Anxiety

I feel like a ghost passing through

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Do you ever feel like a ghost passing through this world? I do. I have this sensation there is an invisible veil between me and the world, as though there is a bubble around me or as though I am around ghost passing through. As if I am not really a p... View more

Do you ever feel like a ghost passing through this world? I do. I have this sensation there is an invisible veil between me and the world, as though there is a bubble around me or as though I am around ghost passing through. As if I am not really a part of this world. The world changes and moves so fast but I don't. I pass through it slowly, like through murky water, and no one sees or hears me. I'm invisible. No matter what I do, it's the same. If I work, go grocery shopping, take a new class... Does anyone else ever feel like this? Does this sensation ever pass?

Over it all...

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This is my 9th year of living with anxiety and depression. I've been.on two different anti depressants over the last 3 years but had to come off the last one because I'm pregnant with a little boy. Hubby and I planned our little miracle and we couldn... View more

This is my 9th year of living with anxiety and depression. I've been.on two different anti depressants over the last 3 years but had to come off the last one because I'm pregnant with a little boy. Hubby and I planned our little miracle and we couldn't be more thrilled however the added hormones along with a gruelling six months (I lost my job due to morning sickness, my car was written off and my only uncle, one of only 8 members of our very close family, is fighting terminal brain cancer) has made for a tough time. I've copied pretty well up until now but I'm just so over everything at the moment... Over seeing my family arguing, crying, sad and falling apart because of my uncle's illness, over having to sit here and pretend it's all normal to me because my husband has cancer too(caught super early and controlled), over having barely any friends and nobody else around me who is pregnant, feeling like a burden on my husband because I want someone to talk about the baby with without feeling like he doesn't matter and I need to keep my mouth shut, over feeling so alone and most of all, over the idea of going back on medication... I never want to put it in my body again... But I also don't believe in and struggle with the concept of mindfulness due to my Christian faith and due to believing that if we could stop this stuff with some simple Mind tricks it wouldn't exist... Yet it does... Please please please... Someone tell me how to deal with this without mindfulness or filling my unborn son with medication... I'm terrified of telling my psychologist any of this in case she just puts me back on the meds... I should mention, our local community offers nothing for expectant or new mums or dads. There's a few neighbouring communities that do but I'm much too scared to approach them... Bloody social skills of a deck chair...

Insomnia.. any tips??

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Hi guys. I'm sure there will be a few that can relate. Im a 24yo male in Melbourne, And have been suffering from chronic anxiety for the last 2 years. And one of the biggest killers for me is the insomnia. It seems to be getting worse too. It is a ba... View more

Hi guys. I'm sure there will be a few that can relate. Im a 24yo male in Melbourne, And have been suffering from chronic anxiety for the last 2 years. And one of the biggest killers for me is the insomnia. It seems to be getting worse too. It is a bad cycle, I can't sleep because I'm anxious, and when I don't sleep the symptoms of anxiety and the dizziness are much worse. I feel that my lack of sleep every night is preventing me from getting any better and I just want to sort it out. A common night for me is lay there for 2-3 hours trying to get to sleep, then once I'm asleep waking up every hour or so with bad anxiety in the middle of the night. I try to tire myself out during the day physically but I can just never seem to feel tired. It is so frustrating, I get more anxious as it gets later in the day as I know I will have to go to bed soon. I have been taking medication for the last 6 weeks. But have had the same sleep problems long before taking medication so I know it's not that if anyone has any advice or can share on their experience that would be greatly appreciated thanks myles

Feeling Blue

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I just have to enter this in order to get these demons out of my head. Feeling bad for last 3 days. Crying on Monday. I did not sleep well Sun night, and comments from wife when I woke up did not help. Anger kept inside. While that "issue" was resolv... View more

I just have to enter this in order to get these demons out of my head. Feeling bad for last 3 days. Crying on Monday. I did not sleep well Sun night, and comments from wife when I woke up did not help. Anger kept inside. While that "issue" was resolved I now have these thoughts of hopelessness, and of failure. So I am also irritable, hair trigger to anger which is mainly internal. My daughter sees it in my face and tells me to chill, but it is hard. I need to use intermediary to talk to colleges not following basic instructions in case I snap. Trying tricks mentioned in the book "the happiness trap". Very limited success. Thought I was getting better. Feel I back at square one. Be nice if I could click my fingers and everything was good. But aware my issues have been with me probably for most of my life and it will take time. If I knew what to ask for I would ask it here. But I dont.

