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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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The event runs from 7pm - 8.30pm AEST on the 25th of August. Each month we focus on a different topic, with the session facilitated by a Community Manager or Moderator.

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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, 8:14 pm AEST

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

@Former-Member wrote:
@SageSolid It is that uncertainty and the 'if' that we don't know/ unsure of that makes things so challenging isn't it!

Certainly is! I guess sooner or later we have to realise that we have only token control and that's the wall we're chipping away at.

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Unknown userMember25 Aug 2020, 8:16 pm AEST

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

@Shaz51 and Mr.Shaz51,

I can only imagine how challenging it must have been for him to have multiple diagnoses. It is just not fair how mental illness is being misrepresented and judged

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SallyMartinContributor25 Aug 2020, 8:19 pm AEST

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

I also think it is hard for family and friends to understand, I am not sure about anyone else but my husband who was extremely supportive but still does not really understand. I think we dont look sick, they cannot see all that anxiety in our chest and i think it is the anxiety that dives us to our rituals, worries etc

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Shaz51Senior Contributor25 Aug 2020, 8:20 pm AEST

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

Hello @Teej , @Eve7

Mr shaz said hello @eth , he is off to go to sleep now

@Former-Member , @SageSolid , @SallyMartin

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Unknown userMember25 Aug 2020, 8:21 pm AEST

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

@Sage It is difficult when your loved ones don't understand what you're going through. While it took some time for your dad, I am really glad to hear that he had came around for you

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TeejSenior Contributor25 Aug 2020, 8:21 pm AEST

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

Hi all 👋🏻

Ive been following along for a bit. For me personally I'm feeling anxious about going out again, not for fear of the virus but more that I've lived in my bubble for a while and I guess there's a bit of social anxiety and performance anxiety that is holding me back. It's something I'm not really sure how to tackle it yet.

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor25 Aug 2020, 8:23 pm AEST

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

@SallyMartin

My anxiety has gone through the roof since covid. My father has been recently diagnosed with cancer and currently undergoing chemotherapy so I have become a recluse and going out triggers anxiety. I've got a bit better than when it first "came out" but I do worry

Hello Mr Shaz 👋

@eth thank you so much of what you say resonates ❤️

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Unknown userMember25 Aug 2020, 8:23 pm AEST

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

@SallyMartin

Do you have any tips for those here today on how we can cope with certain anxious feelings when they do come up during this time / or anytime for that matter!

One tip that I would like to share is to be kind to yourself and focus on what you do know and can control. For me, focusing on what I know is me limiting my news media intake, thus to only read trustworthy news article and media release from the government. I also try to concentrate on what I can control such as wearing a mask when I have to leave the house, washing my hands, and maintaining an everyday routine as much as I can (wake up, go to bed, eat dinner at the same time).

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Shaz51Senior Contributor25 Aug 2020, 8:24 pm AEST

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

@Former-Member , @SallyMartin

It is the same with all my physical problems, people can not see what is wrong and they says -- you look ok to me but boy my body tells me otherwise

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SageSolidContributor25 Aug 2020, 8:24 pm AEST

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

@SallyMartin wrote:
I also think it is hard for family and friends to understand, I am not sure about anyone else but my husband who was extremely supportive but still does not really understand. I think we dont look sick, they cannot see all that anxiety in our chest and i think it is the anxiety that dives us to our rituals, worries etc

Yup!

My Partner is very supportive luckily but she also suffers from GAD and OCD so we tend to bounce off each other. It does however get tough when we're both down as I have chronic insomnia and she can fall asleep. She does wake up frequently though just thinking things over and over so neither of us get decent sleep much.

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