Anxiety

Memory problems with bipolar/anxiety???

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Hi, This is my first post and am having experiences that are really starting to scare me. I have a long history of severe anxiety and Bipolar type 2. I've recently been on a big low plus having panic attacks nearly every day. Over the past few months... View more

Hi, This is my first post and am having experiences that are really starting to scare me. I have a long history of severe anxiety and Bipolar type 2. I've recently been on a big low plus having panic attacks nearly every day. Over the past few months I frequently find myself in the middle of an activity with no memory of starting it, having conversations that I completely forget about and unable to remember what I just did that day/day before. Does anyone else experience something like this as part of that depression brain-fog? Thanks in advance

Unable to speak my mind

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Dear members, I have this fear of speaking my mind. this happens every where except in front of my family members. I fear that I may be judged, or if someone questions what I say, I may not have the right answers to convince the. And I fear I may sou... View more

Dear members, I have this fear of speaking my mind. this happens every where except in front of my family members. I fear that I may be judged, or if someone questions what I say, I may not have the right answers to convince the. And I fear I may sound stupid when I say what I think. This effects me and feels like I am carrying a burden. I want say something but can't say it, when I try, it comes out so abrupt, short sentences I feel that it didn't come out right. I see that in people's reactions. I have little social phobia and it makes situations worse. I feel like I should always say right things and I get upset if I make a mistake or can't think of words. I don't act or mingle with people freely. Any help is appreciated.

How to tell my GP that im struggling

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I've been really struggling with anxiety for almost over 2 years now. And can't keep doing it on my own anymore, and I'm ready to take the step into getting some help but i don't know how to broach the topic with my gp. It has only ever come up once ... View more

I've been really struggling with anxiety for almost over 2 years now. And can't keep doing it on my own anymore, and I'm ready to take the step into getting some help but i don't know how to broach the topic with my gp. It has only ever come up once before, but due to my anxiety, over the last few mnths everytime im aksed by my GP how I'm going(mentally) i always say I'm fine. This fear of letting people know that im not coping is stopping me from getting the help i need. Makes me feel like im being caught out on a lie, that my anxiety is just me overreacting. Ever since i was young i have found it hard to cope with certain situation, now that I'm in my twenties panic attacks, physical pain due to anxiety such as stomach pain, vomitting and headaches have become the norm. Any tips on how to get over this fear of being seen as "weak", i know my gp is very understanding and would not see it that way but my brain does! And i can't seem to escape that thinking anyone else go through something similar and overcome it?

I need to be able to leave the house....

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Hi. This is my first time posting and I’m hoping for some help. Im in the middle of a huge anxiety episode that began at work this afternoon. I’m scared and can’t do anything. My husband works away and is away at the moment and I need to be able to g... View more

Hi. This is my first time posting and I’m hoping for some help. Im in the middle of a huge anxiety episode that began at work this afternoon. I’m scared and can’t do anything. My husband works away and is away at the moment and I need to be able to get control so I can take care of my kids and leave the house this weekend. Can anyone give me some tips to try? Thank you

Depersonalisation

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Anyone else suffering from depersonalisation, I have had it for a few months now and it's the worse mental health disording imaginable. Really needs to be recognised and talked about a lot more as it's rare.

I think my boyfriend has BPD and I dont know what to do!?

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I have been with my boyfriend for over a year, and we have had a baby together, he is now 5 months old. I was living in Melbourne when we met, but i lost my job and couldnt find a new one, so decided to move back home for a while to get myself back o... View more

I have been with my boyfriend for over a year, and we have had a baby together, he is now 5 months old. I was living in Melbourne when we met, but i lost my job and couldnt find a new one, so decided to move back home for a while to get myself back on track and then move back to melbourne. We decided to stay together during this. However, the start to the relationship was always rocky. We would both have too much to drink and fight. The neighbours ended up calling the police a few times. He was so drunk one night that he actually started to have a fit and he had to go to the hospital. While I came home, I found out that i was 17 weeks pregnant. We decided to keep the baby. I was travelling back and forth to see him, I got a job and he still didnt have one. Every time i would come back home, he would message me and accuse me of cheating on him all the time, even when we first got together, which i never did. Its been worse ever since having our baby. There is not one day that goes by that we dont fight and break up. Fight and break up. Hes accused me so many time of cheating and texting other people when i havent. Hes so paranoid that im out to get him and stuff him round. He had a pretty bad upbringing, his mum left him and his sister when they were young and they were in foster homes until his grandmother took them. So i get that he could have all of that in the back of his mind, but i just dont know what to do. He literally makes up stories in his head about me and then believe them! I was going to move back to melbourne to be with him and he could be with our son, but now i am unsure of what to do. I am worried it will only get worse if i was there. I even gave him my passwords to all my social media, emails, iphone, everything and hes still saying that i cheated and im doing all this ridiculous stuff. One minute he is ok, and the next he goes off about random things. The other night we were facetiming, he got off the phone and the first thing he said was that i am off telling my friends on how crap out relationship is and to just go and be with my new guy???? I dont get it! I dont know what to do? He doesnt think anything is wrong? Ive suggested councilling but its a bit hard when we are in different states. I love him alot i just dont know what to do!

