess and lunch in the library without eating any food or drinking water until I got back home. My school holidays have been nothing better over the past year - a never-ending mess of study and lying in bed wondering if anyone actually knows that I exist besides my parents. I didn't receive any text message from anyone but one message from someone else in my cohort asking about a mark I received from one of my exams. Not a "How are you going?", just straight to that. I am on here because I would like to seek advice or be able to try and find people which I can form friends with on here around my age (16-18). Since the lockdowns have started, all it has been is a replica of holidays - study and complete boredom. My only friends within my life are online and much harder to relate to as all are overseas. The reason for my lack of friends is not wanting to associate with those who are rather immature (I promise I am not critical of people). Hence, partially why I am also leaving school and trying to find another alternative. Some of my online friends are busy themselves and nowadays is harder to converse with them. Does anyone have advice to combat this loneliness while still in lockdown? I am in great need of just someone to talk to. Thank you.

DC27 Confused and hopeless
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Hi there to whoever reads this, I have never really done this Im nervous to ask for advice and for thoughts on an issue that is plaguing my everyday life and affecting my mental health and has done for a long period of time. I am 25 and have never be... View more

Hi there to whoever reads this, I have never really done this Im nervous to ask for advice and for thoughts on an issue that is plaguing my everyday life and affecting my mental health and has done for a long period of time. I am 25 and have never been in a committed relationship with a girl and am trying to meet someone I can have a connection with like I haven't had before and have someone I can spend time with, get to know and just have by my side. My mental state over the last 12 months has been one of confusions, depression and just generally all over the place largely because of this lonely feeling I have which is caused by these dating issues. I am generally just a pretty normal guy, probably more of an introvert at first until I am comfortable. I feel this is too boring to keep a girl interested. I am not a larger than life character and hugely extroverted and I feel pressure that I need to be this way. I feel beat down and out of hope with all the rejection and times I get in the friend zone when I encounter a dating experience. Typically it feels like I can't seem to spark enough interest in a girl to go beyond a second date as this is usually the time where they either disappear without word of warning or I yet again get the "your nice but..." type of speech. I met someone at the start of this year who I really hit it off with and felt the tide was turning and I was told just out of the blue I am just a friend when her actions were the complete opposite. I have found that situation particularly hard to let go as I feel I did something to lose this opportunity and it has plagued me ever since with feelings of regret. This girl was very well suited to me and it feels since then I am just falling flat on my face everytime and each time I think of that situation and it makes it worse. I know I am still young and should enjoy myself and it will happen when it happens but I feel incredible pressure from friends, family etc to make this happen. I want someone who understands me and actually enjoys being with me but I feel I can't be myself as its not interesting enough. I just feel more and more alone that I have never had someone and there is really no sign at all where this is going to happen as I have been throwing myself out there and I am now at a point where I am turned off because I feel like I've either already met that person and stuffed it up or I won't meet that person because I am not enough for anyone to stay interested. Thanks

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