Hi there Alastair
Welcome to Beyond Blue and thank you for coming and providing your post.
Let me also say Congrats to you - for making the first step in your journey to battle this awful illness. Coming here and providing your post is a very big step.
You will also find very quickly that you are not alone - and that can be a comfort in knowing this - also sad that there's so many of us, but here, we have a great site; where people can be given advice, experiences and above all else, support.
With change and progress forward, it really needs to be taken to the next level - and I'm talking about seeing a GP to get a diagnosis and possible referrals for psyches/counselling. Also possible medication as well. But let your GP determine this first of all.
If you're unsure about a GP, on this site, Beyond Blue have a list of GP's that can be searched for - hopefully you'll find one or more in your local area. The thing with these GP's is that they are all skilled in dealing with mental health issues - and from that they would be best suited to see what your next positive steps might be.
Again, it's great that you've come here Alastair, and I do hope you can come back and respond again.
Kind regards
Neil
