Anxiety

quit job due to mental health - centrelink

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hi, I'm new. I'm sure this has been asked before but can I quit my job due to mental health and be able to receive payments straight away (after claim processing for jobseeker)? I have the centrelink medical certificate. Or will I need to wait due to... View more

hi, I'm new. I'm sure this has been asked before but can I quit my job due to mental health and be able to receive payments straight away (after claim processing for jobseeker)? I have the centrelink medical certificate. Or will I need to wait due to "voluntarily ceasing my job" (even though mental health is not voluntary)? Thanks in advance.

Worried about my future

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Hi. This is my first time posting online about anything mental health related, so this is a bit terrifying. In October this year I will be turning 18. I've recently applied to university, got my learners license, and have been applying to jobs to try... View more

Hi. This is my first time posting online about anything mental health related, so this is a bit terrifying. In October this year I will be turning 18. I've recently applied to university, got my learners license, and have been applying to jobs to try and get my life moving. I've had severe social anxiety for as long as I can remember, and becoming an adult is somewhat scary. I have been feeling a deep urge to become independent, so while it is scary is is also exciting. One thing I'm worried about is the fact that I have no friends. I do home school after having severe anxiety attacks when I was attending school. My anxiety has stopped me from making friends, and the fact that I will be spending my 18th alone physically pains me. I've always wanted a group of friends, but I feel like my social anxiety has held me back in so many ways. I got my leaners license later than everyone else in my town (everyone got theirs as soon as they turned 16) and everyone has jobs and a big group of friends. It doesn't help that I moved here in Year 7, and the town I live in is very close-knit. Everyone knows each other, and I am an outsider. I didn't get to grow up with a group of friends due to my family travelling Australia when I was in primary school, and then in high school having to move schools because we had to move closer to my grandparents when my pop got diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Unfortunately he passed away in 2016, and the grief that I felt after he died also contributed to a growing anxiety and fear of the future. Recently I also got diagnosed with anorexia, which is also terrifying because I don't know how it is going to affect my chances at university next year. I'm feeling really lost, alone, and tired. I haven't been able to sleep, and I hate hurting the people I love. My mum is worried sick all the time and I hate the affect I have on her mental health. I wish I could take that pain away from her, she's been through a lot herself and I feel like a burden when I add to her pain. Sorry for the long post...but does anyone have any advice?

Sleep anxiety

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Hi I am writing this as I wake in a panic most days. lots of things have been going on for me lately. Lost job, home with 2 young children and struggling to cope, relationship issues (don’t love my myself yet alone my partner). Every day I exhaust my... View more

Hi I am writing this as I wake in a panic most days. lots of things have been going on for me lately. Lost job, home with 2 young children and struggling to cope, relationship issues (don’t love my myself yet alone my partner). Every day I exhaust myself trying to run from the anxiety in any way.. walking a lot and just trying to keep busy, have thought about ending it all however would never do that to my family. Life hurts right now .

hello - new to forum - need advise

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I am male older then 40 years I have started to be aware that I have been depressed almost all my adult life as I have always been bullied since childhood and I have lived a life in fear. I have had jaw pain for more then 10 years now but recently I ... View more

I am male older then 40 years I have started to be aware that I have been depressed almost all my adult life as I have always been bullied since childhood and I have lived a life in fear. I have had jaw pain for more then 10 years now but recently I realised that I am straining my face muscles.The pain has increased a lot. any advise on how to relive the pain

Second post anxiety

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Hi again This is my second post, my anxiety and negative thoughts are getting to me again and I'm so tired of having them, At work, I feel as though I annoy everyone, I constantly say the wrong thing! Writing this down makes me feel better and my hea... View more

Hi again This is my second post, my anxiety and negative thoughts are getting to me again and I'm so tired of having them, At work, I feel as though I annoy everyone, I constantly say the wrong thing! Writing this down makes me feel better and my head aches a little, thank you to all the threads, for showing that I'm not the only one. I'm not seeing a psychologist, I feel pathetic and I should be feeling grateful for what I have. I haven't had anything bad happen to me, I'm afraid people will think I'm making if up. Thank you for reading, this has made me feel better.

Intrusive thoughts

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Hi, I can't sleep and my brain is thinking negative thoughts again, this time it's all the stupid things I've done at work, for example even though I know what I can lift and what I can't, I keep on lifting stuff or doing things a different way (thin... View more

Hi, I can't sleep and my brain is thinking negative thoughts again, this time it's all the stupid things I've done at work, for example even though I know what I can lift and what I can't, I keep on lifting stuff or doing things a different way (things that don't have a procedure, of course) and people "go off" at me for lifting (due to osh) Then I get annoyed at myself for doing it, why, why! I try to say something positive about it but they just look at me as if I have two heads. This is what my brain is saying. No one at work seems to make any mistakes and even when I interpret something my brain seems to not get it and gets it wrong. I feel as if my common sense has gone and I can't do anything right and they think I'm stupid. And I'm being too self asorbed and this is wasting my life by worrying about it and I'm not enjoying my life or being grateful for what I have, And there are terrible things happening in the world and I'm still worrying about trivial things. Though it's 4:14am and the thoughts always come around this time. Thank you for allowing me to rant. It is frustrating, I want this to go, and when I am having an anxiety attack, I have to go through it, I can't seem to calm myself down, once I exhaust myself than I feel better and it finally leaves. Thank you

