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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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m2468 ocd uti fear
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feel super silly talking about this but i’ve had ocd for most of my life and only recently has my brain been fixated on having a fully empty bladder?? i go to the toilet all the time cause i have this fear that i’m gonna get a uti if there’s anything... View more

feel super silly talking about this but i’ve had ocd for most of my life and only recently has my brain been fixated on having a fully empty bladder?? i go to the toilet all the time cause i have this fear that i’m gonna get a uti if there’s anything left and no matter how long i sit on the toilet for i still feel like i haven’t passed everything so it’s on my mind pretty much 24/7 and i always feel like i need to go?? it’s really frustrating me and i don’t know what i can do to take my mind off it.

Guest_44772179 Not sure what to do
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Struggling with no supportI’m a young mum to a toddler, trying to navigate relationships, working full time (I have 2 jobs) and nursing full time.Safe to say that’s a lot for anyone to deal with day to day.on top of this, I have been struggling every... View more

Struggling with no supportI’m a young mum to a toddler, trying to navigate relationships, working full time (I have 2 jobs) and nursing full time.Safe to say that’s a lot for anyone to deal with day to day.on top of this, I have been struggling every single day of my life since childhood. I’ve been experiencing debilitating anxiety since I was 6 (granted I always thought I felt guilty for no reason but didn’t understand the feeling till I got older)I used to tic a lot as a kid and many other issues like that which were never taken seriously or followed up on by my parents. Instead they would shame me about itand this has snowballed to the point where I’ve experienced multiple traumatic events and I’m struggling to process it all on top of my day to day life, this anxiety and everything else happening in my brainI notice One normal issue anyone else experiences really takes a toll on me and I internalise all my emotion with itI struggle with reaching out for help I always have. But I have made steps to outwardly tell my partner or family or friends but they seem to picture me as someone who “handles everything” and any advice they give just seems so superficial and vague. Stuff like “oh but you’ll work it out like you always do :)”Helplines and counselling services are just as uselessI seeked out professional help but sadly I’m not in the financial position to pay $300 per session a weekI don’t know what I’m supposed to do. It seems wherever I seek help in the places your supposed to, they don’t work and when I try talk to my ‘support’ I feel like I’m not being believed or taken seriouslyI don’t know what to do but I know I can’t keep living with this burden for the rest of my life. I’m so overwhelmed most days I constantly think of ways I can try to run away or escape everything… this isn’t healthyWhat should I do?

sparrowhawk Getting married and not sure how to cope
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Hi everyone! Little backstory to me - I’m in my 30s, have a fair bit of childhood trauma (was born with a physical condition and went through a lot of misunderstanding, discrimination and bullying, though my family is awesome). In my twenties I lived... View more

Hi everyone! Little backstory to me - I’m in my 30s, have a fair bit of childhood trauma (was born with a physical condition and went through a lot of misunderstanding, discrimination and bullying, though my family is awesome). In my twenties I lived in a religious community where I experienced emotional and psychological abuse. I left that community two years ago, very unwell with anorexia (which I now know was triggered by trauma). Since then I’ve had a lot of PTSD issues. Flashbacks, irritability, nightmares, heightened anxiety, self-blame for what happened, and social/situational avoidance. I’ve not really been treated consistently for the PTSD. I met my fiancé last year and we are getting married in October. My fiancé is wonderful, honestly the kindest person I’ve ever met, and he has been so accepting of me and my issues. I really want to marry him and I know we are meant to be together. But I just can’t cope. I can’t cope with the fact that someone wants to be with me because all I hear are the messages from my trauma. I don’t feel good enough, I don’t feel deserving of goodness, and being loved and wanted just feels like too much. I’ve been having a lot more crying episodes (picture full-on sobbing) and triggers lately and I wonder if it’s connected to that. Talking about this makes me feel a bit dumb, because who would be upset or anxious about being loved??? My natural instinct tells me it’s much better for me to be alone, because then I can’t be hurt and I can’t hurt other people, but I can’t really do that in this instance. I think the crux of it is that I feel so incredibly undeserving of all the good things I have, I just can’t cope with goodness, and it just feels like way too much. I’ve talked to my fiancé about this a little and he always tells me I am deserving and he loves me, but I don’t want to overwhelm him with this. I’ve felt very happy planning our wedding day, but now thinking about it makes me feel a little apprehensive - not that I don’t want to marry him, just that having such a day celebrating us feels like way too much for my brain, because I don’t deserve it.

Guest_08627605 Sole parent losing control
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Hi - I’m a sole parent to a beautiful 10 year old boy. In the past year I’ve had 2 major surgeries and most recently my son had his tonsils and adenoids removed. I feel like i am losing control at home and constantly worrying about if he is okay or i... View more

Hi - I’m a sole parent to a beautiful 10 year old boy. In the past year I’ve had 2 major surgeries and most recently my son had his tonsils and adenoids removed. I feel like i am losing control at home and constantly worrying about if he is okay or if he has hurt himself. He needs a root canal due to trauma on a front tooth and as a single mum who can’t afford this, I just don’t know what to do. All of these health issues and worrying is taking over my mind and I’m always asking him if he’s okay or what’s wrong etc because I amso scared of him injuring himself again or being in pain that i make myself sick with worry now. I used to be so in control and happy and now I just feel down and anxious. Anyone else feel the same? I don’t know what to do next.

