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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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Lee-Anne Intergenerational Trauma
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Hello!I've learned to put aside family members who contribute to my suffering intergenerational trauma triggers. It's a hard thing to do, yet necessary for me to live in a more healthy mindset, more peacefully. The guilt is there for me to break away... View more

Hello!I've learned to put aside family members who contribute to my suffering intergenerational trauma triggers. It's a hard thing to do, yet necessary for me to live in a more healthy mindset, more peacefully. The guilt is there for me to break away, even though I've done a lot of work on myself and with professionals.Is anyone out there experiencing that same situation with guilt of sorts

Inner_strength Too much anxiety
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For the last couple of weeks I've been having terrible anxiety ! I have no appetite and when I do eat I get acid reflux . I feel shaky and jittery and my head feels like there's a huge elastic band around my head and someone's pulling it tight ! The ... View more

For the last couple of weeks I've been having terrible anxiety ! I have no appetite and when I do eat I get acid reflux . I feel shaky and jittery and my head feels like there's a huge elastic band around my head and someone's pulling it tight ! The last few days I've been having jelly legs like they can't support me and they also feel heavy . I do sleep well and can get to sleep ok but I wake up really early in between 4am - 6am and can't get back to sleep because it feels like a ball of anxiety is rolling around in my stomach trying to escape , it's a terrible feeling to wake up to ! I just wanted to vent and get some opinions on other people's experiences and self help skills

Kittykat13 Feeling anxious with new medical diagnosis
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Goodevening ,So a few weeks back i was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye issue called PIC.I had never heard of anything like it.Basically its an inflammitory condition which created white spots and blurred vision and flashy lights upon closing t... View more

Goodevening ,So a few weeks back i was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye issue called PIC.I had never heard of anything like it.Basically its an inflammitory condition which created white spots and blurred vision and flashy lights upon closing the eye. There is also a blood vessel behind my central vision in my left (affected eye ) which has created blurring and seeing through water vision.It has been so scary.i went and jadmy first eye injection last wednesday and i was so scared.i am also on steroids for inflammation.Its all so much right now..im feeling so sad..and defeated and whilst im doing everything i can to stay positive and keeo going in with life im finding it harder each day to get out of bed.Im crying alot..i feel.scared and so alone..even tho i have a partner and daughter.Im exerciisng ..meditating. doing breathwork. All the things that used t alleviate tension are barely working.Life is just uphill right now and i need some support.Thankyou for listening

Maxi2701 Spiking high blood pressure
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Hi Everyone For the past 3 weeks my anxiety has hit new highs. Literally. My blood pressure now has a mind of it's own and is causing me more anxiety on top of anxiety. I've had lots of tests and all clear. Doctors visits, ED visits and even a stay i... View more

Hi Everyone For the past 3 weeks my anxiety has hit new highs. Literally. My blood pressure now has a mind of it's own and is causing me more anxiety on top of anxiety. I've had lots of tests and all clear. Doctors visits, ED visits and even a stay in hospital. Has anyone else had this? I try deep breathing and counting backwards from 100 by 3's (that does work). I've tried meditation and acupuncture. Medication has too many side effects for me. Any suggestions would be good. I've just about had enough.

sera I need a place to offload all the stuff that i am carrying at the moment
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Hello and thank you for all, It is difficult to get your thoughts down on the page when you are anxious and depressed. You lose your assertiveness and ability to say what you what to say. I'm Nick, guy who is middle age, and I have a diagnosis of soc... View more

Hello and thank you for all, It is difficult to get your thoughts down on the page when you are anxious and depressed. You lose your assertiveness and ability to say what you what to say. I'm Nick, guy who is middle age, and I have a diagnosis of social anxiety and depression, from my early 20s. I've just started a teaching placement which will go until the end of May, 4 days a week. Today is the second day and I've called in sick, but I'm not. I get stressed, emotional and anxious in any new situation, not just this one. I am very sensitive to criticism, and I have a history of getting fired from jobs, because of non-attendance and making mistakes. I feel deflated and sometimes will start crying when I think about my life. Luckily, I have a great Mum and Dad, brother and sister-in-law. My parents are both in their 80s, so I take this into account when talking about my mental health. To be clear, I will talk to them, and they will notice, when I am not well, but I think about their health and worry. The medication I take 'seems' to work at times, but my mood can be volatile and I don't deal well with criticism. I have used CBT to work through things, but it is not enough. I am not bipolar, I don't exhibit manic behaviours. I am not sure what else to say, as I feel sluggish in my thoughts, and want to rest now. I appreciate those who have read what i have had to say, and hope you are ok. Nick

1103 Lost
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I lost my wife 8 months ago and my world has crashed down around me 

