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BeyondBlue Hi! Check out this post if you're not sure how to start
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Hi there and welcome to the Anxiety section of the Forums First of all, thank you so much for joining us here. We think it’s amazing that you’ve taken this step to getting support and learning from this Community. You are very welcome here and we are... View more

Hi there and welcome to the Anxiety section of the Forums First of all, thank you so much for joining us here. We think it’s amazing that you’ve taken this step to getting support and learning from this Community. You are very welcome here and we are really interested in what you might want to add to these conversations. We get it, having anxiety makes it hard to share in a public place. Remember, this is anonymous and the Beyond Blue team are here to help if you need it This section is for people who are experiencing anxiety in some form in their lives. This might be in social settings, at work, or just in the day to day. You don’t need a diagnosis to post here. If it feels like the right spot for your post, go right ahead! We know that feeling anxious can make it hard to reach out so we want you to know that getting this far is amazing and a great start. A few tips for getting the most out of this section: Get involved when you can! Posting and replying is the heartbeat of this community and you DO have something worthwhile to share (when you’re ready ) Every experience is different. There is no competition here. We know how challenging anxiety can be and how it comes in all shapes and sizes. What you are experiencing will be respected and supported here. Trust yourself! You are the expert in your experience. This community works because people like you share what has worked for you. Thank you for getting involved and taking a look. We can’t wait to hear from you! Beyond Blue

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guest123456 overwhelmed
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sorry if this is alot i just rlly need to get my thoughts down. i've always suffered with anxiety (undiagnosed) but its been manageable however this year its gotten rlly bad. i started uni this year and the course im doing is incredibly competitive. ... View more

sorry if this is alot i just rlly need to get my thoughts down. i've always suffered with anxiety (undiagnosed) but its been manageable however this year its gotten rlly bad. i started uni this year and the course im doing is incredibly competitive. my y12 results made it so i couldn't go to the same uni as my friends who are also doing the same course and i feel like i have no friends in uni. im always so scared to even open up uni modules bc it feels overwhelming how much i have to do. i start thinking about what my future is going to look like and i get overwhelmed bc im scared i wont have a job or anything and i'll have to live paycheck to paycheck. im also rlly scared of my parents dying despite them being relativley healthy as i dont want to be left alone. im js rlly alone and scared and overwhelmed and i know its a problem but i dont want to burden my parents by telling them and i want to change my habits but don't know where to start. i tried to create goals but thinking about my goals had me overthinking and js left me feeling drained. i dont know what to do. sometimes i even contemplate committing because it would take the anxiety and uncertainty away but ive never acted on the thoughts. if theres someone who has gone through something similar or is going through something similar and has advice i would rlly appreciate anything at this point.

RichoC Marriage failing, I get the blame
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So my marriage is in a bad way.I went on a rant a while back, actually yelling out for help because of my crap situation.Did not go well. She hates that so much.So now she sleeps away from me, playing 'oh, we're separated now' games. Breaks my heart ... View more

So my marriage is in a bad way.I went on a rant a while back, actually yelling out for help because of my crap situation.Did not go well. She hates that so much.So now she sleeps away from me, playing 'oh, we're separated now' games. Breaks my heart after 16-plus years.I have no job and no income.I was illegally sacked, so I'm moving to take them to court now. I'm qualified to do it, but it's exhausting.But I have no income. It's placing a big strain on the house and my marriage.She keeps complaining that we can't go do that, see people out, we have no money, oh, all the coffee is gone, have to cut back on that, maybe eat less too.Pretty painful to live like that.Feel like I should not eat much now or drink coffee.I get a few dollars from a side business I do, not a lot, but I could buy coffee and a loaf of bread and cheese.I'm doing everything to try and get close to her, spark what we had again.I'm being super calm, keeping to myself. Doing things around the house.It's not working.She's still playing pretend we're over games. Avoiding me. Wants nothing of me. Does not support me in my battle to get a job that I'm working on every day like mad.I'm depressed, keep getting pushed away despite my huge amount of experience and qualifications.Emails saying nah, we don't want you daily.Killing me. Applied for over 70 jobs, 7 days a week.Had interviews even and nothing.No support, just complaints about no money and that's all my fault.No idea what to do. I get told I'm doing everything I can, but it fails daily.I'm at the end. I'm worth more dead and she'd be debt-free and happy.I'm just done with the pressure on me, the hate, no support.Love any tips that I may have missed very much.Thanks,

Shell1 Anxiety
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Hi my name is Michelle and I have had Anxiety my whole life. Usually I have been able to control it but lately it is getting worse I have seen a doctor and been given more medication it helps but I don’t want to take my medication every day. They las... View more

Hi my name is Michelle and I have had Anxiety my whole life. Usually I have been able to control it but lately it is getting worse I have seen a doctor and been given more medication it helps but I don’t want to take my medication every day. They last 3 days I have been great but today I had to take a half again. My face starts to tingle I start shaking loose my appetite and I have no idea why it is starting again

Lil123 Generalised Anxiety disorder not going good
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Hi, my name is lily. I have no idea what else to do. My partner is amazing but can't help me in the way I need, and I don't have enough money for a therapist. My anxiety is severe, and it gets to the point where I have so much going on in my head tha... View more

Hi, my name is lily. I have no idea what else to do. My partner is amazing but can't help me in the way I need, and I don't have enough money for a therapist. My anxiety is severe, and it gets to the point where I have so much going on in my head that I break down and have an episode. My anxiety is always pretty bad but recently, due to me going back to work and my partner going back to uni after having a break, it's really peaked. Recently I've had on and off thoughts of not wanting to be here because I can't seem to get my head to be better. If that makes sense. There's always so much going on in my head and it is painful to live this way. I try very hard to keep afloat and do well in jobs/ study etc. But sometimes I feel none of it is for me. I have no idea what to do, I couldn't find any posts on here that could help me and so I thought writing my own might help. I don't know. If anyone can help me, please if it's not too much trouble could you. Thanks.

