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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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Elaja25 Meeting up my psychologist
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Hi everyone do you experience this too? Yesterday is my first appoinment to my psychologist we had a chat bout whats happening tome then thought me what to do the relaxation breathing technic then when i get home before went to bed i tried it even th... View more

Hi everyone do you experience this too? Yesterday is my first appoinment to my psychologist we had a chat bout whats happening tome then thought me what to do the relaxation breathing technic then when i get home before went to bed i tried it even though i feel ok coz she told me to do it to practice it but when i do it i started tobe anxious again that end ups of thinking of nothing again the result is i cant sleep so i need to take my sleeping tablets to control it,is that normal? Do you guys experience it too?

PuzzlePup Funeral - to go or not to go?
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A friend of mine passed away last week. We weren't that close but we knew each other for a number of years. Her funeral is next week and i'd like to go out of respect but I have a fear of death. If my mind gets the better of me I have a mini panic at... View more

A friend of mine passed away last week. We weren't that close but we knew each other for a number of years. Her funeral is next week and i'd like to go out of respect but I have a fear of death. If my mind gets the better of me I have a mini panic attack. I don't know what to do?

Bluey_moon Getting the help I need!
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Today I hit a low, real low. I rang the mental health team, she was lovely and made me promise to see my GP today! My gp didn't work today, so I saw a different one, he was kind, and honest and he suggested the SSRI I was on wasn't particularly helpf... View more

Today I hit a low, real low. I rang the mental health team, she was lovely and made me promise to see my GP today! My gp didn't work today, so I saw a different one, he was kind, and honest and he suggested the SSRI I was on wasn't particularly helpful for OCD, so we are trialing a different one! I feel like he really wants to help! For the first time in a bit I feel hopeful!

aryastark OCD and Intrusive Thoughts
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Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with OCD four years ago; when I was seventeen years old. Since then, I've come a long way with the help, patience and guidance of my wonderful psychologist. But at times, I feel like I'm back to where I started; at the me... View more

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with OCD four years ago; when I was seventeen years old. Since then, I've come a long way with the help, patience and guidance of my wonderful psychologist. But at times, I feel like I'm back to where I started; at the mercy of a terrifying, debilitating anxiety. The intrusive thoughts - mostly fear of harming my immediate family and my loving dogs. The irrational anxiety - panic attacks, feeling nothing but alarm and terror. The compulsion - alarming the house at night so that my family are protected from me. Therapy has taught me that these thoughts are just what they are - thoughts. And my psychologist has told me that they are alarm bells - warning me of some false danger. I need only to tell myself that I am safe, as are my family and pets. I need only tell myself that I have nothing to fear, because nothing is going to happen. But sometimes, I can't help but put self-judgement ahead of rationality. I am often left, powerless and weary, at the mercy of my intrusive thoughts. If I do get a rare moment of peace, I start to feel uncomfortable. I feel like the thoughts are just biding their time, waiting to attack. Poisoning my heart, my soul. Turning me into the very thing I fear the most. I live in fear of my own mind. In fear of myself. What if I am capable of that? As I write, I feel nothing but ice-cold panic. Rare moments of peace are fleeting. Just like that, they are gone. Just like that, I am fighting again. Fighting tooth and nail for a semblance of normality. For a semblance of what people call "peace of mind". I'm not sure I'm familiar with the concept. If I was at some point, then I've forgotten it long ago. I want to get better. I want to be able to control these thoughts, to lessen the power they have over me. But I' m afraid. Afraid they will somehow corner me, drain the strength out of me. I' m afraid that I'm going to lose. I read a quote somewhere which basically said that when we are weak, it is the time we are strong. I hope that's true because sometimes, I feel anything but. beyondblue's clinically-trained moderators often work offline (invisible to you) on issues relating to suicide or self-harm. At the same time, general supportive comments from the community are encouraged. If you have concerns around suicide or self-harm, please phone our support service on 1300 22 4636. SIMILAR THREADS OCD and Intrusive Thoughts Help with intrusive thoughts caused by OCD Intrusive thoughts and images Anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts help! Intrusive thoughts

Boomgate Hello.
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Hi, I am new to the forum. I have joined this forum to see if anyone else shares what I am going through. I get the physical result of anxiety (adrenaline, and a feeling of anxiety) at really odd times, even when I don't feel overly strongly about th... View more

Hi, I am new to the forum. I have joined this forum to see if anyone else shares what I am going through. I get the physical result of anxiety (adrenaline, and a feeling of anxiety) at really odd times, even when I don't feel overly strongly about things. It is almost like my life and my feelings are the same, but the result is uncensored.... like a faulty knob on the anxiety response button. Things that will set it off are things like - Kids screaming (even when playing) - Bad news (stupid little stuff included.... like I left my lunch at home). -Someone posts a racist comment on my facebook Those are some examples.... Yes, they cause some stress, but I have always been able to deal with them... but these days the physical response is much stronger... Some days I don't have any problems at all with these kind of things, other days the response is very strong...

