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Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Unknown userMember12 Aug 2020, 9:49 am AEST

Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Anxiety is a normal and natural reaction everyone experiences from time to time. Anxiety can become a problem and develops into different types of anxiety disorders for many when it affects how we want to live our lives. With the right support, we can learn to manage our anxiety and live meaningful and fulfilling lives.

For this month’s Topic Tuesday, we will be having a special guest from WayAhead coming to discuss all things related to anxiety and how we can manage our anxiety during uncertain times.

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In response to: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

SageSolidContributor25 Aug 2020, 7:44 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Yes, Panic Disorder was another diagnosis. Truly debilitating feelings of nearly dying and feeling outside my body. I have a handle on that pretty well but still on a little med help a day after years on one drug then the process of weaning via the longer lasting one.

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SallyMartinContributor25 Aug 2020, 7:46 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Yes Panic Attacks can be extremely frightening, they can cripple people and stop them doing so much @SageSolid

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Shaz51Senior Contributor25 Aug 2020, 7:47 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Yes @SageSolid , @Former-Member , @SallyMartin

Yes panic attacks are bad , seen my love one go through lots

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Unknown userMember25 Aug 2020, 7:47 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Thank you everyone for sharing!

Now that we are all more aware of the many different types of anxiety disorders. What do you think are some of the biggest myths and misconceptions people have about anxiety disorders? And has this affected you, your loved ones, or someone you know in their recovery journey?

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SallyMartinContributor25 Aug 2020, 7:48 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Again people think anxiety disorders are trivial. Symptoms are different from person to person. What one person can do with an anxiety disorder ,the next person with the same anxiety can not do. This is confusing for people, some anxiety is not shown, people hide it and try their best to get through things.

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Unknown userMember25 Aug 2020, 7:50 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

For me, the biggest misconceptions and stereotype is the conception that some people are just worrywarts, and there is nothing they/you can do to make any difference. I also found that it isn’t helpful when someone says “get over your worries/fears. It’s nothing”.

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SageSolidContributor25 Aug 2020, 7:50 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

@Former-Member
Myth: It's all chemical imbalance that need med's!

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Shaz51Senior Contributor25 Aug 2020, 7:51 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

@eth , @Emelia8

@Former-Member , @SallyMartin

Some think you just need to get over it

Some think it is not real

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SageSolidContributor25 Aug 2020, 7:51 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Very true!

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SallyMartinContributor25 Aug 2020, 7:53 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday// Managing your anxiety during uncertain times - with WayAhead // Tues 25th August, 7-8:30PM AEST

Yes, I did my CBT treatment without medication and happy to say I have had OCD undercontrol for 30 years @Former-Member

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