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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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AC57 Big problem
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Some times i bite off more than I can chew I have a disability and it's a challenge, I can't handle it Please advise me I bully my self and have no faith in my self.

Some times i bite off more than I can chew I have a disability and it's a challenge, I can't handle it Please advise me I bully my self and have no faith in my self.

TLD1968 Finding my worth
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Struggling again with employment and being understood and accepted by mainstream people.

Struggling again with employment and being understood and accepted by mainstream people.

Lil_b Phobia when home alone over night
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Since I was 18, I had an anxiety develop around a deep fear of being home alone at night. 8 years on and it still prevails my life. I recently moved from a share house to alone, knowing this anxiety would be a tough one to beat. However, I am just fi... View more

Since I was 18, I had an anxiety develop around a deep fear of being home alone at night. 8 years on and it still prevails my life. I recently moved from a share house to alone, knowing this anxiety would be a tough one to beat. However, I am just finding it so exhausting. I am convinced with every bone in my body that something is going to happen to me the minute it goes past 11 o clock or I am trying to sleep. Any noise I hear, I think it is a person, despite usually just being the fridge or whatever, constant intrusive thoughts of someone scarying me, or waiting for me behind the door. I am so so tired of it, I don't recognise the person I become. Does anyone else relate to phobias in general or night time stuff? I feel so alone.

Twinklestar_774 Feeling alone
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Feeling alone, blank ,lost,cry and just can't think, feel like I'm hurting but I'm not , these feeling come in waves for no reason . I hate feeling that way , I wont I stop and never show up again Please help thankyou

Feeling alone, blank ,lost,cry and just can't think, feel like I'm hurting but I'm not , these feeling come in waves for no reason . I hate feeling that way , I wont I stop and never show up again Please help thankyou

XmoonstruckX23 Everything seems wrong with me
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Hi, this is my first time ever doing something like this. Lately, I have been struggling with what emotion I'm supposed to feel. I cry without knowing why I'm crying or breaking down. I get anxiety tics, I've been getting some really bad intrusive th... View more

Hi, this is my first time ever doing something like this. Lately, I have been struggling with what emotion I'm supposed to feel. I cry without knowing why I'm crying or breaking down. I get anxiety tics, I've been getting some really bad intrusive thoughts and I don't feel normal. Lately I just space out for long periods of time not thinking about anything, just a blank stare on my face.

Soukjane Health anxiety
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I am finding it hard to regulate my moods with anxiety triggered every time I perceive a pressure physically from a procedure I had recently. Even after having my specialist reassure me that all is normal and ok. I also feel grief at not being able t... View more

I am finding it hard to regulate my moods with anxiety triggered every time I perceive a pressure physically from a procedure I had recently. Even after having my specialist reassure me that all is normal and ok. I also feel grief at not being able to spend time with my young grandson that lives in Sydney. I am not sure whether the two issues are resulting in this awful anxiety and loss of interest in my usual activities. I do exercise and eat a healthy diet. I feel good after swimming but it only lasts a couple of hours. Then the whole dreaded feelings return.I have tried a few psychologists but does not seem to help much. In fact I become more anxious having to talk to them. I am feeling like there does not seem much point in anything. Like I am not useful.Sad Jane

Moose80 Can’t sleep
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4 years ago I was diagnosed with severe heart disease and had to undergo quintuple bypass surgery at the age of 39. At that time I was terrified that it would take my life or one night I would fall asleep and never wake up. I have a wife and young ch... View more

4 years ago I was diagnosed with severe heart disease and had to undergo quintuple bypass surgery at the age of 39. At that time I was terrified that it would take my life or one night I would fall asleep and never wake up. I have a wife and young child and want to see him grow up to become a man. But over the last 4 years the grind of working full time, being a parent and living with this disease has worn me out to the point where I’m just physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted almost all the time. I was working for a company for many years but in the last year I decided to change jobs which was a hard decision because I had to start all over again with sick leave and annual leave, which is a big safety net for me because of my health condition. Recently I had a mishap at work and it cost me my job. It has literally devastated me, now I’m having to start all over again, again. I have health symptoms that I ignore for fear of having to spend weeks in hospital, I think I have ptsd from that place. I have anxiety about applying for jobs, worried that they’ll hold my condition against me. I find it hard to be happy around my wife and child which affects them. I’m at the point where falling asleep and not waking up doesn’t seem so bad.