I lost my wife 8 months ago and my world has crashed down around me 

Guest_28135390 Needing advice on workplace bullying
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Hi, I commenced a position as a cadet journalist earlier this year. Unfortunately I have experienced work place bullying by my boss. I moved 4 hrs away from my family and friends to start my dream career. Around 6 weeks ago I had a breakdown and left... View more

Hi, I commenced a position as a cadet journalist earlier this year. Unfortunately I have experienced work place bullying by my boss. I moved 4 hrs away from my family and friends to start my dream career. Around 6 weeks ago I had a breakdown and left my office half way through the day. I was exhausted from preparing myself for how my boss would treat me every day I really didn’t know if he was going to be nice or mean. My workcover claim has been rejected. I asked HR if I could be transferred to another publication with their media group but they said I had to make it work with my boss. I have submitted detailed statements with times and dates of each incident that occurred. I was made to feel humiliated, ridiculed and stupid on a regular basis. There was unrealistic expectations placed on me when I started the job my boss went away for two weeks and another senior journalist who was mentoring me went away on annual leave for 6 weeks. I was left on my own as a cadet and I felt thrown in the deep end. I have not resigned and I have been placed on unpaid leave. My psychologist is asking me to think about going back to my workplace as appealing workcover is not always successful. My boss denied everything to workcover and I had included two witnesses that were there when my boss publicly reprimanded me but they declined to make a statement which I fully understand. I have applied for conciliation through a union. Workcover are paying for my medical treatment but my weekly wage was rejected. What do I do?

Chestnut I feel like I have no friends
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As long as I can remember I’ve always struggled to keep a friend for a long time. I’m 16, just left high school early a couple months ago to do nursing. I don’t talk to anyone I did sports with or went to school with. I’ve been waiting for that to st... View more

As long as I can remember I’ve always struggled to keep a friend for a long time. I’m 16, just left high school early a couple months ago to do nursing. I don’t talk to anyone I did sports with or went to school with. I’ve been waiting for that to start to make like minded friends but that’s just been pushed back another 4 months. I try talking to old friends from my high schools but I fall onto deaf ears, and I know it’s not necessarily me but the different positions in life we’re in and experiences so we don’t have much to talk about. I feel like I’m in such a hole, I don’t have the energy to go out and make friends- even if I did, I find myself shying away out of fear I’ll be “too loud” or “too much” as previous friends have suggested. I know I’m digging my own lonely hole, I’m 16- I feel like I should have more friends than just my mum( she’s 17 years older than me so she’s like a sister) though she’s awesome.. it’s just not the same. I want someone to hangout with, sleepovers, go out to the beach or stuff like that. I don’t know what I should be doing anymore tbh. So Im writting this, if anyone’s been there what did you do?thank you for spending your time to read

ionic emetophobia how to cope?
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emetophobia has plaged my life for awhile now it completely ruined me and it was debilitatingly bad a few years ago and even now that i've slighly overcome it I still find myself dealing with excess anxiety then i already feel due to it how can get o... View more

emetophobia has plaged my life for awhile now it completely ruined me and it was debilitatingly bad a few years ago and even now that i've slighly overcome it I still find myself dealing with excess anxiety then i already feel due to it how can get over or improve my fear to help me reach a more comfortable future. Any tips would be appreciated.

MoodyGuy87 Feeling anxious and depressed about my past and present
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Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I am a guy who is in his late 30's and has Asperger's syndrome. For almost my entire life I have been feeling very anxious. Most recently, I have been feeling nostalgic about my past. When I was younger, I have... View more

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I am a guy who is in his late 30's and has Asperger's syndrome. For almost my entire life I have been feeling very anxious. Most recently, I have been feeling nostalgic about my past. When I was younger, I have struggled to interact with my peers when I was at both primary and high school. Making friends was challenging for me. There were a few times when the other students (most of them were girls) would offer to be my friends when I first started high school, but due to being too shy and having difficulty with communicating, I rejected them (which I now live to regret that decision). I also used to get bullied a lot and my mum had to pull me out of school, and then I had to be home schooled (which made me feel isolated and depressed). I wanted to return to school so I could be around the other kids and maybe I could even reconsider the friendship offers from those students who I have previously rejected. But when I did return to school, the bullying got worse, so I had to go back to being home schooled again. I missed out on a lot of opportunities. But now that I am in my late 30's, I have lost interest in my current life. I am now married and have two children. Right now, I am living in the past because I am not coping in the present day. I always wished that I did things differently in the past, so that my present would have been better. I am very nostalgic, and I wish I could go back in time and be a teenager again and fix up all the mistakes that I made in the past. To make matters worse, I am also currently unemployed, and I have limited access to being able to get an internship or work placement anywhere despite that I have done some TAFE courses.