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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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Josephs_Inquiry Where to begin or what to think
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I am 26 year's old, I am behind with my driving licence and owning a vehicle, and I have to have x2 medical review's every year per 6 month's each, I also have to complete a occupational therapist assessment for a of and on road at the moment too I a... View more

I am 26 year's old, I am behind with my driving licence and owning a vehicle, and I have to have x2 medical review's every year per 6 month's each, I also have to complete a occupational therapist assessment for a of and on road at the moment too I am living In a continuous quarter life crisis since 18, I don't have conventional Interest for entry Job's, or for University or Trade's at TAFE, I am 26 now and obviously without education, but more so without entry casual work history, and only Just 11 month's volunteer In a bull** saver's role that I didn't entirely at mostly at all like or want to continue. I would prefer part time Job's for the guaranteed shift, schedule and flexibility with a MIS diagnosis of schizophrenia, I have been treated for over 8 year's continuously, and I am now stuck on medication, I have contracted pre diabete's Type-2 and had my gallbladder removed also too I wanted to be a professional rapper and guitar player and write comedy Joke book's as a recreational creative passionate hobbie, but have some form of a conventional regular life with full time security and flexibility, and with misfit friendship's, and formulate my driving by now I have a selfish narcissistic father, and a vague mother, and I only have my brother otherwise

D Walsh Feeling good and trigger
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Hi all, just wondering if anyone else finds that feeling good can trigger anxiety?? I know it sounds silly but I find that when I get back on top of things I seem to increase the self checking which ultimately talks myself back in to a spiral. I am d... View more

Hi all, just wondering if anyone else finds that feeling good can trigger anxiety?? I know it sounds silly but I find that when I get back on top of things I seem to increase the self checking which ultimately talks myself back in to a spiral. I am doing EMDR work with my psychologist on it but still seems to happen.

Guest927 Imposter Syndrome???
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Every time my closest friend tells me nice things to try and help me feel better, I feel like she's wrong and I'm the cause of it. I feel like i have and am still deceiving her into thinking I'm a good person/friend. I do all i can to convince her i'... View more

Every time my closest friend tells me nice things to try and help me feel better, I feel like she's wrong and I'm the cause of it. I feel like i have and am still deceiving her into thinking I'm a good person/friend. I do all i can to convince her i'm a bad person, because otherwise, I feel like I'm cheating and lying and denying her the truth. It's like I want her to hate me, even though that would be terrible. She was telling me how i don't just talk about myself, and instead talk about other good things with her. I wrote this to her (she lives overseas) "Don't lie to yourself like I ever actually engage in conversation about something that isn't just my issues and problems. Cause I could lie to myself, but I don't want to. Maybe it would make me feel better, but it's not true." I feel like a imposter, but when I look up imposter symptom, usually people feel this way but are scared about people finding out. For me, I feel like an imposter, and want the people i'm close to believe it too. But at the same time, I'm scared that when she does believe me, she'll just leave. I feel the consequences of both choices the same, it just hurts no matter what I do. I think this is in the right spot...it is an anxious thing right. Sorry if it isn't.

Janet_B Agoraphobia
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Despite being a nurse I am so scared of catching covid 19. I looked after a man that had multi organ failure just as he became covid negative. I’m triple vaxed and my family is double vaxed. My state has been safe from covid 19 till the last few week... View more

Despite being a nurse I am so scared of catching covid 19. I looked after a man that had multi organ failure just as he became covid negative. I’m triple vaxed and my family is double vaxed. My state has been safe from covid 19 till the last few weeks since borders opened up. We now have a lot of cases here. I am so scared to go out anywhere. I had to go to the supermarket Christmas eve to buy some food and as soon as I walked in there was a huge line up at the check outs and people everywhere. I started to panic and nearly walked out but I knew I needed to buy food so I had no choice. As I was walking around the shop I kept on tearing up, luckily my mask hid most of my face. My daughter is due to give birth any day and I’m so scared of her giving birth on her own if we get it and also worry about the baby’s wellbeing.

BBUser76 What's the point?
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What's the point to life? Why does it hurt so damn much even when you have tried your best?

What's the point to life? Why does it hurt so damn much even when you have tried your best?

Sophia1992 Why does my anxiety get better at night
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So a bit of a backstory. I have a 14 month old daughter and since her birth during the pandemic i have had on and off feelings of anxiety however two weeks ago i feel like my world spiralled. i was sitting and chatting to a friend and suddenly felt l... View more

So a bit of a backstory. I have a 14 month old daughter and since her birth during the pandemic i have had on and off feelings of anxiety however two weeks ago i feel like my world spiralled. i was sitting and chatting to a friend and suddenly felt like i was going to pass out and panic began and i started hyperventilating. My friend had to call an ambulance and i had to stay for two days as they ruled out any serious conditions. Nothing major other than low iron, low vitamin d. since the hospital visit i have developed a fear of passing out and my days are now filled with panic to the point where my husband has had to take time off to take care of our daughter. My anxiety seems to be worse off in the morning and better at night when my daughter goes to sleep. I have started on anti-depressants and hoping to feel some kind of relief from this ongoing panic i feel during the day. I have never felt anything like this in my life. I’m confused as to why my anxiety gets better at night and worse the first thing i. The morning. Has anyone else experienced this? My doctor said it could be postpartum depression or even due to covid and not being able to have much of a social life. I’m so confused as to what led me to this point

