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Hello Bear and a warm welcome to the Beyond Blue forums
I'm pleased to see you've found your way to our community that is caring, friendly, supportive and non judgemental.
Anxiety is at times very debilitating. I know because it's been with me for the past 50 odd years. Would you believe that during that time I've held a job, completed a university degree and lived a very fulfilling life.
You are doing all the good things we'd suggest, e.g. going to your doctor and a psychologist. I find talking to a health professional really helps me move on in my life. So it's pleasing to hear you have a psychologist appointment soon.
Getting out of bed in the morning to go to work was frequently the pits for me. I took sick leave all the time, often a week at a time. Frequently used my recreation leave as sick leave (due to anxiety and depression). However, I'm now 60, retired and my anxiety at times is worse than ever. But!! It is manageable, as it was when I worked. Go figure, I expected my anxiety to 'stop' when I 'stopped' work. The reverse happened.
However, life is really good now. It's learning how to be better than the anxiety. I never wanted it to define me as a person, who I am. There is so much information out there about how to manage anxiety to make it achievable. It doesn't mean you'll never have anxiety again, it just means you know what to do when it raises it's head.
Have a look at the information Beyond Blue has on TIPS for managing anxiety. You can do this by going to their search field and enter TIPS for managing anxiety.
Bear, it's really good you've reach out to our community. You're not alone in how you feel so feel okay about reaching out when you want to. There is no pressure for you to do so though.
Kind regards
PamelaR
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Hello,
i have had the same thing happen to me at work, where I would get so anxious and upset I would continually run to the toilet and cry. Eventually I quit and haven’t had a job since. I find that certain things trigger my anxiety, perhaps people’s comments, or rude customers - certain things set me off.
my doctor recommended Headspace and Zombies,Run app. Headspace is a meditation app which has really helped me, and Zombies, Run is an app that allows you to expel all your anxiety via running or jogging it has a apocalyptic story being told to you via headphones. I find that keeping a journal really helps writing down my feelings.
i hope these things help you, as they have helped me and I’ve realised how much they have as I’ve stopped doing them and I’ve now relapsed
-Kit
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