Anxiety

Anxiety and throwing up- other ways to manage?

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Hi there, I am new to this forum and have been struggling with anxiety for a long time alone. I have always found my own way to cope but find myself repeating mistakes or just avoiding and blocking things which are slowly catching up to me and making... View more

Hi there, I am new to this forum and have been struggling with anxiety for a long time alone. I have always found my own way to cope but find myself repeating mistakes or just avoiding and blocking things which are slowly catching up to me and making it worse. I know there are many symptoms associated with anxiety but I find that when I throw up it calms me down and goes away and I was wondering if anybody else has experienced something similar? I went through the same thing in high school 10 years ago- I would throw up to control my anxiety and make it stop but I had no appetite most days. I ended up losing a lot of weight to the point where my parents were in denial and my extended family thought I had an eating disorder. I am just worried this is happening/going to happen to me again as I had an episode about half an hour ago. I know the triggers are things in my personal life but I never have been on medication or seen or spoken to anyone about it and I really don't know if I feel comfortable to start now because I feel like they can't fix it so there isn't much point. Anyone with positive advice or whose been in a similar position- I would really appreciate hearing from you

Struggling

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I feel so locked in and very negative. I have short moments of reprieve but then this darkness and fear seems to take over. I have had feelings like this before but this time it just seems to be getting worse. I feel so lost but have a loving husband... View more

I feel so locked in and very negative. I have short moments of reprieve but then this darkness and fear seems to take over. I have had feelings like this before but this time it just seems to be getting worse. I feel so lost but have a loving husband and daughter to support me. So why can't I just get on top of this fear. I can see that my thoughts are irrational and not real but that does not take the anxiety away. I know if I go to this fearful situation in real time that nothing will happen but It doesn't stop the fear and anxiety. I feel bothered and panic stricken. My mind goes over and over again. I am constantly trying to resolve a problem which I can't really define. I want to b e strong but can't find any strength or positivity. It is though my mind is telling me that I don't deserve to find happiness. I don't think I am feeling sorry for myself as I have tried to think differently but there is a block and no direction. I am tired and despondent. It is good to let it out like this I don't know if it is a good thing to complain as I am.

Physical symptoms of anxiety

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Hello everyone! I've been living with an anxiety/panic disorder since I was a child. I am now 21 years old and am finding it very manageable for the first time in a really long time. I feel emotionally well. However, within the past 6 months, I've be... View more

Hello everyone! I've been living with an anxiety/panic disorder since I was a child. I am now 21 years old and am finding it very manageable for the first time in a really long time. I feel emotionally well. However, within the past 6 months, I've been having strange episodes of faintness and dizziness. Some nights I am woken up by them. I am usually very calm during this episodes, I'd hardly describe myself as feeling anxious during them at all, and they feel nothing like the panic attacks I've had in the past. I've had almost everything else ruled out as a possible cause, so the health professionals are kind of insisting that its panic or anxiety. I suppose what I'm trying to ask is, is it possible to have an anxiety or panic attack with only the physical symptoms, and not the actual anxiety or panic emotion/feeling? Has anyone experienced anything like this before? Thanks!

Refusing to do a task at work due to anxiety

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Hi guys, I don't know if this is the right place to post this but thought it's worth a shot. I work in reservations for a large hotel chain and I am employed as a long stay consultant which is perfect for me as it is mainly emailing and minimal phone... View more

Hi guys, I don't know if this is the right place to post this but thought it's worth a shot. I work in reservations for a large hotel chain and I am employed as a long stay consultant which is perfect for me as it is mainly emailing and minimal phone calls. My boss has asked me to help in the centra reservations team where you take 80+ phone calls a day and you are consistently abused due to the terms and conditions and it makes me extremely anxious and uncomfortable and does pull me into a stage or depression. Like even when I received the email to say I would be doing this shift my heart instantly started pulpitating hard, I grew shaky, weak, unfocused and unable to sit still or breath properly. I have asked my boss to not be placed on this shift as it is not good for me and my mental health which I had informed her of earlier in the year. She told me that the team is short and we all need to help out where we can. She was not understanding and basically told me I have to do it even though I pretty much broke down in front of her and approaching her in the first place took all the courage I had. Would any one know if I have a right to push back on this because even the thought gave me an anxiety attack? The job she is asking me to do is not apart of my contract and if it was I would not be working for the company. I appreciate any advise you can offer as I am on the verge of not going to work and staying away from the situation. I hate feeling this way and I don't want to make my mental state worse that it already is.

