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Liam007
Community Member

These last weeks have been an absolute nightmare.

For starters, I've been diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder, I'm not sure if you would really diagnosed but when I looked at my forms for current significant conditions..it was on there.

I feel I might have lost all passion and love for the things I used to love in my life. I used to love going on long walks. Now I walk downtown constantly fearing that a cup or rock is going to hit the back of my head. I can't go out walking without panicking. I keep seeing old school people and even a few bullies who still yell at me whenever they see me.

My creative arts course is a nightmare, every time I plan I project my heart races.

I'm just so stressed and depressed, I'm so tired of it all. I wish I could change things drastically but I don't have the power to

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Muddlee
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hi Liam,

Firstly I greatly commend you for sharing your story- thats the first step to moving forward and feeling better 🙂 I was similarly diagnosed with an anxiety disorder - GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) - in 2015. I began to avoid the things I loved like hanging out with friends, playing video games and ironically going on walks as well because I felt my anxiety would continuously invade my liesure time and ruin my enjoyment of those things. I continuously felt like giving up and gave up many times. But after a while, with the help of my family, friends and psychology, I began to thouroughly enjoy those things again. The bad days suck, I know because I had a one today and many others this week, but remember that there is always hope and although it may seem that you can't get rid of problems now i'm more than confident that you will be able to manage them really well in the future.

Seeing your local GP is a great first step to get professional help for what you're going through which is what i did when i started to experience those significant conditions. Psychology, meditation and can also get you back on track in no time as well.

Hope this helps 🙂

blondguy
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hello Liam007

Welcome to the Beyond Blue Community

You have great courage to post. Being diagnosed with anxiety disorder is awful. I was first diagnosed in 1983 when I was 23. I felt horrible.

Muddlee has provided some excellent advice above. The passion you have for your interests will return in time. Anxiety also does reduce in its severity over time with the help of a GP and friends/family you can talk to. (a support network)

Like Muddlee mentioned seeing your GP is a huge step towards recovery and finding some peace

The symptoms are awful Liam but are still really bad feelings which will lessen.

You are not alone Liam..Please post back as many times as you wish 🙂

Kind Thoughts for You

Paul

Doolhof
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hi Liam,

Sorry to read you are struggling at present. There is plenty of information available about anxiety on this site and on the internet. How about you look up ways to help yourself with this condition.

I have stress issues which are different than anxiety, but can be difficult to manage as well. Just ask my husband. Ha. Ha.

Do you have someone who could go walking with you, or do you have a dog? Does a friend or family member have a dog? That way you would have some company while you are out walking.

Those bullies from school sound like they haven't grown up at all! Makes me wonder how their brains work! Do they only find pleasure in life when they are picking on others? How shallow their lives must be!

So what is happening with your creative arts class? What kinds of things are you doing and what part of it do you find to cause you the most anxiety?

If you could change things, how would you like your life to be? Can you take one small action this week that will help you to reach your goal? You don't have to get there straight away, every journey takes planning and motivation.

A journey can also include some backwards steps and that is okay too.

Cheers for now from Mrs. Dools

blondguy
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hi Liam

I thought I'd just pop in and see how you were traveling..When you are up to it do write back....it would be great to have a chat:-)

Kind Thoughts

Paul

Liam007
Community Member

Hell to you Paul and Mrs.Dools, sorry for the late reply!

I was studying TV production at University but didn't go well, I wasn't coping well with the requirements and decided to drop out and enrol ina different course instead. As I type this my form to change subjects is being processed so I'll have to get back to you on that one.

I've started with some sleep medication to try and ease the tension I feel

It's gonna be a rough week ahead of me with the course changes and etc...you'll hear back from me no doubt

Cheers all

Hi Liam007

No worries:-)

You are flat out...no apologies necessary.......Great to hear from you..

Cheers

Paul