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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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To_be_FREE Worst case scenarios
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HI there, this is my first post but really wanted to ask if anyone else feels this way: I have had anxiety and PTSD for a few years, and have done the whole meds, psych, hypnotherapy etc... but nothing really helps. This last week my son has been hav... View more

HI there, this is my first post but really wanted to ask if anyone else feels this way: I have had anxiety and PTSD for a few years, and have done the whole meds, psych, hypnotherapy etc... but nothing really helps. This last week my son has been having a lot of nosebleeds, and instead of thinking logical things I have convinced myself he has leukemia. Logically though I know the chances are ridiculously small but I have almost lost him a couple of times (he has special needs) and I just cant seem to control my imagination. I imagine all the amazing crazy wrong things that can happen in every scenario. So I have to wait up till 2am sometimes and exhausted because I cant go to sleep without thinking these terrible thoughts. I get so full of dread and just suffocate in bed. I have to get a really strong distraction. Usually loud netflix on my phone. Im just so over feeling such fear of everything. BUT then Im an emergency responder and when I get called out to a job Im fast, efficient and unphased. Its like my brain waits til it is idle before putting me through these scenarios. And quite frankly nothing has worked and my doctor told me this is just something I will have to live with. And I am so sick of it. I just want to sleep and not think Im going to lose my children or die all the time. I feel like Im wasting my life away Any advice would be appreciated: Thank you and all the best to you all

Susiej depersonalisation and "living in my head"
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Hi All,im a newbie desperate for some help.Been suffering from pretty bad anxiety for about 4months, I went on an antidepressant about 5 weeks ago which has helped with the physical symptoms but unfortunately I also suffer from depersonalisation and ... View more

Hi All,im a newbie desperate for some help.Been suffering from pretty bad anxiety for about 4months, I went on an antidepressant about 5 weeks ago which has helped with the physical symptoms but unfortunately I also suffer from depersonalisation and I'm basically "living in my head" thinking of every thought and if my mind goes quiet it freaks me out, bascially I don't know how to think or feel normal anymore.im so scared I'm going to go crazy and get schitzofrenia or pyschosis.. Will this ever get better

Moonstruck Anxiety over posting here in Anxiety
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Here I go again. I am anxious about posting this about Anxiety...exactly what this thread was started for. I still am - so I don't seem to have made much progress do I? You can tell when my anxiety is getting high as I seem to post stuff in all the S... View more

Here I go again. I am anxious about posting this about Anxiety...exactly what this thread was started for. I still am - so I don't seem to have made much progress do I? You can tell when my anxiety is getting high as I seem to post stuff in all the Social places, being light-hearted when I am not!I am too anxious to post in Anxiety you see - how's that for craziness? I wonder what you will think of me? I wonder if the post will remain unanswered - I became afraid that it will remain unanswered, then I will feel worse! I get paranoid and over-think what I will write - what if it's not OK. not good enough? What if it sounds crazy, too crazy to answer or even take seriously.The excessive heat here is getting me down..seriously down. It's affecting my morale something dramatic - I just can't bear it any longer. There is no relief. It's not just physical discomfort - it's like being slowly tortured - being in a hot oven prison I can't escape from. things we love are dying..plants, animals, birds...our very life-force and energy. It's like dying of thirst in a desert. It makes me ill. No one understands.I have things and people who are beautiful. They are beautiful enough to make me "happy". You know what I usually feel when I see how lucky I am to have them - my gorgeous grand children, my family, my friends? I feel sad and scared. Scared that something will happen to them. Or they will stop liking me.The children are so innocent - pain awaits them as they grow older. I cannot prevent pain and bad things happening to them these innocent babies.The more beautiful things and people are in my life...the greater the pain of losing them. The possibility is always there. Perhaps best to have nothing we love, nothing we value, then we can't have the pain of losing it!

