Anxiety

Travel is a stressful and terrifying experience for me

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Hi 32 year old GAD sufferer here. So I'm really writing this for 3 reasons: 1. To get some encouraging words 2. To get my anxious thoughts out of my head, get some perspective and hopefully self-assurance 3. To vent my frustrations My GAD is normally... View more

Hi 32 year old GAD sufferer here. So I'm really writing this for 3 reasons: 1. To get some encouraging words 2. To get my anxious thoughts out of my head, get some perspective and hopefully self-assurance 3. To vent my frustrations My GAD is normally very well managed with medication, meditation, aromatherapy and CBT. But it doesn't seem to matter how well I'm managing my symptoms my anxiety always overwhelms me when I travel somewhere I've never been before. Whether it's a 2hr flight to another state or going overseas, it makes no difference. Taking planes is STRESSFUL. I'm not afraid of flying I just feel horribly claustrophobic in an enclosed space with dozens of strangers. When I'm talking stressful I'm talking shaking, loss of appetite, manic thoughts, excessive sweating etc And then I get to my destination and the first night in the hotel is TERRIFYING. A foreign space, different noises the feeling of isolation. I actually have to numb myself with alcohol just to calm down (don't even dream of actually sleeping). Now this isn't a surprise to me really but I get VERY frustrated that it still happens. I expected that the more I travelled the easier it would get. After 10 years and at least half a dozen trips (including overseas) it's still as hard as the very first time. I get angry at my illness (and a little at myself which I know is not fair or healthy) for causing me so much distress. And for taking away the positive emotions that come with travelling. So tonight I'm in a hotel room, in bed, all tense and terrified. I know that I'll be ok tomorrow when I see my friends... But that's 16 hours from now. I will call my mum tonight (chatting with her always relaxes me) but inevitably it will have to drink myself into numbness to cope tonight.

Intense chest discomfort/feeling of 'heart' fluttering/struggling to breathe

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Hi, this is my first post on here so I hope it's okay! I've had anxiety ever since I can remember and have been in therapy since I was 13 - I'm now 23. I've had panic attacks in the past so am aware of how they feel in my body and have learnt techniq... View more

Hi, this is my first post on here so I hope it's okay! I've had anxiety ever since I can remember and have been in therapy since I was 13 - I'm now 23. I've had panic attacks in the past so am aware of how they feel in my body and have learnt techniques to calm myself down and subside them. However, over the past couple of months I have experienced chest discomfort on such an intense level I've taken myself to the emergency room in fear I'm having a heart attack. The feeling changes all the time, but it has lasted for weeks on end now and I'm just learning to live with it - it's horrible and I am exhausted. It feels like a fluttering in my chest, or like there's air bubbles in there, or like someone is squeezing my heart, or tugging on it. Sometimes it burns, sometimes its sharp. It changes and moves all the time - sometimes its in the centre, or to the left, or goes over to the right etc. It went away for one week and I was finally able to sleep, now it has returned. It usually flares up the worst when I'm settling down to sleep, but now its creeping into my days and can come on from nowhere. I've had ECG's and chest x ray's and blood tests and the doctor's keep telling me it's not my heart and that it's anxiety or oesophagus spasms. I however find this hard to believe when it feels so intense in the moment and thus my anxiety then carries me away with it - I end up getting to a place of panic that is so severe I can't calm down until I go to the hospital and get reassurance. Has anyone had anything similar to this happen to them? How did you fix your symptoms? I'm just looking to feel less alone as it's a very exhausting. Hope everyone is doing well

How do i manage anxiety.

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Hi, I am new to beyondblue. I feel like i cant talk to anyone about how im feeling. I have no idea why i am feeling the way im feeling. I will be starting to see a councillor thursday but never seen one before and no idea what im ment to say. I am si... View more

Hi, I am new to beyondblue. I feel like i cant talk to anyone about how im feeling. I have no idea why i am feeling the way im feeling. I will be starting to see a councillor thursday but never seen one before and no idea what im ment to say. I am sitting on my couch having a panic attack for no reason at all. I just need ways to help me manage my anxiety. I cant sleep because of it. Im exhausted but i dont know how to turn my brain off or get rid of this feeling in my stomach. I have a 5 year old son and a single mother and this is making it hard for me to do things with him. Its making it hard for me to be the best mum for him and i feel so guilty. Ive tried so many things ive found online to help anxiety but nothing seems to work. Please if anyone has any idea that has helped them out i would love to hear about them.

Anxiety over something that may never happen.