ROCD- need someone to talk to

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Hi guys, First time poster... little bit nervous! Long story short, I’ve been dealing with ROCD and it’s accompanying anxiety/depression for 2 years now and I would LOVE to find someone on here who is happy to vent and chat and provide support. My pa... View more

Hi guys, First time poster... little bit nervous! Long story short, I’ve been dealing with ROCD and it’s accompanying anxiety/depression for 2 years now and I would LOVE to find someone on here who is happy to vent and chat and provide support. My partner and friends and family are amazing but sometimes it’s hard to put into words exactly how I’m feeling so finding someone who understands would mean the world!

OCD? Not sure if worth getting help?

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So i have a sort of 'ritual'. It involves repeating a certain sentence in my head alot which relieves my anxiety some what. I dont have a set amount of times i repeat it, i sort of just keep going until i get distracted by something. I know that this... View more

So i have a sort of 'ritual'. It involves repeating a certain sentence in my head alot which relieves my anxiety some what. I dont have a set amount of times i repeat it, i sort of just keep going until i get distracted by something. I know that this behaviour is irrational, I know that, but i just dont know if its worth getting help. I mean it is distressing to me as i have to say it correctly over and over again feeling like it relieves anxiety when it just never seems like enough times but my problem is just if i were to seek help i know that they would suggest counselling and i just could never tell someone the sentence. I wouldn't even deem it an embarrassing sentence to say its just been with me for so long that i feel like i would never be the same if i told someone what the sentence was. So i'm just wondering if its worth all the effort to go to a gp or someone if im just going to get 3 sessions into counselling and then stop going because they're going to want me to tell them the sentence and what its about.

Anxiety / Fear of Babies

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Hi, I suffer with anxiety, triggered by my fear of babies/toddlers. Babies have freaked me out since I was about 12, but now as a lot of family/friends are all starting families, it is becoming unbearable. I can’t stand the noises/crying & am general... View more

Hi, I suffer with anxiety, triggered by my fear of babies/toddlers. Babies have freaked me out since I was about 12, but now as a lot of family/friends are all starting families, it is becoming unbearable. I can’t stand the noises/crying & am generally repulsed by the way they look. When my partner's family had their 1st baby, I spoke with a psychologist. My partner tried to explain to them that I wasn’t avoiding them, rather just their baby; they didn’t really try to understand & twice my sister-in-law has tried to shove her baby in my face, sending me into a panic attack. It hurts as this has caused a separate issue, with me now fearing being in their presence, knowing that they may try something again. I get stressed weeks in advance when I know they are going to visit & can’t sleep, break out in eczema & am just generally miserable. It puts a strain on my partner too, as I don’t want to stop him from seeing them, but I just don’t want anything to do with them anymore. I can’t trust them. And I’m sick of being upset about it. I've worked up to being able to tolerate babies in public, ie. navigating around them & keeping them out of my ‘safe zone’. There has only been a few times when a baby was having a tantrum that I have had to run out of a shop. But it is mostly hard in social situations with small groups of people, where there is nowhere to escape. We are at a total lost in what to do, but without coming across as rude or basically having to tell people ‘to keep their babies away from me’ & without me having to go sit outside by myself like a total idiot. Sometimes I just feel hopeless, my head spins so fast, I can’t think straight & all I want to do is run away. I feel like such a burden to my partner, that he has to go through this each time family visits or we encounter social gatherings with babies. I haven’t seen a lot of my friends/cousins in years just because they’ve all had kids & I feel bad, but also relieved that I haven’t had to bother with their babies. The other thing I really struggle with differentiating is while babies make me anxious, I just genuinely am not interested in them. As a female, I feel like I get targeted by other females who ‘expect’ me to dote over their little ones which is so frustrating. So in a way, having this anxiety ‘gets’ me out of having to interact/look at/touch babies etc. so I almost do not want to fix my issue as I still do not want to have to do this! I’m just so confused as to what to do though??

