Anxiety

Social Anxiety- after covid is over

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I have social anxiety, and I am lucky enough to have a secure job, which I am now doing from home. Aside from all the anxiety around everything that is happening at the moment, I am wondering how I will actually manage when the restrictions end and l... View more

I have social anxiety, and I am lucky enough to have a secure job, which I am now doing from home. Aside from all the anxiety around everything that is happening at the moment, I am wondering how I will actually manage when the restrictions end and life in the outside world resumes. In between bouts of anxiety, I have actually been loving just keeping to myself and not having to go out and interact with people. But I'm thinking that if I get used to this, it will be really hard to go back to work, and go back out into the world when all this is over. Anyone else experience the same thing? What are you doing to maintain the gains you've made with social anxiety and what are you doing to prevent things being too bad on the other side of this?

Aged Cared Worker - Anxiety

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Hey guys, I’ve been in the sector as an AIN for nearly 7 years. I’m feeling very overwhelmed at the moment. As the current Covid-19 pandemic looms, I’m facing a lot of extra stress at work and finding it hard to relax after a challenging shift. My co... View more

Hey guys, I’ve been in the sector as an AIN for nearly 7 years. I’m feeling very overwhelmed at the moment. As the current Covid-19 pandemic looms, I’m facing a lot of extra stress at work and finding it hard to relax after a challenging shift. My company is not using agency staff so we’ve been working short staffed but with the new guidelines we’re working under, it has made our workload increase. My workplace has become a bit toxic lately, understandably everyone is stressed. There has been a big breakdown in communication across all departments.Today one the housekeeping staff said we are running out of hand soap, santizer and face masks and we haven’t had any confirmed cases. This makes me worry as if we aren’t coping now how are we going to manage if there is a confirmed case. Is anyone else facing this kind of anxiety that works in the health sector?

Anxiety resulting from Low self Esteem

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Hello Dear Friends, I am 26yo Male, of Indian origin living in Australia. I have low self esteem issues. I think this is a result of too much negative criticism from my parents and surrounding. I am jobless right now. Whenever my parents call me(whic... View more

Hello Dear Friends, I am 26yo Male, of Indian origin living in Australia. I have low self esteem issues. I think this is a result of too much negative criticism from my parents and surrounding. I am jobless right now. Whenever my parents call me(which they do every other day), the only thing they want to know is about my job, or car settlement(had an accident in jan 20, and i m dealing with other party insurer currently). I have been too much overprotective, and have been deprived of my right to take own decisions, even at crucial stages of my life. Whenever I do something, my parents or relatives always see negative in it, and criticise me harshly! The criticism is generally about job, my negligible friends, bad social life, introvert nature etc. Because of all this I have developed low self esteem, and always doubt myself. I am always in dilemma nowadays even on making small decisions. And while making big decisions, I am very much worried, if even a minor thing goes wrong! Recently, I purchased another car! Actually my mom is coming tomorrow from India. I thus did it quickly. If I would have not taken the car till she comes, she would have criticised me when she would found that nobody wants to help me to see the car(as i dont have much friends)! I am still worried of getting all the negative feedback from my mom about the things i mentioned earlier! And she is living with me for 3 months! I should have been happy, but I am feeling more sad unfortunately! My life without parents (especially mom) has been peaceful I would say! So coming back to car! The car deal sounded good, and it was nice to drive as well. However, went to servicing and it has engine oil leaks and coolant leaks!! I dont want my mom to know this ofc! She would criticise me! Bcoz of this incident, I am not feeling good. Please motivate me! I would also like you to give me tips about making friends! I have no good friend on whom I can rely here in Australia!

Hard to breathe and swallow

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I am finding it hard to breathe and swallow. I wake up terrified thinking I am about to die from the Corona virus most nights. I have a long history of panic disorder but I haven’t felt this way in about 10 years. I haven’t got a GP anymore so I went... View more

I am finding it hard to breathe and swallow. I wake up terrified thinking I am about to die from the Corona virus most nights. I have a long history of panic disorder but I haven’t felt this way in about 10 years. I haven’t got a GP anymore so I went to a new GP and asked for medication to provide any kind of short term relief, but I didn’t get anything prescribed. I have started with anti depressants again as I have reserves at home for times like these, but the effects haven’t kicked in yet. My partner who I live with doesn’t understand and tells me to “calm down“ and I don’t want to put pressure on him so I withdraw. He has a hard time with his business at the moment due to Covid-19. I feel so alone and don’t know where to turn. I am having dark thoughts and feel very reactive. I have stabbing chest pains, find it hard to breathe and have a constant lump in my throat which makes it hard to swallow or eat. I don’t want to put pressure on the medical system, especially in these times. I feel guilty thinking about calling the hospital or wasting a Corona test that someone else may need. i just signed up to Beyond Blue so this is the first time I write here. I just hope that someone can tell me that the throat symptoms are psychosomatic and that I am not losing my mind.