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Hi, this is my first post and I need some advice please. Due to a long drawn out family fallout I find I am overthinking a scenario that hasn't happened and probably never will but I am convincing myself that it will and what the consequences will be... View more

Hi, this is my first post and I need some advice please. Due to a long drawn out family fallout I find I am overthinking a scenario that hasn't happened and probably never will but I am convincing myself that it will and what the consequences will be when it does. I know I am being totally irrational but I can't let it go. I think through it logically and realise that it would take an untruth for it to occur but I can't put it past them doing it. It's occupying every thought and making life very unpleasant. How can I put it into some sort of perspective and get it out of my head. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Honestly have no idea

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Why do I feel like this I hate the fact everyone always around me are growing up and I am not, I wish to be a rebellious teen/young adult for as long as I can Also I felt like I lost my youth to mental illness and I just wish to take it back dont get... View more

Why do I feel like this I hate the fact everyone always around me are growing up and I am not, I wish to be a rebellious teen/young adult for as long as I can Also I felt like I lost my youth to mental illness and I just wish to take it back dont get me wrong I am proud of my friends but I wish it didn’t happen so quick

Where is there appropriate help

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I haven't had a good day, I joined a anxiety wellness program and unfortunately it was the worst thing I could've done. It has made me inadequate, not listened to and the feeling of being controlled. I have 6 more weeks of this and I've had enough, I... View more

I haven't had a good day, I joined a anxiety wellness program and unfortunately it was the worst thing I could've done. It has made me inadequate, not listened to and the feeling of being controlled. I have 6 more weeks of this and I've had enough, I am not getting the support or guidance that I need. Apart from that I looked to my mum for guidance, to just only be ignored and then lied to, I just feel like leaving this place and to escape from all that I know. I'm angry and annoyed with the lack of support and knowing that really you only person you can rely on is yourself. I thought that things would be better by better educating myself and gaining employment, but I have been mucked about by all parties. I know my limits and I feel that I am being pushed way past that.

why does my head never stop thinking

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i can never stop thinking about everything over and over again and it’s all getting too much i just don’t want to think anymore

Feeling more anxious when home alone

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I used to be fine being home alone while my partner was at work. However since my partner started working from home 3 years ago, I realise that I haven’t been home on my own at all really. I haven’t worked in paid employment for several years now bec... View more

I used to be fine being home alone while my partner was at work. However since my partner started working from home 3 years ago, I realise that I haven’t been home on my own at all really. I haven’t worked in paid employment for several years now because my anxiety, depression and O.C.D. became too much for me. I do volunteer work a few times a week. My partner is going to start helping to teach music lessons at a local primary school one day a week and it has just hit me today that I will be home alone during this time. I am already starting to feel anxious when I think about being by myself. I will have my pets to keep me company. I am just feeling so worried and I can’t seem to pin point why. I don’t know what it is about being alone that is so worrying. I was thinking that maybe part of it could be because we only have one car and my partner will be taking it so then I would be stuck at home if there was an emergency. Although I guess that if there was an emergency I would call an ambulance or a taxi. But then again, if there was an emergency with one of my pets I wouldn’t be able to drive them to the vet. Aside from that I don’t know what it is about being alone. Does anyone else feel more anxious when they are home alone? What do you do to help yourself when you are feeling anxious when you are home alone?

Nervous Sweats

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Something that has started affecting me in the last year and it's so frustrating. Im looking to vent or if anyone can help or share success stories. Whenever im in social situations I dont know why but I tend to feel under pressure even when in meeti... View more

Something that has started affecting me in the last year and it's so frustrating. Im looking to vent or if anyone can help or share success stories. Whenever im in social situations I dont know why but I tend to feel under pressure even when in meetings at work where im just listening. I feel so awkward always having to play it off or ignore it when im just dripping with sweat despite the aircon being on and cool tenperature.

Severe anxiety

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Hi, new here... (may have a half finished post somewhere - sorry) I have had anxiety since I was a child. I have suffered from both anxiety and depression for most of my life About 7 weeks ago i hit rock bottom. I had a really bad anxiety episode Tha... View more

Hi, new here... (may have a half finished post somewhere - sorry) I have had anxiety since I was a child. I have suffered from both anxiety and depression for most of my life About 7 weeks ago i hit rock bottom. I had a really bad anxiety episode That left me physically ill. And I was miserable and depressed and crying For almost a week. Since then, with the support of my mum, my partner and various health professionals, I have gotten better, walking daily, eating well, sleeping well, but Easter night I was ill again. And now I am back to where I started. It feels worse then the first time though. Everytime I think about things that would normally make me happy Or make me smile I feel miserable and I'm in dispair. It's allot worse than what I've written but I don't want to trigger anyone who may be struggling. Thanks for listening/reading YellowPoppy

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