Hi Everyone, As we enter December it’s important to allow yourself some
time to reflect on the past few months. We’d especially like to
acknowledge everyone who had visited, read, and or posted within our
online community this year. Our community has...
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Hi Everyone, As we enter December it’s important to allow yourself some
time to reflect on the past few months. We’d especially like to
acknowledge everyone who had visited, read, and or posted within our
online community this year. Our community has reached over 1 MILLION
visits since the beginning of January, which goes to show that anyone
reading along or posting here is never alone. To allow for our forums to
continue to be a supportive and accessible space, we are pleased to
announce that we will be making improvements to our forums platform in
the new year - stay tuned for some exciting updates! We hope everyone
stays connected and please keep checking in if you need a safe outlet to
turn to during this time. If you or a loved needs support this festive
season, feel free to also visit our webpage for additional supports and
resources: www.beyondblue.org.au/alwaysavailable Community Voices: What
are people talking about? Anxiety at Work I am currently employed in a
profession I enjoy and studied to do. It is a small business and within
the last couple of months I have felt constant pressure to perform
through busy COVID times. I have exhausted myself and received little
help and no supportive network. A few confronting episodes happened
recently at work and I cannot get passed them. Even through talking
about it with my bosses it’s as if my workplace is toxic. -
RachelGreen24 (Read more here) I’ve lived with depression and anxiety
for a long time, and I was bought up to internalise my issues and
worries. As a result, I’m not the kind of person to make a fuss when
something bothers me. I struggle with negative self talk, panic and
worthlessness a lot, but I manage to mask it well enough at work.
Recently I was really struggling to manage my workload, wasn’t feeling
valued within my team, and wasn’t feeling mentally stable. It took a lot
of strength for me to speak out and I told my Team Leader I was
struggling. I ended up having a panic attack and felt really
embarrassed. - WorryWombat (Read more here) Has your workplace and their
culture made your mental health worse? Work (and working from home in
general) has made my anxiety skyrocket. Last week I was having constant
anxiety attacks from my workload and the idea of not being able to get
through it. I was so worked up that even hours after finishing for the
day I couldn’t sit still or speak properly.- Soleggiata (Read more here)
Overcoming Marital Hardships Our marriage has been struggling for well
over a year, W says she hasn’t had any feelings for me for several years
now. We are both in our forties and have been together since teenagers.
Our marriage turned into a routine after kids came along and we never
prioritised “us time” for a long time - Janus20 (Read more here) hello,
im new here and very uncertain and shaky writing things even beginning
to cry because i feel that im releasing things that should be my
problems noone elses, I should fix them and not burden others. i am
having trouble mainly at the moment with my partner's family not
accepting me and making me feel very abnormal and need to behave in a
certain manner around them and if i dont my partner will be very angry
later and give me a lecture on my behavior and how its perceived with
his family i keep asking myself am i really that bad a person etc. –
BonnieH (Read more here) My husband and I have been together for 6
years. We have 2 beautiful children (aged 4 and 1). Our relationship has
not been smooth sailing. When it’s good it’s good, but the constant
fighting and resentment has reached what feels like breaking point and I
know we are both unhappy. - Ckris (Read more here) Coping During the
Coronavirus Pandemic/Holiday Season So, Victoria will now be free of
face masks. Yay! More restrictions will ease as of 12 midnight tonight,
including up to 30 ppl in your home this Christmas. When I heard the
news today, this triggered me. Actually, last night triggered me with
the thought of Christmas. For me, these holiday seasons are so
depressing - I get really bad, I fall into a heap and it ain't good. I
sometimes don't know how to cope. I just can't wait to start rebuilding
in my life, I srsly can't. I just want to feel 'normal' again. My life
is far from normal. Bluberry (Read more here) I will be spending Xmas
and New Year alone with my dog as I dont have any family. I have a
couple of good acquaintances but no real friends. At 44 I've accepted
and made peace with how things are however deep loneliness does creep in
at times, particularly at this time. I was wondering if maybe we could
use this thread to share ideas on how we each handle aloneness at this
time of year. - Succulent Queen (Read more here) There is very little
support for long distance relationships impacted by Covid online, and I
have very little information on when we will finally see each other
again. Surely I cant be the only one feeling this constant pain? Is
anyone else out there? – Honeycat (Read more here) Valued Contributor
Award Our Valued Contributor for the month of November is Not_Batman!
Not_Batman has been nominated for often supporting new members with
navigating the forums and making others feel connected, valued and
listened to. Thank you for your continued support Not_Batman! To read
more about what a Valued Contributor is and how you can nominate a
fellow community member, please refer to our thread Nominate a Valued
Contributor here: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support BB
News/Resources Check out our ‘Always Available’ campaign For many, the
festive season is the most stressful time of year. And for most, it’s
the busiest. Missed calls and unanswered emails are an unfortunate fact
of life in the holiday chaos. That can make it hard for people to find
support when they decide to reach out for help. So this year, we’re
asking Australians to update their voicemail, out-of-office, and social
message spaces with messages for Beyond Blue. These powerful personal
messages will help break the stigma surrounding mental health, and let
people know that support is always available, even when you are not. If
you’d like to be part of this campaign head to
www.beyondblue.org.au/messagespace Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support
Service (CMWSS) Update You may have seen that there is a new pillar,
COVID-normal on our CMWSS webpage. This section offers information and
resources to help you take care of your mental health as you start, or
continue, to adapt to COVID-normal life. The COVID-normal section
includes the following two sub categories, small business and workers:
Click here to check out the Small Business page. Click here to check out
the Workers page.
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