Feelinganxious The day after an anxiety attack - help?
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Hi Everyone, Really hoping someone can help me please! Just a quick bit of background. I am 24. I have had anxiety since 15 and was incredibly depressed/suicidal/self harming from about 18-21. The depression is minimal although the anxiety is definit... View more

Hi Everyone, Really hoping someone can help me please! Just a quick bit of background. I am 24. I have had anxiety since 15 and was incredibly depressed/suicidal/self harming from about 18-21. The depression is minimal although the anxiety is definitely in full force (daily!). I also have an alcohol problem, not to large scales but when I want to have 6,7,8 or 9 beers on a weeknight (once a week) nothing can stop me! I have an amazing boyfriend, an absolute angel who knows the ins and outs of my brain and who supports me and helps me through every anxious moment. The situation: last night I was with my boyfriend, he basically told me not to have any more beers and of course that sent me off. Initially I was strong willed, rude and horrible, telling him I wanted to go home and that he needs to stop controlling me. After the desire for another beer subsided. I crumbled and had a full anxiety attack. He consoled me for an hour and a half and we went to sleep. This morning, I'm not sure how to feel. I sent him this message, as it was the only way I could verbalise my feelings and I was hoping someone could answer it, PLEASE!!!! "I'm just not sure how I'm meant to react today, the day after. Do I sit here and feel down and upset about how I spoke to you last night and how I would have made you feel? Or, do I try and be happy and positive and separate myself from the anxiety and realise that I had an episode last night but it shouldn't consume me today. But then I would feel guilty for being happy when I know I would have made you sad!" PLEASE HELP ME!!!! I'm so tired of this cycle happening every 2-3 weeks

Livvy2511 Can someone please help me, I have no idea what is going on.
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Hi to whoever is reading this. I hope you reply. So I have recently gotten into a fight with my mom, (I am under 15), and I have been living with my dad for about a week with no form of communication to my mother, (my parents are separated). Today I ... View more

Hi to whoever is reading this. I hope you reply. So I have recently gotten into a fight with my mom, (I am under 15), and I have been living with my dad for about a week with no form of communication to my mother, (my parents are separated). Today I called her and started yelling and screaming and I was out of control. I was so angry and upset and confused, all of these emotions were running through me. I still feel this way. I was shaking and crying while my mum was yelling at me. I felt so horrible inside like I had a million butterflies in my stomach and I still feel it now. At the moment I am shaking and my feeling are like numb. If that makes any sense. I have no idea what is going on. I started to research what is going on and this can up. So I thought I could write this so someone could tell me what to do. I'm not sure if I have anxiety or depression or whether I am just freakin crazy. This is all very new to me. I have been feeling down over the past couple of months and I have thought/done self harm. I know it's not right. On the phone, my mum said there is something wrong with me and that I should go see the school councelor. I felt so horrible after she said that. My befriend, is dealing with depression and get mom has it too. The thing is, I try and everyone tries to help her, and she's practically fine, but no-one knows about me and how I feel. I just wish everyone knew but I don't want to sound like a fake attention seeker. I don't know what to do. Can someone please help me or tell me what to do?? Thanks ❤

gel i feel there is no cure
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genetically born with social anxiety. only 20 yrs old. extrovert stuck in introvert body. physically can't handle social situations so I avoid them because it messes me up more. If i don't sociallise and stay home, I hate myself for not socialising, ... View more

genetically born with social anxiety. only 20 yrs old. extrovert stuck in introvert body. physically can't handle social situations so I avoid them because it messes me up more. If i don't sociallise and stay home, I hate myself for not socialising, but if I was to socialise I hate myself for socialising because I couldnt be who I wanted to be and physically couldnt cope, talk and in so much distress and everything gets worse and the cycle repeats. Constant Anxiety whether at home or not. Anxiety symptoms if I go out: puffy eyes, grey whites of eyes, sore eyes, watery eyes, faint, gonna pass out, extreme dizzy, feel physically ill, dry mouth, physically cant talk sometimes, literally CAN NOT sociallise when I long to and wish to and want to but physical symptoms come and i literally physically can not no matter how much I need/want to. So I cant see a psychologist because I literally can not communicate my problems plus its genetic so I have nothing to talk about to find the issue and socialising like that would make it worse no matter how many times I went. For the last 2 years Ive been going to the doctor for it. Recently developed depression from going to doctors because nothing was working and I'll never be better because there is NO cure. tried SSRI, MAOI, antipsychotics, benzo's, and nothing works at all. WHAT CAN I DO?? IM WASTING AWAY WORTHLESS WITH NO LIFE, HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR? HOW COME NO ONE ELSE HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS TO LIVE JUST 1 DAY.

