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amiablePal9825
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PathStep 11 Compassion hearts57 Forum posts33 Forum upvotes45 Current upvotes45 Age GroupAdult Last activeDecember, 2023 Member sinceOctober 15, 2019
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Skin picking
Anxiety Support / by amiablePal9825
Last post
 July 6th, 2022
...See more Hi! Does anyone have any advice on how to stop skin picking? From as far back as I can remember I’ve always picked at the skin around my nails to the point that they bleed, I do it for most of the day and I don’t even notice that I’m doing it most of the time. My fingers are always scared, cut open and really inflamed and bleeding because of the picking. Over the last few months I’ve started picking at the skin on my face, and I’m really struggling to stop! I’ve always been self-conscious about how my hands look but it was something that I could hide easily but now with my face I’m feeling really paranoid and stressed that people are staring at me which is causing me to pick more. I’m just wondering if anyone has any tips to try keep from picking (especially at my face). I’ve tried fidget rings and wearing a rubber band to flick, and they work when I’m focused on doing them, but then once I’m not paying attention to the fidgets or feel stressed or anxious I’m back to picking at my skin, sometimes without even noticing! Thanks!
Do I stay or do I go
Anxiety Support / by amiablePal9825
Last post
 January 26th, 2022
...See more I work in a very high stress area, a lot of addiction, mental health difficulties, child protection issues ect! I love my job and I’ve work in the area for 3 years (only graduated College last year, casual work for a year and a half, full time ever since) but I feel like I’m really not coping well with the stress the job brings. I’ve recently been diagnosed with OCD and general anxiety disorder and my anxiety has been at an all time high for the last year! The job causes me so much stress to the point of being physically sick, but at the same time I enjoy it so much. I do a lot of self care but nothing seems to be enough! I’ve always known that this area of work has a lot of burn out so I knew it was like a ticking time bomb since I started but it’s hit me so much sooner then I expected and I’m really disappointed with myself for feeling like this! The though of leavings the sector all together fills me with so much anxiety, I’ll be a quitter, people will know I couldn’t handle the stress, I won’t find something else I love to do. But I’m afraid to stay any longer Incase I break! As I said I always knew there was a time limit on how long I could do this sort of job, and I would go through phases of “I just need to get through this week” and the anxiety would ease after a while, but since this dip in my mental health the last year I feel as though I’ve been saying “you just gotta get through this week” for a year straight and I’m exhausted!! I kept thinking this super high anxiety would fade and it really hasn’t so I’ve excepted it as my new normal and I don’t know if my new normal can cope with this job. Has anyone ever stepped back from a job they love? Was it the right choice?
Job or mental health?
Anxiety Support / by amiablePal9825
Last post
 March 13th, 2021
...See more So I guess I'm writing here looking to see if anyone has been in a similar situation or knows anyone who's been though this. I work in social care which is A very high stress environment but I've been doing it for two years and I've always loved it. A few months ago I was moved to a different location in my job and I'm really struggling. At the start I thought I wasn't giving myself enough time to settle in but now a few months in I feel worse than ever. It's starting to take an effect on my mental health and my anxiety is at an all time high. I've been experiencing sleepless nights, panic attacks, and weight loss from vomiting. My shifts are 24 hours and I spend the entire time trying not to cry, shaking, or physically getting sick from the stress. I feel like my entire life is made up of being anxious in work or being at home anxious about going into work. I'm at the stage when I'm debating handing in my notice and just leaving myself with no job. The idea of being stuck with no job and only my savings to support myself is making me anxious but I honestly can't imagine having to work their any longer. I'm afraid the state of my mental health is just going to keep getting worst if I stay but im also afraid to just up and leave because that all sounds so over the top to me. I guess I'm looking for guidance, or reassurance or something along those lines because I'm afraid I'm going to be stuck feeling trapped in this anxiety bubble forever.
Health anxiety
Anxiety Support / by amiablePal9825
Last post
 January 12th, 2020
...See more Since late last year a very close family member of mine has been suffering from sever health anxiety. She is very anxious that she is going to pass away and noticing a freckle/spot/cut on herself can cause extreme anxiety attackts. If she has a headache or sore throat she tries to admit herself to hospital/ call an ambulance thinking shes going to pass away. I have suffered with anxiety for my entire teen and adult life. And this family member has always been so supportive and amazing to me, but I feel like shes making it very hard for me to help her. Due to my line of work myself and my family are entitled to free 24/7 councilling over the phone and a number of free face to face sessions, I have suggested she attends these but she acts very dismissive, or fakes instrest. She is the first to say she is aware nothing is wrong with her thats she just cant control the panic, and needs help, but shes refusing any help. She has since started to put myself down, almost as if everything is a competition. If I stubbed my toe today, she stubbed two toes, sort of thing. This came along about the same time as her health anxiety and Im not sure if they are connected. Im worried as she is slowly getting worse and I feel as though Im being pushed away when Im trying to help! She knows she needs help and is constantly saying I need to get rid of this but wont seek or accept it. Had anyone ever dealt with health anxiety before? Any help would be amazing!
Life is moving too quick
Anxiety Support / by amiablePal9825
Last post
 November 11th, 2019
...See more Hi guys, this is my first post in this and Im not really sure how the app works but I just wanted a place to share how I feel and hopefully get some advice? Im in my last year in collage and feel so overwhelmed that at 22 Ill be in the real world. I often feel like I havent achieved anything, very little life experience and that they big bad works is going to tear me apart? I feel so unprepared and that life is just moving so quick and I dont get how i can feel so much like a baby but at the same time feel as though Im supposed to have my life together. I took a panic attack last week and ended up in hospital and I was told to take a few days off college.Im heading back in morning and feel so anxious that I havent been able to eat at all today. Im afraid Ill be behind in lectures, Im afraid Ill be asked why I missed days, Im afraid Ill do something to make a fool of myself... but Im also terrified to take more time off Incase I fall further behind. I just really want to know that Im not alone in feeling like I should have my entire life together when really Im still just a kid trying to figure life out.
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