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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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Reminiscent_sky Where do I go? Do I just rot away?
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Hello, new member to the forums here 19M. To keep things concise I’m going to be blunt with it. I’ve been recently broken up with by my boyfriend of almost 3 years. He was my reason to strive for anything past high school, before I met him I just tho... View more

Hello, new member to the forums here 19M. To keep things concise I’m going to be blunt with it. I’ve been recently broken up with by my boyfriend of almost 3 years. He was my reason to strive for anything past high school, before I met him I just thought I’d rot away in some alley making nothing of myself as I strived for nothing and didn’t believe I could get anywhere in the world. I didn’t even believe I could love before I met him. He proved me wrong.But now he’s gone and now the crippling shade of loneliness is mixed with my old suffocating shadow of self loathing and aimlessness. I feel completely sub-human and just want to disappear as to not ruin any more lives. But I’ve still got this candlelight-esque hope in me that this doesn’t have to be the end. But how? I’ve got nowhere to go, I hate all the pitiful faces that surround me and I feel like I’ll just shut down in this house. I feel like I need to meet people like me, people who won’t judge? (If that makes sense) maybe I could make friends with people that understand what I’m going through, it’s a silly idea I’m aware. I thought about inpatient psychiatric care but I’ve heard mixed opinions about it and I won’t have access to my online friends which are maybe the only thing keeping me together as of late. So where do I go? Is there even a place for a person like me?

Guest_90999667 Friends
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Why is it so hard to find people that actually want to be friends outside of work, we talk all day at work but they never wanna hang out or doing anything I don’t get it.

Why is it so hard to find people that actually want to be friends outside of work, we talk all day at work but they never wanna hang out or doing anything I don’t get it.

Guest_55721292 Lonely
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i turned 19 today and one of my friends is out without me and im just so lonely. all of my friends are my highschool friends and they’ve managed to branch out but i cant??? like im not mad at my friends at all it is not their fault in the slightest a... View more

i turned 19 today and one of my friends is out without me and im just so lonely. all of my friends are my highschool friends and they’ve managed to branch out but i cant??? like im not mad at my friends at all it is not their fault in the slightest and i love them so much. i just wish i had other people too and i feel like its impossible to even start. i miss laughing and just being near people. its not like i never see anyone its just so little now compared to highschool and i cant adjust

Guest_74206195 feeling inhuman
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hey all, 22NB here. I've never really had the courage to make a post here, but life has a way of isolating you and putting you through trial after trial without stopping, and frankly something needs to change before I eventually fail one of them for ... View more

hey all, 22NB here. I've never really had the courage to make a post here, but life has a way of isolating you and putting you through trial after trial without stopping, and frankly something needs to change before I eventually fail one of them for good. I've gone looking all over the place for somewhere to get help but there really just isnt one. ive never been given the chance to see a doctor or psychiatrist and every therapist ive ever had never knew how to work with me, i dont keep friends and my family simply won't hear it. and these days, i outright refuse to use any of those emergency hotlines anymore, not a soul I encountered on them ever cared about anything but whether or not i was going to die then and there. I just don't know what to do. even among my generation, I seem to be an outsider? i feel such little connection to the things that other 20-somethints talk about. i struggle to even keep my two feet on the earth. why then?why can't i seem to understand humanity? why can't i fathom surviving much longer? what did i do wrong to feel so far from the people i share a generation with? am i really the only one so utterly lost?

dino5 Moving houses - grieving my current home
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Hi guys, I’m 22 years old. On Thursday night, me and my family were told that our house (that we rent) was going to be sold and auctioned off. Although the landlord has given us 3 months to prepare to move, we’ve managed to find a place on Saturday a... View more

Hi guys, I’m 22 years old. On Thursday night, me and my family were told that our house (that we rent) was going to be sold and auctioned off. Although the landlord has given us 3 months to prepare to move, we’ve managed to find a place on Saturday and are moving immediately on Wednesday. Even though it’s good we found a place so quickly, I’ve been grieving the thought of abandoning my current home and the memories (both good and bad) created in it. I’ve been crying non-stop last night. I worried about how we’re going to fit the stuff that we need in our new home. My dad reassured me that we will work out how to fit our stuff in the house and told me to not stress out too much but I can’t help it. I’ve been in my home for 10 years (since I was 13). This has been the longest I’ve stayed at a home since my previous one which lasted about 7 years. I’ll miss everything. The physical things such as having a front and back yard with actual grass and space, the rooms, how I’ve decorated my own space, the street…; and the sentimental things such as the moments created. As a result, I’ve contemplated saving up for a home loan so that we don’t have to experience these things in the future. This has only resulted in me grieving the house more as home loans are difficult to get, saving up takes a lot of time and sacrifices, and buying a proper house which is 100K-700K is virtually impossible (especially where I live). I feel jaded and at a loss of what to do. I still have many things to do unrelated to housing but now I can’t stop worrying about this. I’ve barely made any progress in cleaning out + packing up my stuff since the news. I know it’s for the better but I can’t let go of it.