A bit over it

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To be honest I normally only comment on others, not start posts, but I just wanted to today. Normally I suffer with just anxiety but today I felt a bit shaky (like slight panic) and then exhausted afterwards. Now I’m a bit down and over it. Over the ... View more

To be honest I normally only comment on others, not start posts, but I just wanted to today. Normally I suffer with just anxiety but today I felt a bit shaky (like slight panic) and then exhausted afterwards. Now I’m a bit down and over it. Over the way things are. It’s very rare I ever feel this low especially as an addition to existing anxiety. Anyway all good, just venting. Hope everyone’s doing alright.

Starting Medication for the first time

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Hi Everyone, Literally two days ago I started a low dose of some SSRi medication for my anxiety. I am still on a low dose now and going up on my dosage tomorrow and my anxiety levels are pretty high at the moment. My fear of the side effects which I ... View more

Hi Everyone, Literally two days ago I started a low dose of some SSRi medication for my anxiety. I am still on a low dose now and going up on my dosage tomorrow and my anxiety levels are pretty high at the moment. My fear of the side effects which I am starting to feel. And I do try and tell myself that the side effects I am feeling could just be from my heightened anxiety from taking the medication. But I am just curious if anyone has gone through something similar, or might be able to reassure me that everything is all pretty standard. The side effects I have noticed have been some dry mouth, dizziness and some diarrhoea. And I am just feeling really agitated and anxious. Not really sure what to do, and my instant thought is that this medication is providing me with negative effects due to some other sinister reason. Thanks everyone, Greatly Appreciated Mendel

Anxiety really bad

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Long story short I had a version of a panic attack yesterday in a very public space I had to sit down for ten minutes with heaps of people walking by and honestly it was horrible and has left me feeling very emotional and physically drained. I'm just... View more

Long story short I had a version of a panic attack yesterday in a very public space I had to sit down for ten minutes with heaps of people walking by and honestly it was horrible and has left me feeling very emotional and physically drained. I'm just wondering what people do in this situation as I didn't feel safe at all but was unable to get away from people like in a bathroom or anything like that any advice for management especially when you are out alone?

Unsure where to.turn

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Hi, I am new here and would really like some guidance. A bit of background. ANXIETY is at an all time high. I am.struggling with trying to find the positives in life. I am anxious, I over think absolutely everything and with that I tend to want to cu... View more

Hi, I am new here and would really like some guidance. A bit of background. ANXIETY is at an all time high. I am.struggling with trying to find the positives in life. I am anxious, I over think absolutely everything and with that I tend to want to curl into a ball and just switch off. I need to get out of this rut of feeling lonely and worthless. Hoping for some.guidance.

Feeling down

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Hi everyone, I just wanted to reach out because me like everyone else I guess am worried about Covid-19. At first I didn’t take it seriously and now the whole world has turned upside down. I am so sad all the time. I have anxiety and depression alrea... View more

Hi everyone, I just wanted to reach out because me like everyone else I guess am worried about Covid-19. At first I didn’t take it seriously and now the whole world has turned upside down. I am so sad all the time. I have anxiety and depression already and all this has just made it worse. I miss going out, seeing people and having fun. I even miss going into work. I am very lucky at the moment I still have a job and am working from fun but I am afraid I will lose it at any moment. I don’t know what to do anymore. It’s so hard to cope. I can’t even speak to my psychologist because she had a new baby and doesn’t have time to speak to me right now. On top of all that, my sister doesn’t speak to me and one of my best friends won’t return my texts. I am so sad and tired. I don’t know what to do anymore.

Life is here, medication is there, coping is extraordinary

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Medication for depression has been apart of my life for over 10 Years! Would you believe that I was suprised? I am 35 now with a husband and two children. 6 and 3 as to date. In my family depression is hereditary. Situational has it's place as well b... View more

Medication for depression has been apart of my life for over 10 Years! Would you believe that I was suprised? I am 35 now with a husband and two children. 6 and 3 as to date. In my family depression is hereditary. Situational has it's place as well but highly hereditary. This is a bitter pill to swallow. I truly have believed I could have control over my illness, if I changed more like my lifestyle habits. It does help to an extemt but is not a CURE. The most scariest time for me is now. I tried to come off antidepressants over a yr ago, trusting my GP and only weaned off in 4wks (which was, now looking back way too quickly) and I suffered extraordinary side effects which I would class as extremely detrimental to my health. I did I have to call the paramedics at one stage and could not function and was discussing hospitalisation. Since Coronavirus has been prevalent, my anxiety and depression has severely come to the forefront. I struggle to breath, focus and function normally. My whole life has stopped. Both my children are now at home for their own health thank goodness. My business as of tomorrow, has no business. I AM GUTTERED. Everything I have fricken sacrificed and worked so hard for is dead today. I am relying on my husband. I have never had to do that. I feel I have lost my independence and power these tears are real

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