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Anxiety

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia. Share your own story and learn about other member’s experiences with anxiety.

SB35 Shame spiral
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I am in a shame spiral after taking it way too far this weekend. I can’t sleep I’ve been drinking way too much much and I am so disappointed in myself. My anxiety is horrid and I cannot imagine feeling good any time soon. Why do I keep doing this to ... View more

I am in a shame spiral after taking it way too far this weekend. I can’t sleep I’ve been drinking way too much much and I am so disappointed in myself. My anxiety is horrid and I cannot imagine feeling good any time soon. Why do I keep doing this to myself. It’s a reoccurring issue every so often then I forget how bad I felt and do it again. I am not okay.

Guest_47894528 Depression/Anxiety
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I have recently moved into my own place by myself, not something I wanted to do but was told to spread my wings. For the first few weeks it was okay, but over the last 1-2 weeks I’ve been a mess. My anxiety has gone through the roof to the point I’m ... View more

I have recently moved into my own place by myself, not something I wanted to do but was told to spread my wings. For the first few weeks it was okay, but over the last 1-2 weeks I’ve been a mess. My anxiety has gone through the roof to the point I’m on medication, I’m lonely, my depression is back with a fury, I find no joy in anything other than leaving this place for hours everyday & I don’t know what to do. I want to make my family proud that I’m doing well but I’m not. I’m struggling to do anything other than getting day to day & I would really appreciate some advice. I’ve caused my family so much stress over the years I feel anxious & guilty about wanting to tell them I’m struggling. I’ve tried so hard & I will continue to but I’m really hitting a hard wall that’s affecting my daily life significantly. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies

Depp Trying to understand my place
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Hey, I’m a little confused at the moment, my partner and I had a break up, Is my partner is telling me she wish she hadn't messed things up with her ex boyfriend meaning she wants to go back to him? or she’s not being fulfilled with what I have to of... View more

Hey, I’m a little confused at the moment, my partner and I had a break up, Is my partner is telling me she wish she hadn't messed things up with her ex boyfriend meaning she wants to go back to him? or she’s not being fulfilled with what I have to offer? She's trying to go help him while he's going through a rough mental time but is it her responsibility to if they’re no longer together but have a kid together? I don't want to get in the way of there original family but I feel as she needs to focus on her current life with me instead of the one I feel she misses because of her own doing? or is that selfish of me?

Depression

Depression affects people in Australia every day. Share your own story and learn about other member’s experiences with depression.

Jenna_ Just need to talk
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17 and recently got diagnosed with depression. ever since starting college i haven't been happy. everyday i wake up with the dreading feeling of having to interact with people in the fakest way ever while suppressing my own emotions so i dont have to... View more

17 and recently got diagnosed with depression. ever since starting college i haven't been happy. everyday i wake up with the dreading feeling of having to interact with people in the fakest way ever while suppressing my own emotions so i dont have to deal with them. eventually they lead up to you. its now an every week type of thing, where i break down crying, hopeless for my future. my parents are immigrants - they dont believe in mental health problems, i hate being at home anyways because my parents are just always mad at me. i dont know why they can never ask me if im ok , i dont even feel comfortable opening up to them. i really hope i never become a parent like that. im not sure what i did to have a life like this. i feel like a failure. my grades just keep slipping, how am i even gonna get into university at this rate. i hate myself so much. i really hope someone understands. what do i do

Lindsay0581 How to like yourself when there is nothing to like
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I don't think I have ever really liked anything about myself. I don't think there is anything to truely like. I am truely worthless. I was always the dumbest in school and university ( uni drop out - so much failure). I suck at sport. Have trouble co... View more

I don't think I have ever really liked anything about myself. I don't think there is anything to truely like. I am truely worthless. I was always the dumbest in school and university ( uni drop out - so much failure). I suck at sport. Have trouble communicating at times. Have worked retail for maybe 20 years because, no office job would ever hire no matter what CV place/ job adivce, advancement I have tried. And I have begun to hate customer serivice with a blind passion. I swear being good a good customer service whatever is really just letting people treat you like crap. I will never earn enough money to be a true equel partner in my my relationship. People - even people who know me well can never tell me what I am actually good at, or just say I am kind which is some patronizing consolation prize for being an idiot. Mostly palitudes cause they don't know what to say. Oh she's dumb but at least she's nice about it. So many pysgologists and councilers just get me to talk in cirlces becuase at the end of the day I am me and that is never going to change. A pysgologists once told me that I should congratualte myself cause I get out of bed in the morning. The whole thing felt so patronizing. So I still don't understand what is to actually like.

Guest_52178034 loneliness
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I am 32 year old male I am suffering from depression loneliness for a long time I don’t have any real friends I have no one to talk to and I feel hopeless I have thought of self harming myself what do I do

I am 32 year old male I am suffering from depression loneliness for a long time I don’t have any real friends I have no one to talk to and I feel hopeless I have thought of self harming myself what do I do

PTSD and trauma

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Halecia PTSD alone and I have No life
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Hey it’s been a while since I posted on here. I’m extremely distressed and I’m moving house too in the next week.  Everytime I have a clear heart and mind I call my mother. Or people who I reach out too who i usually block. It’s like my body heart a... View more