Guest_90572520 hi
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Hi , I cant focus in group and have a lot over thinking . what would be the reason and solution ?

Hi , I cant focus in group and have a lot over thinking . what would be the reason and solution ?

Guest42 Back injury anxiety
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Hi. I'm new here. I am extremely anxious when needing to leave the house due to a back injury. My back is healing but I get so anxious when I actually need to leave the house it's really stressful and affecting all aspects of my life. I have a suppor... View more

Hi. I'm new here. I am extremely anxious when needing to leave the house due to a back injury. My back is healing but I get so anxious when I actually need to leave the house it's really stressful and affecting all aspects of my life. I have a supportive family and work but I am still struggling to want to leave the house. I feel safer at home. I'm trying to break the cycle.I wondered if anyone else has been through something similar and can share to 1. help me not feel alone and 2. what they did about it.

tevont Im lost and wasn't sure what should I do next.
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I am international student to Tasmania in 2021 and have been working hard to get my permanent residency, which I’m nominated for and expect to receive in January 2026. I’m 30 now and working as an auditor, but I’m really unhappy in my job.I’ve been w... View more

I am international student to Tasmania in 2021 and have been working hard to get my permanent residency, which I’m nominated for and expect to receive in January 2026. I’m 30 now and working as an auditor, but I’m really unhappy in my job.I’ve been with my company for two years. The first year was okay because auditing was new to me, and I was learning. But in my second year, I have to manage my own clients, which involves calling them and handling their accounts. I really dislike making phone calls (which my senior, manager and partner prefers me to do), and I struggle to understand clients’ backgrounds, which makes completing audits harder because of the language, sometime they just speaking too much information and I dont get it. I also feel stressed managing first-year graduates who question me a lot, and it makes me feel disrespected and less confident. Honestly, I just want to get the job done, but I know I need to engage more with clients to do it well.On top of that, I’m studying for my CA qualification, which my company sponsors. I’ve completed four subjects, but I don’t understand much of what I’ve studied, and I’m not interested in it. I’ve been in accounting since I was 17, but now at 30, I realize it’s not what I enjoy. The problem is, I don’t know what I do enjoy or what else I could do. I feel like I should finish the CA since I’m so close—just one more year—but it’s making me more stressed and unhappy. I’m worried that at 30, I don’t have many chances to start over, and I don’t want to waste the effort I’ve put in.I also feel very alone here. I don’t have close friends in Tasmania to talk to about these deep thoughts, and I feel like no one really understands me. Once I have made some real friend, they left and moved to other state for some reason, which makes me feel even more hard to makes friend as they come and go. I’m torn between quitting my job to find something that makes me happier and sticking it out for the CA and my PR.

waffle_puppy Just broke free from rude friend and I still feel bad
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Recently, I have left my old friend who would constantly hit me, try to twist my arm (which hurt a lot to the point I was crying) and constantly slapped labels on me and called me inappropriate slurs and they damaged my MacBook which was recently bou... View more

Recently, I have left my old friend who would constantly hit me, try to twist my arm (which hurt a lot to the point I was crying) and constantly slapped labels on me and called me inappropriate slurs and they damaged my MacBook which was recently bought in December 2024. They've also been making me feel constantly degraded and upset because I felt compared to their other friends online. I felt like I can't entertain or make them feel happy. I've gifted them vinyls, gave them my food, and this is all I get in return. They keep giving me gifts and tell me to stay. I don't want to, and after a discussion with my media teacher, I finally let go and rejoiced with another friend of mine. She is so much nicer, and she doesn't hurt or call me slurs unlike them. I felt so uncomfortable and bored of listening to my friend talk about one thing. If I didn't agree, they'd call me slurs and hit me, or put paper inside my glasses to the point where I can't see anything for a moment, so I get extremely annoyed and I take off my glasses. To them, hurting me and damaging my new MacBook is extremely funny. To me, it isn't. I've had enough. Then I feel worthless compared to their online friends, as they show me how much they care about them. I care, and I feel worthless now. I don't want to care, and I've let go. Now they make me feel extremely guilty to the point where I want to cry so much because of this. I've told my mother and father this and all I get as a response is yelling. I just want to be understood and despite this, I don't know what to do. Today, I saw them crying in front of me, which made me feel insanely bad. But do I want to go back to this? I surely don't. My wrists and my body hurts so much from all this and they keep saying "Oh you act like I abuse you everyday. Shut up already!" in front of everyone to see inside school. I want this to stop and I feel so heartbroken and empty now. At least I have my old friend. What can I do?

Amenace Parental Anxiety
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Hi Everyone,I'm not quite sure how to put this in words so will just type and she what comes out.I feel so much anxiety about my teenager and the choices she will make in her life. I have to allow her to make some mistakes and learn and grow but the ... View more

Hi Everyone,I'm not quite sure how to put this in words so will just type and she what comes out.I feel so much anxiety about my teenager and the choices she will make in her life. I have to allow her to make some mistakes and learn and grow but the anxiety this gives me is quite literally strangling me.How do i stop over analysing everything a thousand times over in my brain.Its crippling me.

Olive83 Strategies for home sickness on holiday
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Hello, I struggle with feeling very home sick when travelling even with my parents/family. I know it's best for my anxiety to push through and keep traveling or going holidays but it's so hard. What are some strategies to assist please? Thanks, View more

Hello, I struggle with feeling very home sick when travelling even with my parents/family. I know it's best for my anxiety to push through and keep traveling or going holidays but it's so hard. What are some strategies to assist please? Thanks,