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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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CMF The continuous loop of anxiety
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Hello friends, I have been on the forums a long time. My issue is anxiety. It usually comes & goes but last 6 months it serms constant. As soon as I get over one thing I am triggered by another. I can't seem to find much peace. I tell myself I can't ... View more

Hello friends, I have been on the forums a long time. My issue is anxiety. It usually comes & goes but last 6 months it serms constant. As soon as I get over one thing I am triggered by another. I can't seem to find much peace. I tell myself I can't control the future & all I have is this moment & nothing bad is happening but the thoughts continue...round & round.I'm tired of it. I just want some peace.Cmf

June1976 Anxiety
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I used to be well liked and good at my job. I've recently transferred departments and nobody likes me and I am put down all the time. I've tried chatting with a therapist but it doesn't help. I feel sick with anxiety 24/7. I just had lunch and had a ... View more

I used to be well liked and good at my job. I've recently transferred departments and nobody likes me and I am put down all the time. I've tried chatting with a therapist but it doesn't help. I feel sick with anxiety 24/7. I just had lunch and had a thought. Should I stop worrying 24/7 and just accept the fact that I am a useless piece of trash? I'm thinking that this is the best way of dealing with life. Simply accept this and try not to worry so much?

Flower123 How to get back my normal life for my daughter
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We have only 1 daughter & she is very smart girl but her school ruin her & the Discord online game/chatting with bad people.After she completed her high school with Atar very high & now, she starts University of 1st year, but we found out she have se... View more

We have only 1 daughter & she is very smart girl but her school ruin her & the Discord online game/chatting with bad people.After she completed her high school with Atar very high & now, she starts University of 1st year, but we found out she have sex & photo & video with the people she is chatting with, not only 1 person. And when have sex without STIs, that the most we are too much worry for her as she listen & do whatever those people asking her to do. The video or photos she records or those people record & share with some people in that website.We couldn't tell her to stop or give her any advice as she already 18 years, but she is not mature girl yet as she think she have a casual sex all the man in that website is normal for her.We are crying too much in silence & we couldn't do anything as every time we are saying something she always screaming & shouting back to us "leave me alone, I know what to do, I am 18" We already asking her to see therapist or councilor, but she doesn't want to go & we can't force her to go.We are worried too much as she may get more sex addict & get HIV or other sickness because she didn't use any protection. Not over guessing! as her video & photo have sex post into that website. We don't want to tell her we see it end up she will run away from us & not living in our house anymore that the most we don't want as she doesn't have job, not earning anything, we still supporting her everything food, money, fee to pay Uni, clothes, Please any parents have daughter same situation with my daughter please & please give us advice. Thank you so much.

CMF Dear Anxiety
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At times I tell my anxiety to stop, go away, leave me alone. I thought it might be good to put it into a post. Feel free to write your own letter. Dear anxiety,I've has enough of you & you need to leave. I am a strong, confident, positive person & yo... View more

At times I tell my anxiety to stop, go away, leave me alone. I thought it might be good to put it into a post. Feel free to write your own letter. Dear anxiety,I've has enough of you & you need to leave. I am a strong, confident, positive person & you come in & try to take it away. You always pounce when I'm a little vulnerable & you just keep pick, pick, picking at me until my thoughts go round in circles. Well, you won't win. I know your game & I'm not playing.Go back into your little hole, you won't get the better of me Cmf

Trying_recovery I don’t know what to do
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Hi im having a severe anxity /social phobia from the last 2.5 years i don’t know how its getting bigger and bigger in my mind it effect my life by 90% now job personal life friends family everyoneMy body started stinking (90% in mind) idk i have noti... View more

Hi im having a severe anxity /social phobia from the last 2.5 years i don’t know how its getting bigger and bigger in my mind it effect my life by 90% now job personal life friends family everyoneMy body started stinking (90% in mind) idk i have noticed it lately or what but i have a fear of being near people because of my body odor and judgemnt phobia!!before it was just random people then slowly friends and then family and now im all alone living in a seperate room in a house with random people whom i barely see….Im just normal with my friends those who know me for a long time now im suffering from totally irregular breathing pattern when im with anyone in car elevator or anywhere now even in open area my heart don’t want to get normal and i have anxious breathing deep and breathless everyone noticed and anoniedNow what concerns me is my thought says only dying can give relief im afraid that it may get stronger and stronger like the stupid Anxityplzzzzz help me what should i do what is the solution for it

BM_Dek How to deal with assignment/university anxiety?
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Hey, I'm in my 3rd semester after bring enrolled for 1 year in university. Usually when I get stressed, its a healthy amount that just pushes me to do my work, but for this assignment in particular that I submitted, the amount of stress has been some... View more