Job anxiety

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Hello everyone after a period off work due to anxiety and depression I’m trying to get back into the workforce. Does anyone else have any ideas on how to lessen the anxiety around this? I’m terrified of rejection, terrified of getting a job, and terr... View more

Hello everyone after a period off work due to anxiety and depression I’m trying to get back into the workforce. Does anyone else have any ideas on how to lessen the anxiety around this? I’m terrified of rejection, terrified of getting a job, and terrified I won’t be able to perform. Despite all this I used to be a solid worker. Not sure if I will ever be again.

rental anxiety

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Hey guys, i guess i'm mostly just using this as a way to vent. I'd consider myself living with anxiety/depression that generally well managed with medication. Essentially i had a negative interaction with my landlord the other day. I had complained a... View more

Hey guys, i guess i'm mostly just using this as a way to vent. I'd consider myself living with anxiety/depression that generally well managed with medication. Essentially i had a negative interaction with my landlord the other day. I had complained about some maintenance issues and was concerned that the realestate agent wanted me to pay for drycleaning drapes that based on what i read on tenancywa was not my problem. The realestate agent said the landlord wanted to stop by to discuss the maintenance issues and i agreed to have her come over. When she arrived she seemed quite angry and frustrated and said something along the lines that we were telling her how to run her business. Instead of standing up for myself i went into damage control. In the end I didn't like the experience and I didn't like the way it left myself and my girlfriend feeling. Like we didn't matter, like we were just an annoyance. I tossed and turned about whether I should say something. I concluded that I'm an amazing tenant (i've been there for years, always pay bills, maintain the place really well) and that i don't deserve to be treated like that. So I wrote an email to the realestate agent about my concerns. Frankly now i'm just stewing in my own anxiety. Did I do the right thing standing up for myself? Should I have just kept my mouth shut? The power imbalance between tenant and landlord can be quite stressful. I have made this place my home and I guess i fear that she could make my life difficult and then decide not to sign me on for another 12 months when my lease comes up in a few months. The uncertainty is quite distressing. Though being able to vent here certainly helps, even if no one reads this.

Health anxiety - worse when i get a cold

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So everytime I get sick , sore throat, ear ect my health anxiety just seems to spiral . I'm sick now and my anxiety has gotten 10 x worse . does it happen to you too ? I just think about all the illness I could have even though I know I shouldn't View more

So everytime I get sick , sore throat, ear ect my health anxiety just seems to spiral . I'm sick now and my anxiety has gotten 10 x worse . does it happen to you too ? I just think about all the illness I could have even though I know I shouldn't

Health anxiety- Help

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Hi, So I've just joined this site out of desperation and feeling like I was at a dead end for answers and stumbled upon the answer I believe I have been looking for, for over a year. After looking through the forums here, I've discovered that 'health... View more