Hey it’s been a while since I posted on here. I’m extremely distressed and I’m moving house too in the next week. 🙂 Everytime I have a clear heart and mind I call my mother. Or people who I reach out too who i usually block. It’s like my body heart and mind wants closure so I reach out but these people are narcissistic. Having put me in that moment of distress in the first place. my Mother looks at conversations towards her as a competition. Instead of LISTENING To the words I’m expressing and conveying to her she listens to what she can get out of it and how it affects her. She thinks she’s being attacked so she has her guard up all the time. I could be expressing how much I loved my Country coastal trip and how I was abit worried about my cars Gears, but I had a good trip away, AND SHE’LL FOCUS ON MY NEGATIVE EVENTS. Which is NOT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. im 38 I’ve gone through a few domestic violence incidents one which was very traumatically VIOLENT. Then the other phycological more after he went to the remand centre. writing to people is hard when SO MANY NASTY NARCISSISTIC PEOPLE Have tried to make me react and say things to take from me. What I generally mean by that is that growing up in a single parent house hold even though my dad wanted to be with my mum. I Would always be told to do things I didn’t want to do my Other sister ran off one day when she was 14. And she didn’t come back. She hasn’t spoken to my mother since. shes 39. if I mistaked something I would get punished usually hit. im stressed right now due to strangers like plumbing technicians coming around to my place of rental to fix a plumbing Issue only to forcefully demanding and Outrageous. This happened yesterday. I’m moving out of this property. But it was disgusting. only word I can think of is Apporant. Behaviour. It’s time to go away. It’s time to focus on my own self and thoughts. It’s difficult when I’ve got horrible things my mother has said in the back of my mind. She needs to go away and let me be happy. I’ve always dreamt she’ll go away to live somewhere and let me us be happy. my sister has moved to Canada. She did when she was 28. I had a strong bond with my other little sister but she hasn’t spoken to me since me and my ex finished (she’s 27) I have another sibling who likes to control me. She’s 44. She my halfsister. my mother deposits small amounts into my bank account without me asking. So now I’ve had to block her recipient. I hope things do work for me

Depp Confused
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My partner and I just went through a breakup, had it’s good and bad times, I was voicing what’s on my mind as we do and I said “thing you do make me feel like an option” the relationship ended the next day and made me the option.. where did I go wron... View more

My partner and I just went through a breakup, had it’s good and bad times, I was voicing what’s on my mind as we do and I said “thing you do make me feel like an option” the relationship ended the next day and made me the option.. where did I go wrong?

sid_123 I was raped in a small town
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Two years ago I was raped while unconscious from drinking, by a close friend. I felt in my small town I couldn't talk about it, for fear of not being believed or honestly I couldn't imagine the rift that would bring n his family (who are lovely), and... View more

Two years ago I was raped while unconscious from drinking, by a close friend. I felt in my small town I couldn't talk about it, for fear of not being believed or honestly I couldn't imagine the rift that would bring n his family (who are lovely), and he is a popular person. I had bruises and people knew he had taken me there unconscious so I should have done something. I told only a couple close friends a month after it happened, and they were unfazed and still talk to him and are friends with him. I struggle to see him around and I have to fake being polite to him even though it kills me. Even my new boyfriend (who knows what happened) will maintain conversation with him. I have so many mixed feelings about this and would love someone to take me seriously when I talk about it.

Suicidal thoughts and self-harm

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Bevo ??
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Can’t cope. I’ve hit rock bottom before but not this bad. My head hurts, I’m tired, I’m sad, I think of my mum up above thinking I want to be with her so I don’t feel anymore pain.

Can’t cope. I’ve hit rock bottom before but not this bad. My head hurts, I’m tired, I’m sad, I think of my mum up above thinking I want to be with her so I don’t feel anymore pain.

orangutans3142 EXTREME HEALTH OCD MAKING LIFE UNLIVEABLE
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I'm almost 19 years old (F) and I have been living with GAD and MDD for a lot of my life. Last year I was diagnosed with OCD and it has gotten unbearable and I just don't know how I will live anymore. It's like living in a constant state of torture a... View more

I'm almost 19 years old (F) and I have been living with GAD and MDD for a lot of my life. Last year I was diagnosed with OCD and it has gotten unbearable and I just don't know how I will live anymore. It's like living in a constant state of torture and I don't think anyone around me understand how suicidal it makes meI cycle through OCD thoughts/themes so once I work through one worry another one begins almost instantly. I'm on antipsychotics because of how bad it gets sometimes. One of my worst themes is health OCD. I remember a few months ago I truly thought I had cancer and was in extreme fear that I was going to die soon to the point I was living my life like I only had a month left (making impulsive decisions, not caring about how much money I spent). Right now I'm in one of the most painful spirals I have ever been in and it's about teeth and gum disease. Despite going to the dentist regularly I can't stop my compulsions of comparing my gums with pictures of healthy gums, taking photos to assess gum recession and posting on reddit and other sites for reassurance. I'm in so much pain. I keep having nightmares about my teeth falling out, I often get headaches and feel light-headed from anxiety episodes and I feel as though my life is coming to an end. I don't want to lose my teeth before I turn 30. The medication is not working anymore and I just want to end it all. I don't want this to be my life forever, being in a constant state of inflammation and exhaustion from my severe OCD and anxiety. I keep trying to hold onto hope but it's so hard

Guest_69966314 IDKKKK
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my ex friend is taking me to court for things i didn't do and i feel like killing myself what do I do

my ex friend is taking me to court for things i didn't do and i feel like killing myself what do I do