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anxiety about corona virus & everything

Lady04
Community Member

Hi everyone, I'm still kinda new to the forums, so please bare with me for a moment, I don't know if I'm posting this in the right section. I've been dealing with anxiety and depression most of my life. And this covid-19 has really effected my anxiety even worse. I live in Sydney, and it was hard enough the first lockdown. But this lockdown seems worse then the first one, with this "Delta strain" or whatever its called. There seems to be cases literally EVERYWHERE, and its freaking me out, I'm trying not to look at the news to much, but each time I get a glimpse of it, it scares me how bad its getting. Everyone around me is freaking out too. I keep trying to tell myself "other countries had it much worse and they got better, Melbourne / Victoria had worse & they got better, we can to.." but its really hard, each time I see the cases how much they're rising. We've been living in this pandemic for almost 18 months now, & I'm struggling atm & I'm losing complete hope, I just don't see how its going to get better..

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Jazz and Blues
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hi Lady04 and welcome to the forums!

Posting about your anxiety in the anxiety forum certainly seems like a good place to me! It sounds like you have been struggling for a long time. I'm so sorry to hear that things have gotten worse for you. I was living in Melbourne during the 2020 lockdowns and certainly experienced the same kind of strain that you seem to be under. It sounds like you have made a good decision to limit your exposure to the news media as it can become completely saturating.

I notice that you use the words everywhere and everyone. This resonates with me and I find myself wondering if your use of these words is similar to the way that I tend to catastrophise when I am feeling highly distressed. This COVID-19 situation is particularly challenging and is likely to magnify any underlying vulnerabilities that we have. It can feel all consuming. If you feel it might be helpful, you might consider checking out the Beyond Blue Coronavirus Support resources at https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/ or by calling 1800 512 348.

Best of luck and know that we in Melbourne know your struggles. You are all in our thoughts.

J&B