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Reflecting Back on November

Sophie_M
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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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