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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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Anixety1988 New meds werid feelings want help :(
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Hi i started taking medication last monday and sunday just gone i had a panic attack and ever since ive had overwhelming anixety tryed taking some other medication to hopfully get some sleep but my heart is racing and im to afraid to call the afterho... View more

Hi i started taking medication last monday and sunday just gone i had a panic attack and ever since ive had overwhelming anixety tryed taking some other medication to hopfully get some sleep but my heart is racing and im to afraid to call the afterhours doctor really was trying to find someone to talk to

Elvira_kate Depersonalisation
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Hi everyone, I like many have lived with anxiety my whole life but it is only on reflection that I realise this! I had my first panic attack 20 months ago and was thrown into anxieties spotlight! following the panic attack I had an intense 6 weeks of... View more

Hi everyone, I like many have lived with anxiety my whole life but it is only on reflection that I realise this! I had my first panic attack 20 months ago and was thrown into anxieties spotlight! following the panic attack I had an intense 6 weeks of depersonalisation. Where I felt like I was watching myself through the lens of someone else! Since cbt, medication and lots of running I feel like I am making positive progress however i still experience mild depersonalition every afternoon until the sun goes down! I am hoping To learn some new ways in which other people deal with this strange side effect of anxiety! thanks!

Maggie S Relapse of physical anxiety symptoms
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Would love some feedback and help. I suffered what I term an acute anxiety period (I suppose in old terms “nervous breakdown”) 6 weeks ago, with severe physical symptoms and panic attacks. Having suffered PND with anxiety 13 years ago, I recognised s... View more

Would love some feedback and help. I suffered what I term an acute anxiety period (I suppose in old terms “nervous breakdown”) 6 weeks ago, with severe physical symptoms and panic attacks. Having suffered PND with anxiety 13 years ago, I recognised some of the symptoms and enacted GP, Psychology and other support immediately. Have been on medication for 5 weeks, and having fortnightly psychology sessions. Lots of family support in place, gradually returned to work. Have been quite good for a couple of weeks, feeling in control, then have in the last 24 hours lapsed back into the physical anxiety symptoms again (sweaty palms, nausea, detachment, upset tummy, feeling of doom, jittery etc). Unable to work today and no appetite. Is this something that anyone else has experienced? A lapse in improvement? It’s very upsetting along with feeling horrible. I’m hoping it’s a short lived bump in the road? Would be great to hear from anyone else who has experienced this.

anita24 I don’t want to go back
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I have work this week and I’m too anxious to talk to my employer. I’ve not shown up to jobs before but I don’t want to do this anymore but I feel it’s happening again. Any one have advice on what to do

I have work this week and I’m too anxious to talk to my employer. I’ve not shown up to jobs before but I don’t want to do this anymore but I feel it’s happening again. Any one have advice on what to do

Indi_Heart Fear of dying since having children
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Hi all, First time posting.... Since having children ( 9,4,2 &1yrs) I have had a fear of dying caused by something going wrong in my health. Something so simple to others like a skin check sends me into a anxious mess. I have had to have several mole... View more

Hi all, First time posting.... Since having children ( 9,4,2 &1yrs) I have had a fear of dying caused by something going wrong in my health. Something so simple to others like a skin check sends me into a anxious mess. I have had to have several moles removed due to changes in them (they all have come back normal) but waiting the week it takes for the results is torture. It is the only thing I can think of and so challenging to continue with every day life. Once ive done one check up the fear turns to something else, with the key feature being that I dont want to die. I want to be around to see my children grow up and make sure that they are ok..... Has anyone ever experienced this? I feel like im the only one and with a skin check tomorrow I feel helpless

Scotty2013 Extreme Dental phobia
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I hate my teeth always sensitive, cracked grinding etc. I'm grateful we have a public system, but boy i find it excruciating going in, sweat heart racing fidgety crying etc. My worse fear of course is an extraction, had one decade ago and ended up ha... View more

I hate my teeth always sensitive, cracked grinding etc. I'm grateful we have a public system, but boy i find it excruciating going in, sweat heart racing fidgety crying etc. My worse fear of course is an extraction, had one decade ago and ended up having to stop and get up, I felt sick... I think I'm heading towards a few perhaps and the thought sends me near breakdown. What ifs... Pain related mostly id rather be put under but not like that could happen. Anybody else fear it as bad, how do you deal?. Medication hardly worked I needed 10 lol... Thanks

A_2105 Anxiety attacks while driving?
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Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone else gets serve anxiety attacks whilst driving? And it just never seems to get better no matter how much driving you do?

Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone else gets serve anxiety attacks whilst driving? And it just never seems to get better no matter how much driving you do?

pastlife Anxiety and panic help please
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Hi everyone, I am 34 and have suffered with panic and anxiety for a long time. Have tried CBT, medication and a LOT of herbal/natural supplements but nothing has helped. I am due to take a flight to Asia in less than 2 months (never flown before) and... View more

Hi everyone, I am 34 and have suffered with panic and anxiety for a long time. Have tried CBT, medication and a LOT of herbal/natural supplements but nothing has helped. I am due to take a flight to Asia in less than 2 months (never flown before) and to top things off i am agoraphobic too - i hardly ever leave my home. I am riddled with fear and panic just thinking about the flight, i have a support person (friend) coming with me but i am scared i wont be able to make it through check in/security or even board. I am scared I will be stopped from boarding due to my panic attacks. My partner is overseas and i am going to see him and i really want to be with him and see him but i am soooo scared. I am seeing my GP again next week to see if he can prescribe something stronger for me. My friend also suggested I request a wheel chair from the airline as it's 'easier' having a panic attack in a chair rather than passing out (from hyperventilation and dizziness) standing in a check in line! Does anyone know if i can be stopped from boarding? Are there any medicines that can help me to make this flight without freaking out? I am having trouble eating, sleeping and functioning.

Guest_2658 I’ve tried everything to sleep!
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9 months ago I went to a Sleep clinic to see a specialist. I was hooked up to the sleep machine and had a follow up meeting with a specialist. During the meeting we almost came to blows. The specialist told me that I had slept for 6 out of the 7 hour... View more

9 months ago I went to a Sleep clinic to see a specialist. I was hooked up to the sleep machine and had a follow up meeting with a specialist. During the meeting we almost came to blows. The specialist told me that I had slept for 6 out of the 7 hours I was hooked up. I told him “Rubbish absolute rubbish”. I insinuated he was incompetent! At this point he asked me to leave. Anyway we both calmed down and he said to look at the scan. The scan showed that I was asleep after 6 minutes blah blah blah. In all I slept 6 out of 7 hours. Bloody rubbish!! what is wrong with me? Am I actually sleeping? Is there some part of my brain taking the pee? I feel that I’m lying there all night and not sleeping at all! has anyone else on this forum had this sleep problem? The problem occurred after I left a psychologically abusive marriage 2 years ago!! 2 years! I should be dead from lack of sleep!! I should have be happy (leaving) but anxiety said No! I’ve got you now and I’m going to do you over. Anxiety twisted the whole thing around and made it my fault that the marriage broken down!! I had a horrific 8weeks where I lost 15kgs and was pumping out enough adrenaline to power a city. I was stuck in fight or flight for 8 weeks solid. 24*7 with no respite. Two years later my memory is starting to go and other symptoms that are pointing to early dementia! Anyone out there with similar serious sleep issue?

SadDavo1337 Health anxiety has completely ruined me
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Hey all I don’t know where else I can turn but I feel like my life is going in a downward spiral because of my health anxiety. For context I lost my mother when I was only 12 to lung cancer and normally I don’t worry much about health issues seeing t... View more

Hey all I don’t know where else I can turn but I feel like my life is going in a downward spiral because of my health anxiety. For context I lost my mother when I was only 12 to lung cancer and normally I don’t worry much about health issues seeing the doctor very rarely (once or twice a year). When it comes to cancer though it’s a whole different issue. I’m really outgoing and seen as the funny one who loves a laugh but recently I’ve felt worse and worse inside. Im 23 now and recently I had pressure on the right side of my head for 4 ongoing days to the point I started to worry it was serious and went to the doctor who suggested I get a CT scan. I did the scan and it was clear but what has ruined me is the fact that I found out that CT scans are extremely high in radiation and the fact I let myself be exposed to it, that I didn’t say I want an MRI instead even if it would have cost a little. That my life could now be impacted because of a stupid decision to not speak up. I know it’s minor and my risks are low but it’s the fact that I don’t know what will happen in the future that terrifies me. Say if a medical machine had burned me then I’d be ok because it’s happened and that’s the end of it but when it comes to radiation and the long term affects it’s a whole different story. For the past week I’ve done nothing but attempt to do research and post in forums about CT scans and cancer and none of it is making me feel better. It’s all inconclusive what the long term effects can be and that just makes me feel worse. I just want some scientific reassurance that I’m going to be ok. I sit in the office not wanting to do anything putting on a smile and trying to act normal. I’ve started looking up videos about accepting death and what happens next. I want to marry, have kids and do so many things. My best friend, who also works with me, has noticed and mentioned to me today that he can tell I’m distracted by it and understands based on my past that it’s a real fear. He tries his best to tell me not to worry but I just can’t. I come home and whereas normally I’d go game, read a book or watch something. I now just come home and lie on my bed and try to do more research. I don’t look forward to anything anymore. This all sounds so stupid when I write this but I can tell I’m just slowly going down. I don’t know what to do.