Anxiety

Psychologist vs Psychartrists for physical symptoms

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Hi, I've had my times when I'm back to who I was, and times where I'm downhill again. I think they call this lapses or relapsing. My colleague who has been seeing a psychiatrist and is on meds, has said he has watched me suffer trying to deal with it... View more

Hi, I've had my times when I'm back to who I was, and times where I'm downhill again. I think they call this lapses or relapsing. My colleague who has been seeing a psychiatrist and is on meds, has said he has watched me suffer trying to deal with it the natural way via a psychologists with the wort being my most hardcore supplement and he is heavily recommending going to see a psychartist who might be able to review my physical symptoms better than my GP or psychologist. To this day, I still am questioning - is it anxiety? Or is there something else wrong. It probably is because I can be back to normal but everything is so tangled together. I recognised I need to change my life and calm down rather than to pop a pill - which is why I've been avoiding the meds path but I'm at a crossroad now where I've lapsed again and feel like crap and seriously contemplating the psychartist and med path in the hope that this gives me my life back where my physical symptoms are a long way back in the rear view mirror. A friend said to me that since I am going through so much physical symptoms that a psychiatrist is probably better than a psychologist. Has anyone been down this path as to which one is better? I did a bit of reading (as we all do ...) and it seems like a psychiatrist has more medical experience as well as having the ability to prescribe meds so maybe they would better understand my physical symptoms and implemented a better recovery plan than psychologist and talk therapies? Also anyone know of any psychiatrist that bulk bill in Sydney that has helped them? I've found literally no bulk bill psychiatrist aside from those that might do it if you are in difficult circumstances like unemployed. I can't say I'm in the poor category but I can't say I'm well off either so trying to find a balance between the wallet and getting better ... Appreciate everyone's input.

Feeling alone .

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Hello I’m new to Beyond Blue, I have had anxiety since my father died around 5 years ago, soon after this my husband had a nervous breakdown,then my daughter went through anorexia as well as my youngest having behavioural problems. Now I had mild anx... View more

Hello I’m new to Beyond Blue, I have had anxiety since my father died around 5 years ago, soon after this my husband had a nervous breakdown,then my daughter went through anorexia as well as my youngest having behavioural problems. Now I had mild anxiety at the time , but after this had occurred,I found out my own mother and brother had been backstabbing me for years, they never apologised so I have cut all contact with them , this made my anxiety worse .I basically feel alone as I have not many true friends , and no one seems to really care . I’m a middle aged woman who feels trapped in this anxiety nightmare feeling ,pit in the stomach every day and wouldn’t mind advice from people,on ways to cope with it . I currently don’t work as my youngest as at school still, but would love to return to work but I don’t have great people skills . Going back before this I was in a business with my husband doing the books, that ended and we moved interstate and I haven’t worked since . Thanks for reading my story .

Fair Work Act 2009 and Social Anxiety Disorder

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Is it a violation of the Fair Work Act 2009 to be told by a manager that I can't be promoted unless I am able to overcome my social anxiety? https://www.humanrights.gov.au/quick-guide/11935

Panic or anxiety attacks?

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I have comorbid mental illness and my anxiety has been realy bad this year. It takes the smallest thing to go wrong to set me off. Is there a difference between bad anxiety attack or panic attack?

Need to overcome this

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Hello everyone, I went through severe and suicidal depression in 2016. The main reason behind this was my toxic work environment and my boss who'd made my life very miserable. I used to be under immense stress all the time until everything went out o... View more

Hello everyone, I went through severe and suicidal depression in 2016. The main reason behind this was my toxic work environment and my boss who'd made my life very miserable. I used to be under immense stress all the time until everything went out of control when I developed some other health issues related to it. Back then I used to be overseas and I left my job. Now I'm in Australia and still I get a different sort of anxiety when it comes to applying for jobs. I feel like as if I'm the biggest loser/failure. I even went to a therapist and she was helpful but not that much. I need to overcome this on my own and I'm badly stuck. I talked to a professional related to the industry I used to work in and he told me that I should create a Linkedin profile as he has found it very useful. I have created my profile there but I need to fill in details. I still get flashbacks of my abusive boss and people find it very hard to believe that I'm still getting flashbacks. When I joined Linkedin, it connected me to my previous employer's page and it ruined my mood. Now I how do I overcome this? I so badly need to get out of it. Sometimes I get thoughts of quitting but other days, I'm very motivated but it only lasts for a short time. Kind regards, LS