Caz New member
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Firstly hello to all and thankyou for the opportunity to connect I have Lupus Fibromyalgia and am finding hard times of late with pain fatigue and feeling lost unable to sit in a car without feeling anxious I guess I just am hoping that there is hope

Firstly hello to all and thankyou for the opportunity to connect I have Lupus Fibromyalgia and am finding hard times of late with pain fatigue and feeling lost unable to sit in a car without feeling anxious I guess I just am hoping that there is hope

21e Thought holidays were fun
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Hi, this is my frist time doing this, im not quite sure what to do but, yeah. Anyway, I had just finished semester 2 and was on a 3 week break, the first thing i get told when i get home is that my granddads cancer is back and they won't be a ble to ... View more

Hi, this is my frist time doing this, im not quite sure what to do but, yeah. Anyway, I had just finished semester 2 and was on a 3 week break, the first thing i get told when i get home is that my granddads cancer is back and they won't be a ble to stop it this time and he has 6 months at most left, so that was a great way to start the holidays, so my mum went up to Queensland to be with him before his operation to remove parts of the cancer out of his stomach so they can put a tube in but its a very dangerous surgery but if they don't put a tube in he can't eat( he can eat but the amount of cancer in his stomach makes him full really quickly). So anyway my mums been up in Queensland since about 2 weeks ago the surgerys been pushed back many times due to complications. So now we are just waiting. These holidays I've also been to a funeral of my best friends dad and my great Nan. I havent seen my Mum for like 2 weeks and i know she'll be home soon and shes up there for a reason, so ive sorta just been stuck in like a blackhole for a bit, And i know i just dumped alot on everyone and im sorry but i havent told any of my friends bc i don't wanna seem like im trying to draw attention to myself or anything and i can't talk to my dad bc my brothers going through alot at the moment with major anxiety and i know its hard for him to, but yeah. Im happy to chat to anyone, about anything, i was just hoping to talk to someone about what i feel and not feel like a burden on anyone, but ill talk about anything with anyone. Im a Huge AFL fan and love being creative and drawing

Guest_45944236 Health anxiety
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Hi thanks for letting me join. I am hoping.g that by being on this forum that I might learn techniques on managing my health anxiety. I have been a suffer since I was a child. I find .most days are crippling with anxiety and the only way I Manage to ... View more

Hi thanks for letting me join. I am hoping.g that by being on this forum that I might learn techniques on managing my health anxiety. I have been a suffer since I was a child. I find .most days are crippling with anxiety and the only way I Manage to have a few hours of peace is by going to work part time in the afternoons. While I am working I have to completely focus on my client and what their needs are and this means I have no space in which to panic

Tamara Anxiety sufferer
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I’m dealing with a lot of anxiety lately I’m in a constant state of fear and I have feelings of doom all of the time I can’t sleep and I’m barely hanging on everything just feels so over whelming and I feel like I have no one to talk to that understa... View more

I’m dealing with a lot of anxiety lately I’m in a constant state of fear and I have feelings of doom all of the time I can’t sleep and I’m barely hanging on everything just feels so over whelming and I feel like I have no one to talk to that understands

Guest_28495987 Anxiety intensified after accident
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Hi, I’m wondering if I should go back onto an SSRI to control my rampant generalised anxiety. It’s intensified about an accident last year. I’m working hard on meditation and mindfulness, exercise and diet. I’m not sure I’m winning!

Hi, I’m wondering if I should go back onto an SSRI to control my rampant generalised anxiety. It’s intensified about an accident last year. I’m working hard on meditation and mindfulness, exercise and diet. I’m not sure I’m winning!

Anxietyridden Anxiety Ridden again
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Hello Everyone. Long time no talk. I am struggling with anxiety again. I currently work 3 days a week. The pay is good but I have this feeling in me that I should be working 5 days a week as I feel bad for my husband. I know in my heart that I can't ... View more

Hello Everyone. Long time no talk. I am struggling with anxiety again. I currently work 3 days a week. The pay is good but I have this feeling in me that I should be working 5 days a week as I feel bad for my husband. I know in my heart that I can't handle 5 days a week but my mind is not helping. My middle daughter left her stable job as she wasn't happy and now cannot find another job. She has less then $100 left in her bank account and she is struggling mentally as well and I don't know how to help her. My youngest daughter who has a medical condition is not well at the moment and can't seem to get better so things are pretty tense at the moment. I had a bit of a light bulb moment the other night in regards to my mother living with us (which I am not happy with). I realised that I don't understand why I am obligated to take her in and care for her when she didn't look after me when I was younger.I just honestly feel like everyone would be better if I wasn't here with my issues but I don't know how to fix them. Sorry, I know it might not make sense I just needed to get it off my chest.

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