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Understanding depression

Normal feelings vs. depression For young people, it’s normal to have occasional mood swings, feel irritable sometimes, and to be sensitive to rejection and criticism. This can make it harder to tell whether you...

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Managing depression

By ReachOut

Self-help strategies for depression can be really effective tools for improving mood. Find out more about different strategies people can use to manage depression, and what to do if you are still finding your symp...

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Helping a friend with depression

By ReachOut

Know someone going through depression but not sure what to do? Find out why support from friends and family is really important, and check out the tips for helping someone through depression. Don’t forget to look ...

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What is bipolar disorder?

By ReachOut

Find out all you need to know about bipolar disorder, a mood disorder characterised by extreme moods. Learn about the signs and symptoms, the different types of bipolar disorder, and what to do if you think you mi...

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What is mental health?

By ReachOut

Mental health and mental illness are complicated terms, partly because there are lots of different causes of mental health issues and a whole range of different symptoms for each one. There are some simple things ...

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Mental Health & Wellbeing Checklist

By ALDAF

You are viewing a factsheet on Tune in Not Out, a health and wellbeing portal, view more topics here. We hope this factsheet below helps you... It’s healthy to check in on ourselves now and then. It can help us...

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Challenging negative thinking

By ReachOut

When how you’re thinking is getting you down, it can help to reassess what you’re saying to yourself each day. It’s worth trying to dispute any negative thinking and ask yourself some challenging questions about w...

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Building better coping skills

By ReachOut

Working out the right coping strategies to help you handle different situations can be tough, but it’s worth it. Find out more about different coping strategies, including how to put them into practice, and tips f...

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Depression Proofing

By Andrew Fuller

About 20% of people experience depression at some time in their lives. That means that almost every family has someone with some times of depression. Unfortunately once someone has experienced depression, they ar...

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How to be happy & miserable

By Andrew Fuller

The art of making yourself happy is something we can all learn and practice. No one is happy 100% of the time. Life has its ups and downs. Even so there are some sure fire ways to increase your happiness. D...

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Breathe App - a great tool

By Reach Out

ReachOut Breathe helps you reduce the physical symptoms of stress and anxiety by slowing down your breathing and your heart rate with your iPhone or Apple Watch. Research shows that slowing your heart rate can ...

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Tips on how to ask R U OK?

By TINO

1. Ask R U Ok? Be relaxed, friendly and concerned in your approach. Help them open up by asking questions like "How are you going?" or "What’s been happening?" Mention specific things that have made you...

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Flipping #selfcare cliches into REAL ways to look after yourself

By Project Rockit

Self-care during times of crisis The subject of the moment is self-care: Taking an active role in your own wellbeing. But for so many of us, “self-care” seems to have evolved into some kind of totally un-relatab...

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eating for a healthy headspace

By headspace

Eating well gives you more energy, helps you sleep better, improves your concentration and, you guessed it, keep a healthy headspace. Food and your mood When you think of improving your mental health, you ma...

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Printable Self Care Tracker

By Tune In Nout Out

Taking a moment to stop and reflect each day on how you have looked after yourself, from how much sleep you got, how well you ate, tough moments, highlights etc can help you see positive or negative patterns, eme...

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How are you going? Quiz

By Reach Out

Feeling a bit off? But not sure how bad? Take a moment to check in with how you're really feeling with our simple online quiz. You'll get a good sense of how you're going, plus your get some good help pathways sho...

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Moody Tunes App

By Marcs Institute. Western Sydney University

The average young person listens to music for up to 5 hours a day – amounts which increase during episodes of depression. Co-developed with young people and more than 10 years of research, the ‘Moody Tunes’ sma...

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Oliver's story of holding on to hope through depression and the healing support of friends

By LifeLine

He's 23 popular, funny, smart, and caring. Oliver's the last person you'd imagine would suffer depression, but at 14 he began a slide into darkness that gradually became unbearable. Here, Oliver and his friends, L...

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Questions to ask before giving up

By TINO Crew

Everything Is Awful and I’m Not Okay: questions to ask before giving up We came across this fantastic list of questions and actions to take if things are feeling really awful and you just feel like giving up. It...

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9 helpful tips for those having a hard time

By Sam

Lately I’ve had to deal with a lot of changes happening in my personal life. At first, describing them to my friends, I kept calling them endings, but afterwards I began to feel as if it was a process of renewal. ...

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Labelling and mental health - break the stigma

By Anonymous

In this blog Xin takes a look at how a mental health label can impact on you and how others perceive you, sometimes this can be helpful, and other times we have to take a moment to look beyond the label given. ...

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Is it OK to see a counsellor?

By Xin

In today’s post Xin takes us on a personal story exploring the question is it Ok to see a counsellor. He explains the simple yes, yes, yes in a personal and insightful way. I had a pretty bad time in high schoo...