Fear of Dying - Anxiety

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Hi everyone, I have general anxiety about a lot of things but it is manageable usually. I have relationship/social anxiety which has induced minor anxiety attacks like the occasional vomit. However, I had an anxiety attack two days ago which was the ... View more

Hi everyone, I have general anxiety about a lot of things but it is manageable usually. I have relationship/social anxiety which has induced minor anxiety attacks like the occasional vomit. However, I had an anxiety attack two days ago which was the most intense I've ever felt. It went for 12-18 hours in total. I was vomitting, shaking, unable to think about anything else but my fear, had a tight chest, etc. It is all to do with health. I had a scare a few months back about my eye, and potential cancer. Doctors convinced me I had it and then I spent the next 3 months waiting for the next appointment thinking every day I was dying etc, and then it turned out they made a mistake and I was perfectly healthy. Ever since then any symptom of my body feels extreme and I notice it like it is the only thing happening, and I google the symptoms (ive tried to stop this since) and find all these links to cancer, etc. I become overwhelmed with the idea that I am definitely dying and nobody will really care that I will be gone. It was so overwhelming, I tried meditation of all kinds, breathing exercises, and focusing on the present but nothing could help me escape those dark thoughts. I went to a GP about my back. 1st doctor didn't even examine me just said it is muscle pain. 2nd doctor was great, did a full back examination, was 100 percent sure it was muscle related, but then also got me to do a chest x-ray just to calm my nerves and prescribed me a small amount of valium due to my anxiety attack. He has since rung me up and told me the xray showed nothing and that I am fine, and if the pain continues just see a psysiotherapist. But I still feel that feeling of not being able to be present and escape those thoughts of dying, even though everything that has been checked around these symptoms is checked. I am quite fearful of this anxiety attack happening again, because honestly I don't know how to escape it. I do have valium from the dr, but it didn't seem to do much for me.

Self-destructive emotional pain (First/past relationship)

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Hi fam, So my first relationship ended about 5 years ago when I was 19. Ever since then I've been getting "triggered" by anything that reminds me of my ex. Anything from a car the same colour, the same place we've been to together, any memory (physic... View more

Hi fam, So my first relationship ended about 5 years ago when I was 19. Ever since then I've been getting "triggered" by anything that reminds me of my ex. Anything from a car the same colour, the same place we've been to together, any memory (physical or mental) causes pain in my chest and twists my stomach. I haven't seen him since we broke up five years ago, haven't had any communication at all. I just keep replaying everything in my head and living in the past. Only ever been in one other relationship since and that has also ended (amicably too), but I'm feeling so stressed about feeling worthy for a life partner. Does anyone else have experience with this kind of obsessive, self-destructive thought pattern? How do you try to surrender the same thing (s) ever day? I always feel like I've moved on and then I'll get triggered again.. Thinking out loud..might not make sense

What should you do if you can’t remove the main source of stress and it might be causing health problems?

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I’ve never been diagnosed with anxiety and don’t want to self diagnose or self proclaim, as a disclaimer. Ive had stomach digestion problems for the past 2 years (I’m 15), and it may be IBS or another health condition, however I strongly believe it’s... View more

I’ve never been diagnosed with anxiety and don’t want to self diagnose or self proclaim, as a disclaimer. Ive had stomach digestion problems for the past 2 years (I’m 15), and it may be IBS or another health condition, however I strongly believe it’s anxiety. It flares up when I’m in stressful situations or I’m anxious. The problem is, I am always anxious for the smallest things. For example, a tennis lesson two weeks in the future or school in the mornings will give me cramps, bloating, diarrhoea, and the sorts. Sometimes I can’t sleep when all I have is just a tutor session the next day. Therefore, I’m assuming my stomach is especially sensitive to stress and anxiety. However, the main source of my stress is my dad. He gets easily angered and I’ve always been scared of him, I can’t meet his eyes and feel uncomfortable in his presence. He gets angered at me when I tell him I need to go to the toilet frequently or my stomach is hurting so I can’t eat. I feel stress when he does this to me, so my stomach gets even worse and it’s a cycle. How do I stop this? As I’m still 15, I don’t think I can remove him from my life easily, and my parents don’t bother to get medical feedback on my stomach, as they think it’s all my bad mentality and I just need to ‘fix’ it by myself. Any help would be appreciated.

Daughter too anxious to get help

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My 12 yr old daughter started yr 7 lasting first semester by hiding with front office ladies of her school everyday. She becomes anxious in shopping centres to the point we have to leave instantly and sleeping at night is impossible unless I am with ... View more

My 12 yr old daughter started yr 7 lasting first semester by hiding with front office ladies of her school everyday. She becomes anxious in shopping centres to the point we have to leave instantly and sleeping at night is impossible unless I am with her. She is too worried about getting help as she believes she is normal and no one can help. How do you convince your children to get help?

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