Anxiety? I don’t know what’s going on

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Hi all, I posted a few days back saying I was feeling very depressed and crying all the time for no apparent reason. I have started to feel extremely anxious about going to work, this morning was the second time I had a panic attack in the last few d... View more

Hi all, I posted a few days back saying I was feeling very depressed and crying all the time for no apparent reason. I have started to feel extremely anxious about going to work, this morning was the second time I had a panic attack in the last few days before going. I don’t dislike my job, I want to go to keep my mind busy but I just stress about going so much. I am not entirely sure what I am fearful about, whether it’s the occasional rude customer, being away from the comfort of my home for so long or whether it’s about feeling as though I will break down in tears. I have so many emotions going on at the moment and I can’t explain why I’m feeling like this.

Struggling - anxiety and ptsd

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Hi everyone, I have been struggling for about 2 weeks now and just wanted to share it with someone. I hurt my back badly dancing and now I am scared to dance. Dancing was one of my favourite things to do. At the moment, I am not looking forward to an... View more

Hi everyone, I have been struggling for about 2 weeks now and just wanted to share it with someone. I hurt my back badly dancing and now I am scared to dance. Dancing was one of my favourite things to do. At the moment, I am not looking forward to anything. My psych says it’s ptsd but I am in between appointments at the moment. I also have anxiety Has anyone else been in a similar situation?

I can’t take much more.

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Hubby is depressed, angry, miserable, erratic behaviour, no patience. He is on meds (changed meds as first one wasn’t effective). I am anxious for various past reasons but now even more so having to deal with hubby’s behaviour. I feel I can’t take mu... View more

Hubby is depressed, angry, miserable, erratic behaviour, no patience. He is on meds (changed meds as first one wasn’t effective). I am anxious for various past reasons but now even more so having to deal with hubby’s behaviour. I feel I can’t take much more as I am constantly feeling anxious especially as I don’t know what mood he will be in next. Hubby has had enough of work, his boss complains a lot either -not enough work, too much work, & more, & hubby takes it to heart & personal. He used to love his job up until a few weeks ago. Our family & friends know of hubby’s depression so they are supportive of him when they are around. I hate to sound selfish, but other than one friend of mine, no one cares about how I feel. They are quick to give me advice on how to be -such as “he needs to do something he loves”, one saying to me, “don’t sweat the small stuff, you’re always on to him”, which made me feel as though it’s my fault he is depressed. They have no idea what living with him is like. I cry a lot, I’m anxious a lot, I try & be happy & positive however that changes when something doesn’t go hubby’s way & he gets angry & loses his temper, even for small stuff, He is not violent towards us, but he swears a lot & throws or slams things when he is angry, which causes stress on & tension (we have an adult son & teenage daughter at home). It effects me deeply & I think of splitting from him. I do love him & care about him & I don’t particularly want to break up, but our relationship is on his terms & I’m not happy. There‘s little affection, we‘ve talked about it & he says he will try harder & it will get better, & we’ll be alright. I‘be got to the point I don’t want to touch him as I‘ve been rejected so many times, I resent him, I’m too scared to talk to him as he doesn’t like what he hears & gets angry & says I don’t understand. It seems like it’s always about him & his depression. We have gone to couples therapy & he has seen the same psychologist prior for his depression (on my advice) but every time we‘re there she reverts back to his childhood & how it has effected him etc. & quite frankly I’m over hearing it. I‘ve had many days off work due to my anxiety, I don’t know what to do. I can’t live on edge, as that is what its like when he’s around. We just can’t tell what mood he’ll be in next. It’s not healthy to feel like you have butterflies squirming around in your chest most of the time. I don’t know how much more I can take of feeling like this.