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Ways to pull yourself out of a slump

By Anonymous

To bring yourself up when feeling down is much easier said than done. However, it is vital to your health and happiness that you do. Feeling sad, bored, and blah about life accomplishes nothing and makes you mi...

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How do you know you're suffering from depression

By A

Sometimes it’s easier to assume you feel the way you do because of ‘teenage hormones’ or the stresses you’re under as an adolescent, especially if you’re in your final years of schooling. But when does a consta...

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Asking for help - eating disorders

By Caitlin

I started dieting at the age of 11. I was 11 when I decided I wasn’t going to eat bread anymore I was 12 when I first accidentally left my lunch inside the classroom and decided I wasn’t hungry, therefore I woul...

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Feeling SAD – what is the weather like outside?

By Xin

Last week we asked you via a Facebook survey if the weather affected how you feel – Yes or No. It was a clear YES. With 89% saying YES and 11% No. So what is all that about? Well in his latest blog Xin sheds some...

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Mental health first aid

By Bethwyn

When you get a cut or a scrape, you usually have your own first aid kit to help out with that, don’t you? You get some antiseptic cream or wash, maybe grab a bandaid. When you get sick, you have vitamin c tablets,...

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Managing my depression 6 - how i'm doing now

By Bethwyn

Welcome the final in our series about Managing Depression written by 21 year old Bethwyn. Bethwyn has taken us from signs and symptoms, to treatment and how to help a friend who may be suffering from depression. W...

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Managing my depression 5 - helping someone with depression

By Bethwyn

Hi and welcome to the fifth installment on depression!! This post is directed towards those people that may not be suffering from depression themselves, but may know someone who IS suffering. Sometimes it can b...

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Managing my depression 4 - treatment

By Bethwyn

I’ve had a bit of a break for the holidays, but welcome back to this blog series on Depression! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. It is important to remember that, while these times are often full of...

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Managing my depression 3 - reaching out for help

By Managing my depression - reaching out for help

Welcome back to this series of blogs on depression (and, to a lesser extent, anxiety!). This time I’ll be talking about getting diagnosed and who to reach out to for help. Now, as I mentioned in my last post, r...

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Managing my depression 2 - signs and symptoms

By Bethwyn

Hello again! Welcome to the second installment on depression and anxiety. During this post I will talk about signs and symptoms, and what they can mean if you’re experiencing them. I’ll also be mentioning a couple...

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Managing my depression - what is depression

By Bethwyn

Hi and welcome to a new series of blogs on depression and anxiety. My name is Bethwyn – you may recognise that name from another series of blogs that I worked on all about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This new series...

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Tune Your Mood

Our music section is about helping you to think about the positive ways and impact of your music engagement. What music is helpful? Which songs positively impact you? Which are perhaps not so helpful? Explore playlists other young people have created as a positive tool for certain times in their day...

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Activate Me

Music that presses your energy button and gets you up and moving. Explore playlists which other young people have created to help them get active ...

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Have Fun

Get a soundtrack for your fun times whether chilling with friend, partying, road trip, or any fun time. Explore playlists which other young people have created as a background soundtrack to good times.

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Encourage Calmness

Music to bring a sense of calm to your day. Explore playlists which other young people have created to help them feel calm ...

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Wake Me Up

Get your morning shot of music and help kick start your day. Explore playlists which other young people have created help get them up and going in the morning...

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Boost My Mood

Need a boost? Tune into these playlists full of music to lift you up! Explore playlists which other young people have created to give their mood a boost ...

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Have Timeout

Even when we can’t physically go somewhere different, music can still help us have timeout. Explore playlists which other young people have created to help them have some timeout...

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Depression

Related Videos

Understanding depression

Managing depression

Helping a friend with depression

What is bipolar disorder?

What is mental health?

Mental Health & Wellbeing Checklist

Challenging negative thinking

Building better coping skills

Depression Proofing

How to be happy & miserable

Breathe App - a great tool

Tips on how to ask R U OK?

Flipping #selfcare cliches into REAL ways to look after yourself

eating for a healthy headspace

Printable Self Care Tracker

How are you going? Quiz

Moody Tunes App

Have we missed something?

Oliver's story of holding on to hope through depression and the healing support of friends

Questions to ask before giving up

9 helpful tips for those having a hard time

Labelling and mental health - break the stigma

Is it OK to see a counsellor?

Ways to pull yourself out of a slump

How do you know you're suffering from depression

Asking for help - eating disorders

Feeling SAD – what is the weather like outside?

Mental health first aid

Managing my depression 6 - how i'm doing now

Managing my depression 5 - helping someone with depression

Managing my depression 4 - treatment

Managing my depression 3 - reaching out for help

Managing my depression 2 - signs and symptoms

Managing my depression - what is depression

Add Your Story

Tune Your Mood

Activate Me

Have Fun

Encourage Calmness

Wake Me Up

Boost My Mood

Have Timeout

Add Your Playlist

Need help now?

1800 55 1800

13 11 14

Feeling unwell? Need trusted advice?