MrRecoil ADHD and school work
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Hey I'm in year 12 and i got ADHD. What are some tips and ways to study with adhd?

Hey I'm in year 12 and i got ADHD. What are some tips and ways to study with adhd?

Whitey Lying
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Hey all I’m 22 years olds I have been lying since I was younger and now it has come between me and my partner and my daughter I think it’s more of making her disappointed or being a shame of myself so just telling a lie is easier but now it has caugh... View more

Hey all I’m 22 years olds I have been lying since I was younger and now it has come between me and my partner and my daughter I think it’s more of making her disappointed or being a shame of myself so just telling a lie is easier but now it has caught up to me and I just want to get the help I need to be able to tell the truth to her and gain her trust back for my daughter sake it’s really difficult knowing that I can’t tell the truth and I hope someone can give me advice on how to help me

gemmadavidson92 Body Dysmorphia
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I developed anorexia when I was 14, up until I was 17. My parents never noticed, or always turned a blind eye to it. I used to over exercise, and would only drink coffee during the day. I’m now 24, and It wasn’t until I started seeing a therapist thi... View more

I developed anorexia when I was 14, up until I was 17. My parents never noticed, or always turned a blind eye to it. I used to over exercise, and would only drink coffee during the day. I’m now 24, and It wasn’t until I started seeing a therapist this year that I realised how bad it really was. I never got any treatment for ED when I was a teen, I was just told to eat more. It made me real sick, to the point that my body rejected any food I ate. I recovered on my own when I graduated school, and never told anyone. But I still go through periods where I will have real bad body image, and eat as little as possible for days/weeks. I weight myself everyday to ensure I haven’t gained weight. But sometimes I’ll be really good and eat “normal”. I feel like I’ve been stuck in a loop for a very long time, and although I haven’t relapsed with anorexia, I feel like there’s always a voice in my head saying that I’m too fat. That everything that happens relates to my weight. Sometimes it’s all I can think about, even at work. When I see a photo of myself, I will zoom in and make sure I don’t look big, or too fat compared to everyone else. It’s all very exhausting. I can’t help but hate myself for feeling like this all the time. I’ve been very open about this with a therapist, but because I don’t have an eating disorder anymore, they focus on other things such as anxiety and depression.

Guest_45427330 Feeling lost about my career path
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Hi everyone,I'm feeling quite stuck on what to do with my career.I have been working in the childcare industry for the past 4-5 years, i am a team leader currently but i love the children but i really just don't love the job anymore. I do not want to... View more

Hi everyone,I'm feeling quite stuck on what to do with my career.I have been working in the childcare industry for the past 4-5 years, i am a team leader currently but i love the children but i really just don't love the job anymore. I do not want to work weekends but want a full time Monday to Friday job. I'm not sure what to do, i am only 25 but just feel stuck and need some help figuring out what to do... any help would be great. Obviously i need to be earning enough money still to live off but please help me figure out what to do as i have barely any experience with anything else

Guest_67029864 Hi
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Hey, I’m a teen who is struggling because I think a guy at my school is overly obsessed with me to the near point stalking. He’s constantly talking to me in areas I don’t feel safe in (up against a locker, in a corner etc.) and asking me if I want th... View more

Hey, I’m a teen who is struggling because I think a guy at my school is overly obsessed with me to the near point stalking. He’s constantly talking to me in areas I don’t feel safe in (up against a locker, in a corner etc.) and asking me if I want thing such as gifts. He doesn’t have many friends so I tried to be nice and it’s gotten to the point where he thinks I’m his best friend and I’m in love with him. I don’t have a good relationship with my parents and don’t want to tell the school because of their obligation to inform them. Does anyone have any advice as to what I should do?

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