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Hi everyone, new member here who has severe depression and social anxiety

Guest_39115122 — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:44:45 GMT

Suffered from depression and anxiety for 8 years, and still do to this day. Hoping to be able to connect with others and find help and support

Re: Hi everyone, new member here who has severe depression and social anxiety

indigo22 — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 10:23:31 GMT

Hi,

Welcome to the forums and thank you for reaching out to us.

You will find many here to connect with who have similar experience and are in various levels of recovery. It is a kind and non judgemental community so I hope you will feel comfortable here.

Best suggestion is to have a look around the sections and areas of the forums and get a feel for the topics that are discussed. Then you can either decide to reply to a post you resonate with or start your own post in one of the sections as you have done here. If you need any help, reply to this post and I will do my best to help you.

Take care,

indigo

Re: Hi everyone, new member here who has severe depression and social anxiety

Happylife — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:46:39 GMT

Hi, warm welcome to the forums. Sorry to hear about your mental health challenges that you have been experiencing for so long. Depression and anxiety go hand in hand, and this can be very overwhelming.

You have come to the right place where we are all facing / faced similar challenges and can learn and support each other.

If I may ask, have you spoken to your GP or mental health professional about how you feel? Do you have any family or friends with whom you have shared this?

Connecting with friends/family/support groups can really provide emotional support and reduce feelings of loneliness which is really important for our mental health.

Please feel free to read through topics that interests you and can help you in any way.

Below is the link in our BB website about social anxiety which may be helpful for you if you feel like reading:

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/anxiety/types-of-anxiety/social-anxiety-disorder

Hope this helps, happy to listen and support if you feel like sharing more...

Take care

Happylife