Anxiety and sleep

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Hello, my names Michelle. I have never posted on here before and am quite surprised I'm not overthinking this. I have over the last 6 months or so felt a spike in Anxiety to the point I am unable to sleep properly. I don't want to resort to sleep med... View more

Hello, my names Michelle. I have never posted on here before and am quite surprised I'm not overthinking this. I have over the last 6 months or so felt a spike in Anxiety to the point I am unable to sleep properly. I don't want to resort to sleep medications or really medication in general as I try to avoid it if I am able, this is really just a personal preference of mine. I feel constantly exhausted but the moment my head hits the pillow I feel an increase in my heart rate and I'm unable to stop my brain from overthinking situations that are quite frankly are not worth loosing sleep over. I know I need to find better ways to deal with the anxious feelings that seem to take over, but I seem to struggle to overcome this. To be honest, I really want to just feel happy, well rested and not constantly in fear of something bad happening (I suppose a lot of people would feel the same) My question is, does anyone struggle to sleep during peek Anxiety times? If so what avenues have you found helpful to enable a good nights sleep? thank you for taking the time to read.

struggling

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work is my life.. recently i have been getting very bad anxiety about going to work. I have always had anxiety but never to this extent. feeling sick in public is my biggest trigger. a week ago at work i was very sick, since then every time i've had ... View more

work is my life.. recently i have been getting very bad anxiety about going to work. I have always had anxiety but never to this extent. feeling sick in public is my biggest trigger. a week ago at work i was very sick, since then every time i've had to go to work my anxiety would kick in which has caused me to be sick and need to leave. My sleeping is very interrupted i feel all night long i am constantly thinking and worrying. Because i feel sick i am not eating so my energy levels are extremely low which is causing me to stress out even more and be very dizzy. i am so worried this is going to have an effect on my job in the future. has anyone been in this situation and can maybe offer some advice feeling very low. thanks

Involuntary thoughts of negativity

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I have a mind which pokes me unnecessarily with negative rubbish. I know a negative thought will come - and I say myself DON'T think about it - but, I give in and the thought pokes me and "pulls me down". And I feel abused by my own mind. Example, if... View more

I have a mind which pokes me unnecessarily with negative rubbish. I know a negative thought will come - and I say myself DON'T think about it - but, I give in and the thought pokes me and "pulls me down". And I feel abused by my own mind. Example, if I am eating peacefully, I will remember a friend who humiliated me for eating too much. If I am talking to a girl, I remember a friend who bullied me because he was jealous. If I am confidently doing something, I remember someone who unnecessarily mocked me and I feel negative and depressed and lose at what I do. If I look at a girl who is attractively dressed, totally unnecessarily mind says - 'u have a daughter, one day even she will wear something like this', and equally unnecessarily a forceful thought comes up and brings my daughter in such an outfit and I am begging for the thought 'not to come'. The more I beg, surely, it comes. If my dad is unwell, suddenly, my mind says, 'let him die, there will be no responsibility, u will be free'. And I know it is not true as I love my dad beyond what words can express. I have a positive mind of reality and a negative counterpart always picking on the positive mind and mocking it and making it fail and lose always. It makes me such a loser in my mind. 1 - What am I suffering from. 2 - What should I do ? I also have another issue listed here in this thread - https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/anxiety/constant-unrest-and-loud-reactions---what-is-happening-to-me-#qr7PAnHzvGGEbv8AAOnT_A (may or may not be related, not sure).

what the hell is going on?? - Understanding my physical symptoms when having a panic attack

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hey im new and i really need anyone and everyone's advice. so i have this thing where if i hear any loud noises then (and this is the part im unsure of) i think i have a mini panic attack? i have had a panic attack before, and that lasted about 20 mi... View more

hey im new and i really need anyone and everyone's advice. so i have this thing where if i hear any loud noises then (and this is the part im unsure of) i think i have a mini panic attack? i have had a panic attack before, and that lasted about 20 minutes and i felt like i was gonna die and it took me ages to recover from. this type of so called 'panic attack' is more short (5-10mins max) and its more that in that situation i want to die than i feel like i am gonna die. my breathing speeds up, heart beats fast, and my mind just kinda shuts down. i can't hear, see, or feel anything except for hearing that particular noise, and feeling numb and uptight. can you guys help me out? my psych has not been helpful in this whatsoever

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