Anxiety

Getting out of the rut to help Anxiety

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Hi everybody, I’ve recently been diagnosed with anxiety. I’ve only been seeing a Psychologist for three months now but one of the things that has been pointed out is alcohol has been a way of coping with my anxiety over a long period of time. My ques... View more

Hi everybody, I’ve recently been diagnosed with anxiety. I’ve only been seeing a Psychologist for three months now but one of the things that has been pointed out is alcohol has been a way of coping with my anxiety over a long period of time. My question I would like to ask others out there is how you have changed your habits with alcohol or drugs in a way that has helped you and your anxiety? I’ve just turned 30 and am starting to realise now that my weekends of partying need to stop for my mental healths sake.

Exhausted and alone

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Hi guys, iv just joined to get some support or better yet not feel so alone with my anxiety and hopefully share what helps me and also and get some advice on what works for others. To begin I’m a 32 year old solo parent with a 10 year old. For the la... View more

Hi guys, iv just joined to get some support or better yet not feel so alone with my anxiety and hopefully share what helps me and also and get some advice on what works for others. To begin I’m a 32 year old solo parent with a 10 year old. For the last 5 years Iv been working full time with minimal support and about 2 years ago the exhaustion lead me to extreme anxiety and depression. I quite my job and only work part-time now and find I have a better balance. I got off my medication at Christmas just gone. I’m finding small things are starting to present themselves again with signs of high anxiety and lots of body aces obviously due to stress. Does anyone else get body aces with there anxiety and stress? I’m going back to the doctor next week to get on a mental health plan and also more exercise. I just feel really alone and isolated with my anxiety, I feel like no around understands mental health and those that do I’m to scared to talk to much because I feel like a burden. The ups and downs are exhausting.

Where there's a will

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Hi all, First time posting here, I have been lurking in the forums for weeks getting myself adjusted to this forum. I have always suffered right from my early teens, from anxiety and going into depressive states - they cycle depending on what's going... View more

Hi all, First time posting here, I have been lurking in the forums for weeks getting myself adjusted to this forum. I have always suffered right from my early teens, from anxiety and going into depressive states - they cycle depending on what's going on at the time. I did seek help years ago, but sadly at the time then anxiety and depression weren't foremost on GP's minds. It was deemed my problems were social and 'I'd get over it'. So I still have issues seeking 'professional' help, even though I know things have changed. Lately, my anxiety has been off the scale - I know it and am aware of it. I use magnesium supplements when I'm at my worst and that really helps calm my body and mind. Strangely I don't feel depression at the moment - they usually go hand in hand. I am the type to just bottle things and say I'm ok [which is silly I know, but it is hard for me to open up face to face with people]. Background circumstances are... 1. My Dad is slowly dying due to health complications, I am his primary carer [I share the load with Mum, but she works full time]. It is so hard to watch him slowly waste away bed ridden. He doesn't want to eat, can't force him. He basically eats to minimally sustain life, but he's skin and bone. He's prone to falling when he tries to walk, got him a rollator walker to help him, but still feel anxious when he uses it. His previous falls result in injury as he has paper thin skin. One fall left him having a seizure. He refuses all medical aid, sends ambulance people away refusing to go to hospital. So I have to tend to his wounds the best I can, in his diminished capacity he can't travel to a GP and there are no locums that service this area. I am here 24/7 for him and seldom venture off the property, seldom get decent sleep as he calls out during the night at times needing help. 2. Mum has been going through a rough trot with work. Workplace bullying for a few years, now she is going through PM on a lot of unwarranted accusations. She is suffering anxiety too and is copping things by the double between here and work. I try my best to help her - keep her spirits up, talk through her problems etc. She did seek help from a GP and a psychologist [but she felt she was just having her problems validated and not solved]. She's an amazing woman, but even she has her limits as we all do - just feels like a never ending nightmare. She is seeking Union help, so hopefully they can advise better than what I can.

Finding Right Service

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I have extreme anxiety that is manifesting in a range of ways, and beginning to affect my interpersonal relationships. I really want to go and see a psychologist after about 2 years of having these feelings, but do not earn a lot of money. I was wond... View more

I have extreme anxiety that is manifesting in a range of ways, and beginning to affect my interpersonal relationships. I really want to go and see a psychologist after about 2 years of having these feelings, but do not earn a lot of money. I was wondering what the most cost effective and expedient manner by which I could be sitting and chatting with a professional is? It's getting all a bit too much and I need to regain control / get some kind of diagnosis. Thank you, Sami

What do I need to do for "situational anxiety"?

