COSMOPOLITAN March 2016 13714
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"Mel Evans#IBELIEVEMY
FRIEND MAY
HAVE ANXIETY.
HOW DO I HELP?
“People worry they’re
going to put their foot
in it, but people often
value those who notice
and are offering them
support,” explains Dr
Carbone. “You don’t
have to be a therapist
or solve the problem,
that’s up to them, but
it’s about being a wing-
person and being there
to tell them you’re a
bit worried. Ask them,
‘Hey, what’s going on?’
Some people will brush
you off, but sometimes
it takes two or three
bitesofthecherryto
convince them that you
care and that you’re
not there to tell them
what they should do.”ITHINKIHAVE
ANXIETY.WHAT
SHOULDI DO?
Dr Carbone suggests
a few options:● (^) Your GP is a very
good starting point.
They can make a
diagnosis and start
treatment or refer
you to a therapist.
● (^) Phone lines like
Beyond Blue (1300
22 4636) provide
information and
a referral service.
● (^) There are a lot of
online therapies, like
government website
mindhealthconnect.
org.au, where people
can learn about these
conditions and figure
out the treatments
that will suit them.
PERCENTOF
AUSTRALIAN
ADULTS ARE
AFFECTED
BY ANXIETY
“I was mid-sentence
giving a presentation
at work when I felt
a lump rising in my
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I’ll just have to quit, move home
to Lithgow and go back to the
pizza shop that I was working in
when I was at school"
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I don’t want to move
back to Lithgow! I have to go and
see a doctor "
If you think you may suffer from
an anxiety condition always seek
help or talk to someone you trust.
body love
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS JANSEN/BAUER