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Anxiety is ruining my life

Jackie1New Contributor22 May 2018, 11:39 am AEST

Anxiety is ruining my life

Hey there. not sure where to start, I have had a very traumatic life that has involved parent neglect and another just up and leaving, a very abusive 12 year relationship, a chronic illness and the loss of two very close people to horrific tragic incidents. I've been feeling the best I ever have in the last 2 years thanks to diet and exercise. I even let myself be open to love - which for me is very hard. we met and fell in love immediately - in just two months we have discussed our future life together etc, he lives with his kids and separated wife.... I chose to go into it with an open heart and all of a sudden he has ghosted me - I honesty feel like I am 7 again when my father left. I have kept my anxiety in check but I feel so out of control I am scared. is there free counselling available in Perth?

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WhiteknightSenior Contributor22 May 2018, 2:35 pm AEST

Re: Anxiety is ruining my life

@Jackie1
Hi. Scroll down several posts to my thread #anxiety, how I overcame it.

That might help. I dont know of any servives in Perth. You could start with your GP.

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JupiterSenior Contributor22 May 2018, 3:10 pm AEST

Re: Anxiety is ruining my life

Hi Jackie1,

A very warm welcome to the forums

What a difficult situation you are in at the moment. I can understand how what has happened in your new relationship has triggered the feelings you had when your father left. It's great that you have reached out for support here on the forums and that you are looking into counselling to get on top of anxiety. Here is some information on low-cost counselling services in Perth:

Low cost psychological counselling services are provided at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, Curtin University in Bentley, Murdoch University in Murdoch and The University of Western Australia in Nedlands. These are the training clinics for the postgraduate Psychology students (eg Masters or Doctoral students) so is charged at a lower cost (usually around $15 per session).

Alternatively you can access low cost counselling through Centrecare, Anglicare / Kinway and Relationships Australia, who have a range of locations across the Perth metro area.

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