hey spoph, sorry for the late response. im sorry your struggling at school it sounds like things have been pretty tough... i agree with you - schools always try and say 'if your struggling go talk to this person, do this do that' but then the stresses they put on us all... and they wonder why so many young people struggle with their mental health.

i dont think you should 'just drop out'... but that also doesnt mean you have to 'just get over it'... things might be rough right now but in the end, its worth it. im sorry if this isnt helpful if you dont believe this right now, but its the stuff you dont believe when you're struggling that often means the most value... you also aren't being stupid at all, your feelings are perfectly, 100% valid no matter what. you are allowed to struggle and allowed to voice that. its okay not to be okay. but you will get through it even if its hard xx

sorry haven't been around the forums much but here now if you want to chat :)

Hiii!

It's so great to meet you all. My name is Maddie and I am a first-year university student studying psychology and justice. I completed my final year with COVID disruptions and a completely new system in 2020. If there are any current high school students in that boat, feel free to respond! I can share my experience or tips in tackling the current changes you may be experiencing. In addition, I'm keen to hear and learn from you all.

Have a great day!

Hi all !

How are you?
Been a while since I was on this thread

Hi!

I was just doing some research for an assignment I have due tomorrow (whoops haha) on the beyond blue website and remembered the forums and thought I would see how it was going. I used to go on this thread every once in a while but I haven't for a few years - I think since 2017! It would be nice to see it active again :)

I also studied psychology at university (finished last year - I'm old now hahaha) so it's nice to see some fellow psych students/prospective psych students. Maddie, I can't imagine going through year 12 (or first year uni) through all the COVID disruptions, it must have added a lot of extra stress to the whole experience!

viac, not sure where you're from, but there has also been some pretty nice weather recently for me too! It's definitely warming up and it feels great :) Although it's a bit of a shame that I can't really go out and enjoy it much because of lockdown (guess which state I am in haha).

Hope everyone is going okay and nice to meet you!

hello all. this thread hasn't been active for a while, but i thought i'd say hello.

- tayla

Hello everyone

im new here so I hope eveyone is having a good day. So I’ve been struggling with relationship anxiety for a few weeks now. I keep worrying about our future and worrying that something bad will happen. I can’t shake this thought and I’m losing sleep over it. My boyfriend is very supportive of my mental health and takes the time to listen and support me as much as he can

I guess I’m reaching out to see if anyone else suffers from relationship anxiety and anxiety about the future and have any tips or strategies that can help me and maybe some other people out

Have a great day everyone:)