First Post - Work anxiety at a new level, wanting to quit.

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Hey all, This is my first post so bare with me. I'll try keep this brief. I was diagnosed with GAD, episodes of panic and some social phobia in 2004, probably due largely to issues surrounding my sexuality. I've kinda gotten on top of it all over the... View more

Hey all, This is my first post so bare with me. I'll try keep this brief. I was diagnosed with GAD, episodes of panic and some social phobia in 2004, probably due largely to issues surrounding my sexuality. I've kinda gotten on top of it all over the years, including accepting my sexuality. My GAD though has recently flared up... badly. I've always been rather sensitive and lacking confidence especially in work situations, mostly stemming from leaving school and going straight to work in the family business (a restaurant) and not really growing as a person and employee. I knew if I made mistakes or didn't know something I wouldn't have to care or worry so much etc... I did it for 17 years because it was comfortable but I knew I needed to make a change and finally plucked the courage to leave my hometown and start a new job in a new city just over 5 years ago. I stayed in hospitality as it was all I knew and even though I went from team member to manager at the store I worked in I had really begun to hate hospitality and wanted out but not knowing how. My friend then said to me there was a job in Disability at a place he used to work in and so he applied for me. I only said yes as I thought there was no way I'd get the job with no experience but low and behold I kept finding myself move forward in the application process and I did a stellar interview and got a call that I got the job?! I was kinda proud but at the same time absolutely mortified! You see I really lack confidence at work, I'm so anxious most of the time, any mistakes even trivial ones will make me feel horrible and I will not stop thinking about them, I then lose all confidence. When I work with people who are super confident and know their role well I become a mess (always been like this) and get so anxious to not appear stupid or make mistakes that I inevitably do. I'm sick of this as I feel I can not get comfortable in this new job (5 months on), I'm always thinking about the mistakes I make or might make and how I will appear to my colleagues and bosses. I want to quit and go find something less challenging but at the same time this job pays well and is, aside from the anxiety, rewarding. I'm not a quitter but this anxiety is crippling me and I'm not sure what to do. I make absent minded mistakes because my head is so congested. I want to run but I don't know where to as I can't go back to hospitality, I hate it, and the thought of starting a new job again is just as daunting. Help!

Am i a sufferer ?

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I have always been the life of the party..... I have always held so much responsibility... i had my second child who is now one and 3 months ago i had what i thought was a heart attack, heart palpitations to the point i nearly called an ambulance... ... View more

I have always been the life of the party..... I have always held so much responsibility... i had my second child who is now one and 3 months ago i had what i thought was a heart attack, heart palpitations to the point i nearly called an ambulance... i was convinced i was having a heart attack and i was going to die... i had suffered quiet a bad virus before.... Went to a doctor said it was most likely SVT the way the heart pumps blood from one chamber to another.... but for 3 days later tight chest sometimes short of breath... so three days later i had worked myself up so bad and convinced myself that there is something wrong with my heart i headed to ER (always previously been fit and healthy - but carrying baby weight) Went to ER they had me on an ECG for 5 hours - all clear Chest X-ray - all clear blood test - all clear heart rate - all clear.... i have had another two episodes mostly at night when i get to bed and the house is calm.... i think constantly about what if i die with two young children what will my family do - then that upsets me... what if i lose my parents - what will i do - what will happen to my two businesses.... It is slowly all bringing me down... is this anxiety talking rather than something medical...? Surely anxiety can't cause heart palpitations to the point of feeling like you will pass out >? Or can it do all of these things to my body - sometimes constant dull ache right side of chest but no pain anywhere else... I zone out sometimes where i look through people when they are talking to me - like i can't concentrate? So confused? Has anyone suffered similar symptoms ? I am a VERY BUSY mum of two children and am the director of two businesses and I am a real estate agent working long hours.... ? I feel i am about to break..?

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