Hi, So I've just joined this site out of desperation and feeling like I was at a dead end for answers and stumbled upon the answer I believe I have been looking for, for over a year. After looking through the forums here, I've discovered that 'health anxiety' is a real thing! I'd never heard of it, even after endless searches about anxiety, symptoms of anxiety, types of anxiety, I never found anything to fit my issues. So I guess that has been a relief for me today... For the past year or so, I have been getting increasingly anxious about my health deteriorating, in particular I have a huge fear of being diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease that would slowly take away my quality of life to the point of basically being a vegetable awaiting death. The idea of it terrifies me. Since this has begun, I've been experiencing strange symptoms, such as constant severe tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, random numbness, trouble swallowing/ speaking, and more. I've had myself convinced that I have cancer, brain tumours, motor neuron disease, the lot. I've had blood tests, ECGs, MRIs, seen a neurologist, been to hospital several times with chest pains thinking I was having a heart attack, been convinced I was having a stroke several times, brain aneurysms, blood clots, you name it. All tests have come back clear, which has been a small relief in one way, but frustrating/ worrying in another, as I'm then left wondering, well what's wrong with me then??? In short, it's been a living hell in my own head and I know I need professional help but I just don't know who to turn to... I guess the other thing is the feeling of shame/ embarrassment because the rational me knows how ridiculous this all is! From the moment I wake up, to the moment I go to sleep, it's there in my thoughts. It's taking over my life. I have no idea what it feels like to be relaxed or feel 'normal' anymore; I'm on edge all the time. The fact that I get these phantom symptoms that seem to mimic my fears, only adds to the problem and makes everything a million times worse. I have had so many moments where I've felt totally hopeless and drained by it all. To make things worse, I have serious issues with reaching out to other people, no one I know has any idea this is all going on inside my head. I bottle everything up and act totally normal on the outside when I feel like there is a bomb going off in my head. I would love to hear some similar stories from people, and what has helped you

Need help. Anxiety so bad I can't function

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Hi This isn' easy opening up. I'e fought anxiety and depression since my early teens. At times it' been so bad I've tried taking my life then turned to drugs and alcohl for years before finally getting clean and sober nearly 17 years ago. It' kinda h... View more

Hi This isn' easy opening up. I'e fought anxiety and depression since my early teens. At times it' been so bad I've tried taking my life then turned to drugs and alcohl for years before finally getting clean and sober nearly 17 years ago. It' kinda hard telling my story but maybe it' time. My step dad was a violent alcholic and would regularly put Mum into intensive care. If run to friends to escape but was allways sent back. At 18 I married a man who was a friend just to get away. He had bad control issues. I finally got out and got sober. In 2011 I was and still am in one of the worse hit areas of the Brisbane floods. The storms or even power blackouts make me start sweating, rocking and crying. My 14 year old just tells me Mum calm down. Earlier this year with the floods down around the Gold Coast I was forced to drive home through crazy conditions to get to my son. 6 months ago my now husband who' my son' father had a accident and now has amnesia and as a result of this his PTSD has started again. I didn't even know he saw active service in the Army. I am medicated but find it really hard to stay in the moment. My biggest thing is I tend to project which creates added anxiety. When my son turns 17 he wants to join the Army. I worry how we will survive if neither of us can ever work again. Centerlink has been stressing me out because my doctor can' seem to get the carers paperwork right. I plan everything then fall badly if things don' turn out how I've been promised they will. A few years ago I was able to buy a block of land for security but stress about how to build there and what services are available in the country. My moods are affecting my partner as well because he thinks it' his fault. Our son just wants to get away as soon as he can. Every ime I see him I his cadets uniform I get scared has leaving me and will end up like his Dad. Yar I know I'm crazy worrying about 2 and a half years ahead but staying in the now isn' easy when I try to hide what I'm feeling inside. S orry to be a pain but it gets so bad I have to force myself to even eat sdomedays

I need some advice

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Ok I have pretty bad anxiety and not so bad depression I haven't left the house in 5 weeks i can't talk to anyone I dont know and even some that I do without having a panic attack where i just have to get away. So im 22 and the rent i pay fortnightly... View more

Ok I have pretty bad anxiety and not so bad depression I haven't left the house in 5 weeks i can't talk to anyone I dont know and even some that I do without having a panic attack where i just have to get away. So im 22 and the rent i pay fortnightly comes out of my youth allowence. I'm a job seeker atm but since i haven't gone to my appointments in 5 weeks I've been cut off. My savings are dwindling and I don't have anyone to talk to about this I'm semi ways through a panic attack writting about this right now.

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