elegantlycursed Get it off your chest
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Hey all! This is my first time doing anything like this but I feel like I’m struggling hard. I’m too scared to go see a GP. I’ve always been the “strong” one in my family. If I talked to them about having possible anxiety attacks they would absolutel... View more

Hey all! This is my first time doing anything like this but I feel like I’m struggling hard. I’m too scared to go see a GP. I’ve always been the “strong” one in my family. If I talked to them about having possible anxiety attacks they would absolutely pity me and never look at me the same way. Just writing this down in text is making my heart pound and chest feel heavy. I’ve been having random “bursts” of discomfort on my chest and slow deep breaths is the only way to move the lump away from my chest.I thought it started when I bought my new car. I thought maybe I was feeling a little anxious about the car repayments or the new commitment I just made, but I keep feeling this stupid lump that makes my mind race to think of stupid scenarios that will never happen or make me overthink the way someone greeted (or didn’t greet) me. I know I’m being irrational but then that small part of me says “are you? are you being irrational or is something really up and you’re just overthinking your overthinking?” It’s a never-ending cycle. And it’s exhausting. I crunched the numbers again and reassured myself that the new car was in the budget and it wouldn’t be a silly investment in the long run so I know I’m not feeling anxious over that anymore. Just thinking about it doesn’t give the lump or make me overthink. For the past two weeks I’ve been feeling this lump, this pressure! And it comes out of no where. I can be in the middle of playing with my kids and I’ll have to stop and go somewhere quiet and take deep breaths. I can be in the middle of cooking dinner, or even in the middle of doing my job which I love! I don’t know why I’m beginning to feel this way but I’m overthinking everything and I’m feeling like I’m going to pass out from my overwhelming feelings. I feel like the room is getting smaller and smaller and my chest gets heavier and heavier and a blackness starts to slowly creep in until I feel like I can’t breath anymore. It stops when I shake myself out of it and take deep breaths and tell myself I’m being an idiot. I feel like I’m not good enough. I need to be a better mum, a better wife. I need to be a better daughter, sister, cousin you name it. I need to work harder at work. Everyone is better than me and I’m not doing enough. I don’t know what I want out of this post. I feel like it needs more context, more something. But I don’t know what. Maybe someone can give me some tips on how to manage not being being the best.

Ehmel OCD Encouragement
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Hello everyone,I live with GAD, OCD and C-PTSD. My anxiety and OCD are on a serious spiral at the moment, and my mind+body and my family are suffering. I am seeing my psych, on meds etc. My self-care really fell by the wayside this year, so I am begi... View more

Hello everyone,I live with GAD, OCD and C-PTSD. My anxiety and OCD are on a serious spiral at the moment, and my mind+body and my family are suffering. I am seeing my psych, on meds etc. My self-care really fell by the wayside this year, so I am beginning that as much as I can again. (Modified because OCD is ruling my life).Can I have some feel-good encouragement, please - a lot of you understand how I will be feeling, which is nice.Any apps or literally anything that you have used and helped would be amazing too.

strawberryblondie First Job Search
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I’m 18 and have never worked under employment. In the last few months, I have applied for 50+ positions and heard back from 3 places. But unfortunately, the job locations were not suitable for me. I have always been a bit anxious and sensitive to rej... View more

I’m 18 and have never worked under employment. In the last few months, I have applied for 50+ positions and heard back from 3 places. But unfortunately, the job locations were not suitable for me. I have always been a bit anxious and sensitive to rejection, so this cycle of failure is really starting to depress me. I worked really hard on my resume despite the lack of experience I hold. I don’t really want to reach out to friends who are employed so they can refer me. I would feel pathetic and burdensome to them.