Jon_Smith Compare Anxiety Attack Symptoms!
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Hi, I'm like to know of what I experience is "normal" for someone wiht anxiety and depression. Do other people have a similar experience, do I have it easy/hard compared to others, and what can I learn from how other people handle these attacks? So h... View more

Hi, I'm like to know of what I experience is "normal" for someone wiht anxiety and depression. Do other people have a similar experience, do I have it easy/hard compared to others, and what can I learn from how other people handle these attacks? So here's what happens to me and I'd love some comments on other people's experiences. I get a 5-10 second warning because it feels like my blood pressure plummets, my head spins and I feel faint. Then I get the gripping, terrifying fear in my chest and wave(s) of nausea in my stomach. There is a super strong sense of deja vu and it usually relates to my messed up childhood. It may last for anywhere from 10 - 60 seconds. When it finishes I really struggle to refocus, and often forget pieces of what's been going on the last few hours.

Lou1971 Anxiety ruining my life
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7 weeks ago I came off opioids I had been on for 3 years and my depression and anxiety went out of control. I suffered both before coming off meds but not this debilitating. The physical symptoms r the worse fast heart rate, nausea , churning in stom... View more

7 weeks ago I came off opioids I had been on for 3 years and my depression and anxiety went out of control. I suffered both before coming off meds but not this debilitating. The physical symptoms r the worse fast heart rate, nausea , churning in stomach, feeling like there is something more wrong with me, chest pains, extreme fatigue , tingling under skin, shaking inside and out. I have just been put on some other medication it will b 3 weeks this Thursday but am not feeling anything yet. I have an awful sense of doom and gloom and find no joy in anything, I just want the days to b over so I can sleep and not feel these sensations but morning is worst it's all there again ready to give me another day of hell. I think everyday is my last as I feel like I'm dying inside. I never knew anxiety could b this bad. I get scared of doing too much as I think my body won't cope and I'll die. Any feedback would b appreciated.

Tim992 Anxiety physical symptoms
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Hi there i wanted to check if there was anyone experiencing physical symtomps to myself. I have been told by my gp that all symtopms i felt in the last 6 months are the result of anxiety, and i dont want to go back just to hear the same thing and fee... View more

Hi there i wanted to check if there was anyone experiencing physical symtomps to myself. I have been told by my gp that all symtopms i felt in the last 6 months are the result of anxiety, and i dont want to go back just to hear the same thing and feel like i wasted their time. i experience these almost jolts, or what feel like flicks, in the back of my neck. It makes more of a thud or crunch npose rather than a click and occurs when im still at random times, it doesnt correlate to movement. Ive also noticed something similair to globus sensation, but rather than clicking when i swallow, its more that if i leave it there for a while there will be a loud click as if the pressure has crescendoed. i have been checking anxiety forums for anyone describing these symtopms and have not found anyone describing something like this. i really just want some reassurance that it is a result of anxiety so i know ive just got to deal with it myself. Thanks

Stormgrl101 WORRY/ANXIETY/PANIC
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So I have gotten myself in a bit of a state. I have intense feelings that something BAAAD has happened. All because of the fact I sent my father a message asking what days he is working this week and he has 'seen' it but not replied. Usually he is pr... View more

So I have gotten myself in a bit of a state. I have intense feelings that something BAAAD has happened. All because of the fact I sent my father a message asking what days he is working this week and he has 'seen' it but not replied. Usually he is pretty quick to respond or sometimes he forgets to push send but I am adamant something has happened to one of my family members which is why he is choosing not to respond to me yet. I saw on a Police News post yesterday about a car crash happening and I am scared it may have been my brother. Of course there are many other people living in this city but I am so worried that it is him. I can't ask anyone in case its just nothing and I am overreacting for no reason. I have been sobbing and now don't know what to do. Does anyone else assume the worst thing has happened and how do you deal with it?? Is there anything to help this like should I mention to my psychiatrist or psychologist when I see them next?