Telling my Secret

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Hi. I am new to this forum and also new to dealing with what I now know is called anxiety. I am hoping by putting up a thread and joining in a discussion the people on here can help me solve some of the more personal feelings and questions I have. Fi... View more

Hi. I am new to this forum and also new to dealing with what I now know is called anxiety. I am hoping by putting up a thread and joining in a discussion the people on here can help me solve some of the more personal feelings and questions I have. Firstly a bit of background about my journey thus far. About 6 months ago I stared to drif away from my usual self. And more pergresibly so over the past few weeks. I didn’t quite notice the change immediately as it was so gradual but now looking back can see just how much I have let this take over my life. 2 weeks ago I was very lucky in that my manager at work realised that I had very rapidly gone down hill in my day to day goings on and had become more and more closed off. She gave me a hotline to call and make an appointment to see a professional. I have now been to see someone and talk about how I am. He has - for lack of a better word - diagnosed me with stress induced anxiety which has been caused by oh so many stresses that are comply out of my hands. But now that I know what’s happening I want to kinda explain to my partner and close family what’s happening but have zero idea how to do this. My family don’t really understand mental health and I’m increasily worried about tell my parter in case he doesn’t understand or worse leaves if it becomes all too much. Does anyone have some ideas on how to explain all this without sounding crazy ? Thank You ,

Leaving a job with a toxic environment but having anxiety when looking to apply for a new job.

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Hi, This is my first post here and I hope it's in the right place. I've been working with a company where I had a full-time casual admin job for 2.5 years where management would not put me on as permanent and there's always dramas with management and... View more

Hi, This is my first post here and I hope it's in the right place. I've been working with a company where I had a full-time casual admin job for 2.5 years where management would not put me on as permanent and there's always dramas with management and poor communication so a lot of people have lost hope in the company and are just very bitter. I lost the full time admin job last year which put me into a spiral and was scrambling to find a new job/ direction in life, I eventually got through the hard times and found a passion for psychology and counselling and am going to study a Dip of Counselling this year. I'm still currently at the same place working in admin for a couple days a week where my mind is restless and distracted but I still get my work done and in the warehouse - where there is rivalry between departments and gossip is rampant - the rest of the time (when theres work) I'm waiting to enrol into my course and also waiting for Youth Allowance for study and am worrying about money and paying my mortgage and bills when I think about quitting and trying to find a new job where I am motivated and working with a positive team and not just trying not to mess up so I don't get yelled at or trying not to get caught up in childish gossip. My main problem is when I start looking into applying for a new job I worry about money, and taking time off for the interview, and the interview itself, and how much I don't like my current situation, so this physical anxiety comes over me (tight chest, little shakey, ruminating, wanting someone else to do it for me) and I usually stop to calm myself down and just have a cry and end up avoiding doing it because of how I'm letting it make me feel.

Night panic

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Hi, I’m new to the forum. I’ve been waking in the night with frightening feelings of panic and physical symptoms like a tingling sensation through my body, sweating and a fear that I’m about to have a stroke. It’s not every night but I’m scared of it... View more

Hi, I’m new to the forum. I’ve been waking in the night with frightening feelings of panic and physical symptoms like a tingling sensation through my body, sweating and a fear that I’m about to have a stroke. It’s not every night but I’m scared of it happening. I’m trying to rationalise it, is it Menopause (I’m 49) am I going crazy? I worry about everything, the health and safety of my 2 sons in particular. Does anyone else have this type of anxiety? I feel like I need help. doe

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