Mikisjourney I got a dog a year ago and it still makes me anxious
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I got my first dog over a year ago and I have felt an incredible amount of anxiety since getting it. I thought these feeling would subside as I got used to having a dog around but they haven’t. The stress is there everyday when I have to leave for wo... View more

I got my first dog over a year ago and I have felt an incredible amount of anxiety since getting it. I thought these feeling would subside as I got used to having a dog around but they haven’t. The stress is there everyday when I have to leave for work and even at night I worry about the smallest things, like what if he cry’s at night. I don’t know what to do as we have made the choice to get a dog and look after him for his life. my partner didn’t want a dog either so all the responsibilities are on me so I feel a tremendous amount of guilt for being so anxious everyday about it. thanks for reading

jenms bad day
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Haven't been on BB for a while but really 'suffering' the last month. Always have depression but last couple of days feeling really anxious. Making me feel sick and spaced and weird. I am sure it is the time of year. I don't have family and i don't '... View more

Haven't been on BB for a while but really 'suffering' the last month. Always have depression but last couple of days feeling really anxious. Making me feel sick and spaced and weird. I am sure it is the time of year. I don't have family and i don't 'do' Christmas and normally i am absolutely okay with that but this year i can just feel it kind of looming. Friends always invite me to their house but i would never do that as i would feel like an intruder (regardless of the fact they are genuine and definitely wouldn't view me as that). Plus when i force myself to go out i like to go by myself so if i feel like i am about to 'crash and burn' that i can leave without affecting anybody else. There it is, todays state of mind!

GiGie Urgent help
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hi I’m new. I just got the official diagnosis today of GAD and depression. It has basically confirmed my gut feeling. Already halfway along to the acceptance of the disorder. But breaking the news to my parents and in laws - Half of the anxiety over ... View more

hi I’m new. I just got the official diagnosis today of GAD and depression. It has basically confirmed my gut feeling. Already halfway along to the acceptance of the disorder. But breaking the news to my parents and in laws - Half of the anxiety over dealing with my family and there “advice”. No one understands my condition and background into the cause and the cause of GAD. How do I let them know gently? I’m not ready to tell them why. But they will ask. thing is I have a rare interlectual disability. So everyone try’s to help, and they do need to know, to a point. advice Needed

Redline84 Long time sufferer win anxiety,march 2021 though began with really strange sensations!
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Hi everyone, Thank you all for the opportunity to post this thread! I've suffered with anxiety for many years, mainly fears of the unknown, failing, not good enough etc. My anxiety got worse when living at my in laws(2017-2019) for 2 years which deve... View more

Hi everyone, Thank you all for the opportunity to post this thread! I've suffered with anxiety for many years, mainly fears of the unknown, failing, not good enough etc. My anxiety got worse when living at my in laws(2017-2019) for 2 years which developed into this knot feeling throat - still present today when I feel anxious. March this year it all started with these cold patches around my left knee (very odd) followed by this string like pulling sensation bellow the knee cap as I walked(MRI showed nothing). Around 1 week passed and those symptoms disappeared but leaving this slightly redish patch around my knee which is now sensitive to warm water(goes slightly red) . Tingling started on my left foot soon after(lots of googling probably didn't help) and progressed to my calf leg hand arm & face(mainly on one side). I even developed an eyelid twitch on the left. Tingling on the right was present but mainly on right foot and right hand only. As I kept googling, MS was coming up quite a lot and knowing my mum has MS I convinced myself that's what it was! I also had severe hand numbing while falling asleep(nothing during the day), and a little on my toes. At this stage I went into panic mode and for weeks I had hardly any sleep thinking why I had all this numbness. My GP arranged for blood tests which all came back ok, also did a CT scan of my neck,nerve conduction studies, MRI of the brain & neck which discovered a bulged disc on my upper neck - however my GP, Oesteo & Chiro could not connect these symptoms results. Brain MRI also came back ok. I did see a Neurosurgeon but my symptoms almost disappeared by my appointment, neurosurgeon confirmed again these symptoms couldn't be linked to the bulged disc, describing it could've been a "viral phenomenon". I was symptom free(around 1 month), 3 months ago new symptoms started, again on the left leg - buzzing sensation on quad muscle while walking followed by left & right foot buzzing. I also developed an itch that happens when I rub my leg in one spot & is felt in another!(googling suggests referred itch). Hand numbness started also creeping in and now they're worse( only at night time). I've seen a Neurologist 1 month ago and he think it could be anxiety related as I'm apparently very aware of my own body! Seeing him again in Feb 2021 as he may want to do a few more tests. Thanks again for this long post! Hope it helps anyone out there with similar symptoms : ). I