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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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Guest_65511055 I feel like my life is just going to shit
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it feels like ive been a degenerate since the pandemic. i picked up a caffeine addiction in my early years of high school and its only gotten worse. im in year 12 now and i am starting to regret my lazy decisions and i want to get my life together, b... View more

it feels like ive been a degenerate since the pandemic. i picked up a caffeine addiction in my early years of high school and its only gotten worse. im in year 12 now and i am starting to regret my lazy decisions and i want to get my life together, but my addictions have only gotten worse. the amount of assignments and bad habits over the years have caught up to me and recently as i turn 18 and now have access to alcohol and vapes, i feel like i am already falling into this hole. i already dropped a subject and am concidering another one because i cant keep up, but i dont know if even dropping another subject would help me catch up with my other ones or not. i used to consider suicide, but with help from the people that i love ive realised my passions and goals in life. now i just want to start over before covid because i feel tired all the time and i miss my childhood. im not ready to grow up yet.

Mario_Sonic I'm Looking For A Girlfriend
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Hey everyone. Liam here. I'm 20, soon to be 21, um, the reason I'm posting here is, if anyone doesn't know, I've been trying to get more friends, and after a long time of debating, I realise now that I want a girlfriend, to date, but NOT to have sex ... View more

Hey everyone. Liam here. I'm 20, soon to be 21, um, the reason I'm posting here is, if anyone doesn't know, I've been trying to get more friends, and after a long time of debating, I realise now that I want a girlfriend, to date, but NOT to have sex with. I want to make that very clear. What I want in a girlfriend is I want someone to hang out with as a very close friend, sort of like my male best friend, I want this girl to be able to come with me to family gatherings or when we visit family, I want someone chatty but also gentle, soft and sweet at the same time, and finally, and this is the most important one, I want to be able to receive hugs from this girl whenever I can.

elute nothing seems to get better
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nothing seems to get better no matter how hard i try to make it, it just never stops and i dont know how to keep going if its always like this

nothing seems to get better no matter how hard i try to make it, it just never stops and i dont know how to keep going if its always like this

BrianOUG Maybe this new semester isnt good for me, what to do?
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I feel like throughout this new semester, it isnt the same as the past semester in uni. As most groups are assigned last minute where everyone already form groups secretly... Some of the events I am also unfamiliar with and how to go around it. Plus ... View more

I feel like throughout this new semester, it isnt the same as the past semester in uni. As most groups are assigned last minute where everyone already form groups secretly... Some of the events I am also unfamiliar with and how to go around it. Plus some classes lecture always cancel or go online frequently for last 3 weeks already... And message friends no response clarity... What to do, spam call them is it to beg for help????

Amelie1234_5678 Idk what im doing
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I just feel empty and lost I don’t know what im doing anymore why do I feel this way and why have I for so long

I just feel empty and lost I don’t know what im doing anymore why do I feel this way and why have I for so long

Tipsy Friend who’s worrying me
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I have a friend. He’s the same age as me down to the day, but we couldn’t be more different. He’s worrying me lately. Just tonight, he may have gotten drunk, but he’s definitely stolen his parent’s car, not had the L plates on and he’s gone down to t... View more

I have a friend. He’s the same age as me down to the day, but we couldn’t be more different. He’s worrying me lately. Just tonight, he may have gotten drunk, but he’s definitely stolen his parent’s car, not had the L plates on and he’s gone down to the Gold Coast by himself for the night. I have a life360 with him, but I’m still worried. We only met a few years ago and only gotten close this year, and mutual friends are saying he’s pretty confident at driving but I’m still worried. How do I tell him I’m worried about him, and do I tell an adult?

Guest_04870661 Dropping out
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Hi, My name is Ida. My father is telling me of dropping out, im not sure what to do if i drop out. So i want some advice for if i do drop out. I didnt want to be tutored for year 11 today since ive been really tired. So i want to find a job near me. ... View more

Hi, My name is Ida. My father is telling me of dropping out, im not sure what to do if i drop out. So i want some advice for if i do drop out. I didnt want to be tutored for year 11 today since ive been really tired. So i want to find a job near me. I dont know what to do.

Iamsky Going through highschool with mild autism
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Hi everyone,I am 13 and have started highschool earlier this year. I have found it really hard to cope and fidgets don't help. I'm not able to leave the room during class and running is something that helps me regulate. WHY DID MY AUTOCORRECT SAY REN... View more

Hi everyone,I am 13 and have started highschool earlier this year. I have found it really hard to cope and fidgets don't help. I'm not able to leave the room during class and running is something that helps me regulate. WHY DID MY AUTOCORRECT SAY RENGOKU I LIVE FOR HIMAny ways could you leave coping strategies below-Sky

BananaPeel High school drop out - Options?
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Hi all,I'm a 16 year old turning 17 and need advice on what the next steps I should take. For context I dropped out of school half way through year 11 (2025) and wanted to pursue a trade like my older brother who is successful. I had no real plan and... View more

Hi all,I'm a 16 year old turning 17 and need advice on what the next steps I should take. For context I dropped out of school half way through year 11 (2025) and wanted to pursue a trade like my older brother who is successful. I had no real plan and just kind of winged it hoping that id get an apprenticeship reasonably easy but I had no luck for about a couple months and just worked retail with a good company, but my family had warned me to not get comfortable with them or else it wont go anywhere. So with that in mind I kept looking for a apprenticeship and was able to get a plumbing one and started doing that for a couple months, however it just wasn't what I wanted to do long term the guys on site were condescending and all around ignorant (typical tradie things). The guys that weren't rude and actually nice to me were telling me that you shouldn't do the trade, they explained that it was mentally and physically demanding and that a young kid like you shouldn't be here especially when there's a lot more opportunities out there. It also didn't help that the hours were long and rough by the time id get home just to fall asleep and wake up the next morning and head off to work, there wasn't a lot of time for me to have my own personal time and it just started to stress me out and felt like shit had no social life and was just working with these guys that hate everything. I didn't want to live the life that they were living. So after a couple months at it i just couldn't handle it and quit just to head back to retail working and I've been given a few choices on what i should do. One was to go back to school and finish off y12 however since i didn't complete y11 i would have to restart it essentially making me a year behind all my mates or I could continue looking of an apprenticeship with a a bigger company hoping that they'd treat me a little better. My parents have encouraged to make a choice and stick with it and Im just not sure what i want to do as a career although i would love to be a content creator though its quite not in the cards for me. I have been stressing and having major anxiety over this. I know that my life just starting but i already feel like I'm being thrown into the deep end not really knowing what to do and it sucks because my parents have always been supportive of me and i just feel like Im wasting there time and that they should've had a better since I don't deserve itIf anyone has advice id really appreciate it(apologies for bad e

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