Just need to talk

[AGentleSoul]

Hi Everyone,

I wasn't to sure which section to post in, so I apologize if this is the wrong area. Lately, life is getting really hard for me. I have been finding it hard to relax and have been quite down and stressed out. I have stuffed up my friendship with my friend because I was to needy and pushy and I am currently unemployed but I am waiting for my security licence to get approved. However, it just sucks dealing with my job provider, which I have been forced to go on a course for. I am not trying to gain sympathy I just needed to get it off chest! I can't go to my psychologist because they are on holidays till may. I just feel like I have stuffed everything up! My friendship and finding work. I wish I could fix it.

[Chloe_M]

Hello AGentleSoul,

This section is fine, it's just where all us young people help each other! It's okay to gain sympathy sometimes, and it's also good to vent.

You mentioned that you are struggling to relax- have you tried mindfulness meditation? I have an app called Calm, which is $54.99 a year, but the lite version (which I have, I'm wayyyy too cheap to get the full version 😬) has plenty of free mindfulness meditation courses, that target specific things, like relationships, sleep, anxiety, stress etc. Each session goes for 10mins approx and is really calming (hence the name haha). This really helps with my anxiety.

while you can't see your psych, do you have access to a headspace centre? Otherwise you could talk to eHeadspace over the phone, or do online chat counselling with them until your regular psych gets back. eHeadspace services are free too. Feel free to continue posting on here, it's really beneficial to talk to people.

best of luck,

Chloe x