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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. Remeber, this is anonymous and the Beyond Blue team are here to help if you need it This section is for people who are experiencing anixiety 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 you 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 worthile 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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HelenM We all need love and compassion
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This post is appropriate to the depression forum too. From reading posts on here, from one or two friends and from my own experiences, I am staggered at the horrendous suffering we experience with mental illness. I could cry for us all. And in a way ... View more

This post is appropriate to the depression forum too. From reading posts on here, from one or two friends and from my own experiences, I am staggered at the horrendous suffering we experience with mental illness. I could cry for us all. And in a way I should because we have to be the compassion for each other. What we live with is unseen by others and so unaccepted. Despite caring family and friends I do not feel a true part of society. Take care, all of us xx

Girlbond_007 The up and down cycle
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Hi everyone, i am starting to see a pattern of having an anxiety attack and then for days up to a week after I seem to go into a deep depression and cry at the drop of a hat. I don't feel like talking, don't want to do anything and just feel so empty... View more

Hi everyone, i am starting to see a pattern of having an anxiety attack and then for days up to a week after I seem to go into a deep depression and cry at the drop of a hat. I don't feel like talking, don't want to do anything and just feel so empty and usually can't seem to stomach or want to eat for days. I can't get back into my GP for a week, my husband has gone back to work after Christmas and I don't see my psychologist for another week. I really am unsure what triggers his though. Not feeling very good at all at the moment. is there anyone else out there who experiences this too?

NBAC79 Sensory overload
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Does anyone else have trouble with noise getting too much? I find if I'm amidst load noise for a while, (such as in crowd, at a party etc, anywhere there is lots of constant chatter) I get very overwhelmed and have to get out of it. I have also found... View more

Does anyone else have trouble with noise getting too much? I find if I'm amidst load noise for a while, (such as in crowd, at a party etc, anywhere there is lots of constant chatter) I get very overwhelmed and have to get out of it. I have also found it hard to sit in an audience surrounded by applause or have the car radio up too loud. Sometimes my own chewing sounds too loud and irritating! I also find lights annoying too. Anyone else?

dolphin24 Anxiety caused driving phobia
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Hi, I was diagnosed with anxiety 15 months ago. I had an episode while driving, i'm guessing it was a panic attack. I was dizzy all day everyday for 5 mths after that before i was diagnosed. Being dizzy i was unable to drive for the 5 mths. Once i wa... View more

Hi, I was diagnosed with anxiety 15 months ago. I had an episode while driving, i'm guessing it was a panic attack. I was dizzy all day everyday for 5 mths after that before i was diagnosed. Being dizzy i was unable to drive for the 5 mths. Once i was diagnosed i was slowly able to start driving but i am struggling to drive 10 mins down the road. I think deep down i'm scared of having another attack and being stuck on the side of the road and not being able to get myself and the car home. I know i have to keep trying, retrain my brain so it knows it's not danger everytime i get in the car. I was just wondering if anyone else is in a similar situation or has been in the past. Thanks in advance.

JJJJ Muscle spasms
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Has anyone got any good tips for getting rid of anxiety related muscle spasms. Get so much worse when I try to sleep, that plus insomnia means no sleep so far tonight and I'll have to feed my baby soon anyway but know I can't keep this up

Has anyone got any good tips for getting rid of anxiety related muscle spasms. Get so much worse when I try to sleep, that plus insomnia means no sleep so far tonight and I'll have to feed my baby soon anyway but know I can't keep this up

Girlbond_007 Being swallowed up
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Hi everyone, Have been feeling quite wound up this week, not sure if this is because of Christmas or not. I have had major mood swings and had a huge argument with a family member today. I then went into the first anxiety attack I have had since star... View more

Hi everyone, Have been feeling quite wound up this week, not sure if this is because of Christmas or not. I have had major mood swings and had a huge argument with a family member today. I then went into the first anxiety attack I have had since starting new medication. Now I just feel empty and guilty for having my part of the argument. My worst fear always comes to the front of my mind and that is putting my daughter into kindy in 2017. I know that is ages away but I feel like I go into fight flight to prepare myself for the worst. Mainly how I will feel on this day. I just now feel really sad and emotional and I am not sure if this is depression talking. I don't want to me feeling like this tomorrow. thanks for listening

Stormgrl101 Anxiety
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Why am I so anxious?I really do not know.I know my thoughts are irrationalBut that doesnt make them go. I try so hard to reasonWith the voices in my headBut the voices overpower meSo i listen to them instead.I know I shouldn't worryI know I shouldn't... View more