Bluey_moon I'm scared!
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I'm really scared! Im scared I'm a bad mum (it's my daughters first day of second grade and I'm worried about me) I'm scared I'm a bad wife (I constantly cry and unload on my husband) I'm scared the mental health team are wrong, they say I don't have... View more

I'm really scared! Im scared I'm a bad mum (it's my daughters first day of second grade and I'm worried about me) I'm scared I'm a bad wife (I constantly cry and unload on my husband) I'm scared the mental health team are wrong, they say I don't have a psyciatrict illness and I just have to work hard to get better! Im scared I can't work hard anymore and I'll get worse and destroy my family! Im scared of over analysing every sound I hear! Im scared it'll never get better and I can't do it anymore! I'm so so scared!

Harlo Different Types of Anxiety/Panic Attacks?
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Hi All, Are there different types of anxiety/panic attacks? I feel like I've experienced three types... When my phobia is triggered which is relatively often...I generally; Forget to breathe for quite a while... And then gasp one big breathe of air..... View more

Hi All, Are there different types of anxiety/panic attacks? I feel like I've experienced three types... When my phobia is triggered which is relatively often...I generally; Forget to breathe for quite a while... And then gasp one big breathe of air.. Then forget to breathe again I feel sick and end up with the runs (sorry, TMI) I usually tremble like I'm really cold... All my joints shake. And I shut down. I can't bring myself to talk because I feel so trapped in my head. Then on two occasions in my life I haven't had the above symptoms... But I've lost feeling in my limbs.. Starting with my hands... And then all my muscles lock. One of these attacks happened to be in a doctors office. She told me I had had a hyperventilation attack. Then today I was under a particular amount of stress at work and I started to run really HOT... And extremely sweaty. Then my hands started to shake. And I was breathing, but I didn't feel like I was getting enough air... I was light headed.. And I felt spaced out. I felt like I was having what people describe to be a "proper" panic attack.. But it felt different to what I usually have... But what I usually have actually feels WORSE... This was bad, but not as bad. I don't get it... I'm confused... Does anyone else go through completely different symptoms of anxiety? Like they're completely different things happening?

ms_piX Struggling....
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Feeling so alone, so uptight, and just plan anxious. I can't bring myself to get out of the house after several panic attacks while camping with a group of friends over New Year, and every trip out is a mammoth effort and task.... I just can't wait t... View more

Feeling so alone, so uptight, and just plan anxious. I can't bring myself to get out of the house after several panic attacks while camping with a group of friends over New Year, and every trip out is a mammoth effort and task.... I just can't wait to get back to the safety of "my space" at home. The house is a mess, and its driving me even more insane... I don't even want to leave the bedroom because just seeing what has happened since I last left the bedroom is overwhelming and depressing. Hubby is seemingly oblivious to my struggle, or just doesn't know what to do and I just want to scream... but to be honest, I just have to focus on keeping breathing. I don't even know where to start. I feel bad that he has to deal with me... I can feel his resentment and I can understand it, but why can't he understand where I'm at?? The kids keep screaming, and I just want to tell them to shut up, it hurts my head. I'm a terrible mother. I have no reason to feel like this... I just do. I can't help it, and I can't help myself.

crypticpotatoeye Another driving anxiety thread
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Hello! So I'm 28 years old, relatively new to Australia, and just got my green P license a week ago. As I'm over 25, I went straight to green P instead of having to go through red for a year. I've been taking driving lessons since July and I was abso... View more

Hello! So I'm 28 years old, relatively new to Australia, and just got my green P license a week ago. As I'm over 25, I went straight to green P instead of having to go through red for a year. I've been taking driving lessons since July and I was absolutely sure I wasn't going to pass my practical driving exam on the first go but I did so I was thankful for that. Having passed the test, I started driving on my own to and from work immediately the next day, and I was successful. Yesterday, however, I made the mistake of going straight through a roundabout as someone was making an exit. I didn't expect he was going to make a U-turn and I failed to see his signal because of the sun's glare, but nevertheless, I was in the wrong and he tooted his horn at me once. I panicked and had to pull up just to calm myself down. Just earlier tonight, on my way back from work, I was stopped at a traffic light and was a little over the pedestrian line so I reversed just a bit noticing that the oncoming car behind me was a fair bit aways. When the light turned green, I realized I failed to put my gear back on drive (good thing I didn't crash onto the car behind me!) I panicked and exited out of the intersection cursing myself for my mistake. Immediately after, a block away from the intersection, I slowed down because of a road hump just before a roundabout, and again, made the mistake of going straight through as someone was turning. I held my hand up at the window so the driver knows I'm apologetic but this isn't helping me sleep. The entire scenario keeps playing over and over in my head, and it's making me terrified to go back on the road. I'm realizing that the more anxious I get after making a single mistake, the more likely I am to make another. Do you guys have any similar experiences? What are some advice you can offer for a new learner?

Bluey_moon What to do when miss placed advice sends you backward
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So I've had an ok couple of days! I was truley starting to trust the proffesionals. But I had this annoying habit that I would listen so carefully to everything. So this morning half asleep with my son, I could here a ladies voice far away, but I put... View more

So I've had an ok couple of days! I was truley starting to trust the proffesionals. But I had this annoying habit that I would listen so carefully to everything. So this morning half asleep with my son, I could here a ladies voice far away, but I put it down to someone walking past ect, then on getting up realised my husband was playing music. Releived! But then i contacted BB chat for some advice on how not to misread all sounds, she gave me a hearing voices website! Woah! Just when I was believing it was my anxiety! Finally trusting my diagnosis!

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