Hey, I'm in my 3rd semester after bring enrolled for 1 year in university. Usually when I get stressed, its a healthy amount that just pushes me to do my work, but for this assignment in particular that I submitted, the amount of stress has been something I never experienced before.Leading up to the assignment, about 3 days before and until I submitted, I experienced a complete loss in appetite, and anything I tried to eat that wasn't a meal replacement shake wouldn't stay down, and id throw up just from the extreme stress i was feeling. I also experienced a shortness of breath and problems sleeping, as anytime I tried to sleep the voice in the back of my head would tell me I should be doing the work, and that id fail otherwise.I submitted the assignment to the best of my abilities, but i can't help but feel like I've failed the unit, and that stresses me out so bad, with the time and money I'll have to spend on re-doing the unit if this is true. There's a chance I'll pass the unit, but it feels stupid to hope I will if I dont, as i feel like I messed up this assignment that needed to be submitted, and if I dont get a good enough grade I'll definitely fail, I've done the calculations heaps of times over. I was just wondering what are some ways to cope with this stress, I feel like I can't participate in my normal hobbies or my normal physical activity of the gym due to the stress messing up my eating habits or sleep schedule, and if I do fail I really don't know what's next for me academically, and I've never felt so stressed about something like this in my life.

Guest_20606283 Struggling with moving forward
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It’s been 6mnths separated, im sadder now than ever. I’m now having trouble focussing and being positive as support worker so feel terrible at my job, I only have my 20yr Down syndrome son as family here who I have 50/50. I don’t have friends. Iv tri... View more

It’s been 6mnths separated, im sadder now than ever. I’m now having trouble focussing and being positive as support worker so feel terrible at my job, I only have my 20yr Down syndrome son as family here who I have 50/50. I don’t have friends. Iv tried to rediscover myself by trying new things like choir, pickleball, group exercise classes, but feel relieved when it over, and highly anxious putting myself out. i feel like I have no happy and joy in me since break up even though I knew the relationship had to end, I just can’t bounce back. I’m so lonely and yet I just want to keep to myself because I feel so miserable. Iv finally settled my sleep but now this sorrow is worse 6days later I guess I can’t. it’s the fact it’s effecting my job to I worry about. I haven’t had time off in 9mnths as I’m scared what I’m supposed to do in that time off and feel work keeps a healthy balance. I just want to stop feeling so sad and lonely and worthless. I don’t see light at the end of pushing through each day

mimz666 avoidant boyfriend broke up with me
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we were together for about 6 months. our relationship started very hot and heavy he told me he saw a future with me wanted to have a family with me and have a family with me. we went on a. 3 week trip to Europe and had such an amazing beautiful time.... View more

we were together for about 6 months. our relationship started very hot and heavy he told me he saw a future with me wanted to have a family with me and have a family with me. we went on a. 3 week trip to Europe and had such an amazing beautiful time. he met my father told him he was going to marry me and we were looking at what kinda wedding rings we would hypothetically want. when we got back home from our trip he became distant disappeared and completely left me in the dark. he told me 2 days ago he needs to be alone to better himself and love himself enough to be in a relationship with me and have the future we talked about. part of me doesn't believe this, ive realized he has extremely deep seeded dismissive avoidant attachments and as soon as we started getting really close and serious he ran away. what do I do. I feel so torn up inside. less than a month ago we were closer than ive ever been with anyone. now he says he needs "time" to become happy with himself. he pursued me but wasn't ready fro a relationship. he made me fall in love and then jumped ship the moment he felt vulnerable.

Rusty Continuous loneliness
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Well things have been going great with anxiety and depression especially with help from counseling. However I still have a continuing sense of loneliness and lack of connection even when I’m around people and doing things I enjoy like volunteering. I... View more

Well things have been going great with anxiety and depression especially with help from counseling. However I still have a continuing sense of loneliness and lack of connection even when I’m around people and doing things I enjoy like volunteering. It makes me feel sad and somewhat worthless that I don’t have anyone to share the journey with, both the good and bad.

Guest_10496 SSRI/SNRi deprescribing
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I have been on SNRI most of my adult life, been well known for many years that SNRI/SSRI lose effectiveness over time as well can cause a whole range of long term and permanent side effects. relatively new In Australia is slow and controlled Tapering... View more

I have been on SNRI most of my adult life, been well known for many years that SNRI/SSRI lose effectiveness over time as well can cause a whole range of long term and permanent side effects. relatively new In Australia is slow and controlled Tapering off these medications for those that feel stable, injured or feel the medications have lost effectiveness. I have been Tapering since October 2024 and it is certainly a huge learning curve. I have Followed and am in awe of an Australian Psychiatrist Dr Mark Horowitz who through his own experience as well as education through online forums produced the ‘Maudsley De prescribing’ scientific book on the safest way to taper off psychotropic medications. I think as this becomes more prevalent in Australia as it is in The UK and US people Will require firstly the education, the plans and the biggest component the support. there are already hundreds if not 1’000s in Australia already Tapering following the methods of Dr Horowitz known as Hyperbolic Tapering. His Guidelines have been implemented and forward through the RACGP of Australia. if people are looking for solutions to tapering safely off psychotropic medication- reading about Dr Horowitz, watching on YouTube or listening on Podcasts is a good start.

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