Why am I so anxious?I really do not know.I know my thoughts are irrationalBut that doesnt make them go. I try so hard to reasonWith the voices in my headBut the voices overpower meSo i listen to them instead.I know I shouldn't worryI know I shouldn't careI shouldn't overthink thingsLook for problems that aren't there.And yet i cannot fight itThis feeling deep insideThe anguish that I'm feelingIs something I cannot hideThe more I try and fight itThe more it grows and growsHow do I make it go away?!Goodness only knows!!-poem found on internet Im sure many can relate. I finding it so hard to find MY voice, thats not overcome with anxiety and depression. Learning that its okay to ask for help and its okay to cry. Its all about baby steps to try and overcome these mental illness.Take care all.

Beckinson1 Anxiety making me feel fearful every day
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This is my first post on any kind of forum and I am posting because I don't know what else to do. I am now in my early 20s but had a health plagued childhood. While I have been fine for many years now, about a year ago I began to experience terrible ... View more

This is my first post on any kind of forum and I am posting because I don't know what else to do. I am now in my early 20s but had a health plagued childhood. While I have been fine for many years now, about a year ago I began to experience terrible anxiety and hypochondria. I can no longer have a scratch without deducing I have a terrible illness and my anxiety has become so overwhelming I now feel fearful every day, especially in regards to my health. A lot of the problem is that I love life and am terrified of things going wrong as I do not deal well with uncertainty or anything that is outside my control. This ties in with a fear of being judged and I often find myself going out of my way to avoid social interactions with people I do not know well or perceive to be different to me (I assume these people will automatically dislike me). This of course affects my relationships and as an example, I sat alone in my car, in a car park for an hour on Saturday night because I was too nervous to go to my boyfriend's place in case he was talking to the people in the unit next door who make me uncomfortable for no legitimate reason. I also experience OCD type symptoms/thinking patterns, and particularly fear religion, worrying that any sort of omniscient being is out to punish me by causing suffering to myself of loved ones. This causes me significant distress because I know I am a good person but am terrified the world just doesn't want me to be happy and that I do not deserve to be healthy over other people. I am seeing a psychologist but am unsure if this has helped me much. I was hoping users could kindly provide me with some tips because at the moment evidence based reasoning and mindfulness techniques do not seem to be working for me. Subsequently I am scared I will be stuck feeling fearful instead of enjoying life for good. Thank you in advance for your advice.

Blissy There is nothing wrong
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I am so sick of feeling down when there is nothing wrong. I am getting so angry at myself. I am surrounded by loved ones and positive vibes but still feel completely alone with tears streaming down my face and that constant anxious feeling deep in my... View more

I am so sick of feeling down when there is nothing wrong. I am getting so angry at myself. I am surrounded by loved ones and positive vibes but still feel completely alone with tears streaming down my face and that constant anxious feeling deep in my stomach. I want it to stop so badly. I want to convince myself that I am loved and people do care and think of me and miss me but it doesn't go away. I want to be humble and not expect back what I'm so willing to give. I want to be able to turn a blind eye to the apparent small things that cut me so deeply. I just want to be normal. If I keep acting how I am, I create the same vicious circle. Pushing people away for fear of them just breaking me more, them promising they won't leave so I push them until they can't handle it. there is nothing wrong. I create problems in my mind, find reasons that they might be true and can't escape feeling so sad.

peaches1 Can't cope with staying at home
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I can't deal with staying at home doing 'nothing' (i.e. not going to the shops/seeing friends) for more than a day or two at a time before getting stressed over...nothing. I recently graduated from school, and I would experience this anxiety during t... View more

I can't deal with staying at home doing 'nothing' (i.e. not going to the shops/seeing friends) for more than a day or two at a time before getting stressed over...nothing. I recently graduated from school, and I would experience this anxiety during the holidays. I had a Christmas job, but I won't be getting any more shifts, so I now have two months where I am doing absolutely nothing and I can already feel the anxiety building up. I don't know why it is, but I feel so stressed about not having something to do. I don't even have particularly bad thoughts - I just start feeling like I'm drowning when I think about staying at home with no plans to do anything in the future. It gets worse when I see other people having fun on social media, as I feel like I'm wasting my time by not having something to do. It sounds stupid when I type it out, but I don't know what I'll do with no plans for the next two months...