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This is my 1st post here. I am a nervous person. When I am stressed out, I get very distressing symptoms, but after the stressful events, I am completely back to normal. This happened to me twice in the past 6 years. The first time was in my undergra... View more

This is my 1st post here. I am a nervous person. When I am stressed out, I get very distressing symptoms, but after the stressful events, I am completely back to normal. This happened to me twice in the past 6 years. The first time was in my undergrad. I was very stressed out with exams for two semesters and I struggled to swallow food some evenings. I also got panic-attack like symptoms, e.g. racing heartbeats and shortness of breaths. That continued for a while after the exams. I went to a clinical psychologist and she reassured me that I was simply stressed out. I took her advice to enjoy my semester break and I recovered without any further support. Now, I am approaching the end of my postgraduate and writing up for my thesis. 8 months ago I was stressed out again because of data collection. The whole process seemed endless and the frustration set off another episode of intense anxiety. I felt awful on and off for several months. My muscles tensed up some mornings and I struggled to walk back to my office. I also had strong aversion to some daily bad smells, e.g. poops, as if these smells would harm me. When I finished data collection and made good progression of writing, I started to get better on my own, again without any support. I now feel completely normal. My psychologist reassured me that I was again stressed out and not having a disorder. She says I made very good progress in coping with stress and it is unlikely that I will develop mental disorders. However, I am still worried. I have family history of mental problems and I think I am predisposed to one. The two episodes were so bad that people around me thought I had an anxiety disorder. I don't wish to have stress like this anymore. What should I do for such "situational anxiety"? Do I go to a GP now or when I get stressed out again? It is strange to see a doctor if I don't actually feel unwell. Thanks for any advice.

Had anxiety since I was 26 I now 52

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It is driving me bonkers. It us also causing depression as I force myself to work , and come home to bed. I have been diagnosed with hiv and now cardio myopathy so chronic illnesses. It scares me but the anxiety is crippling . I get nauseous and last... View more

It is driving me bonkers. It us also causing depression as I force myself to work , and come home to bed. I have been diagnosed with hiv and now cardio myopathy so chronic illnesses. It scares me but the anxiety is crippling . I get nauseous and last night the usual tight chest, shallow breathing and so intense to the point I came home , then I get in bed and relax and if feels better . How do you cope if there are real traumas that you have had in your life . If I go to one more phycholigist and they try cbd like please relax and let’s get you rooted to the floor I will scream . I adjed the last phychologist, have they ever had severe anxiety and the snswer is NO im struggling as I need to work but I try my hardest to beat it but it gets on top so many times

No emotional support

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I've struggled with anxiety for many years, however lately I've lost my support system. I'm not working currently due to my anxiety, my boyfriend of 4 years broke up with me a few months ago, my 4 good friends have moved to different countries/inters... View more

I've struggled with anxiety for many years, however lately I've lost my support system. I'm not working currently due to my anxiety, my boyfriend of 4 years broke up with me a few months ago, my 4 good friends have moved to different countries/interstate. My parents aren't good at emotional support, they care but exacerbate my stress by trying to "force me out of it". My sisters aren't understanding of mental health problems & don't want to hear about it. I've had professional help in the past, but talking to someone for an hour a week isn't helpful, the last two psychs moved away as well. I just want a hug and someone to listen and care for me, go and have a coffee and nice time with. But I'm crying or panicking everyday & feel too overwhelmed to work again or meet anyone new. I don't want to push someone else away with talking about my issues. How do other people cope with it on their own?

anyone want to chat ?

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I'm feeling a bit anxious and would like someone to talk too ? let me know

Exhausted

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I hope I am posting this in the right place. I am just exhausted. I along with my husband are sufferers of anxiety ( social for him, social and health for me) and my husband has also been dealing with depression as well since his teen years. Both of ... View more

I hope I am posting this in the right place. I am just exhausted. I along with my husband are sufferers of anxiety ( social for him, social and health for me) and my husband has also been dealing with depression as well since his teen years. Both of us have severe anxiety, we are also both unemployed, I sustained a back injury almost 10 years ago so I deal with physical pain as well everyday. Most of my anxiety lately though has been for my husband, in January his JSA informed him he is two days into his WFTD phase and signs him up then and there for a program that was 30 or so hours a week, we don't drive and the place was a fair way away. Can they do that? She gave him no information about training and he had to sign what she gave him because he had no idea if he had the right not to. We both had a bit of a breakdown but he was able to get a medical certificate to cover him for a while. Now he has just finalized his enrollment at TAFE. Which I feel we can breathe for a minute. I'm lost as to what we should do now, in January this is going to start all over again for him, I have been forced out of my comfort zone so many times already and it has done me no good. I never want to see him the way he was that day after that appointment, it honestly nearly killed me. I have seen so many wonderfully helpful people on this forum, I would honestly appreciate any help at all that anyone could give. Thank you.

Panic attacks

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Hi i have had varying levels of anxiety for the past couple of years with and without panic attacks. I had been doing well with no panic attacks for quite a few months. I still got the occasional moments where I was very anxious but could control it ... View more

Hi i have had varying levels of anxiety for the past couple of years with and without panic attacks. I had been doing well with no panic attacks for quite a few months. I still got the occasional moments where I was very anxious but could control it enough that it didn’t turn into a full blown panic attack. I have woken up during the night in the past and felt anxious but tonight I have had a panic attack that has woken me up in the middle of the night. If I was able to relax enough to fall asleep how has this happened in my subconscious and woken me as a result? I don’t understand how I could be anxious when I’m asleep. my anxiety is always around my health I had a health issue a couple of years ago that I never got a diagnosis for it and still don’t know why it happened to me. My anxiety usually results because I suddenly feel slightly sick or dizzy or something (generally it is a symptom of anxiety) and then I think that something is going to happen to me again! i feel like I’m stuck in a round about the anxiety symptoms make me feel funny then I become anxious about it, feel worse and get more anxious. It’s a vicious cycle and I just can’t get off it.

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