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Understanding Anxiety

Information and support for Anxiety Disorders

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      • Julie’s Story – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
      • Marie’s Story – Agoraphobia
      • Quinn’s story – Generalised Anxiety Disorder
    • A Summary of the Latest Research
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OCD and Anxiety Disorders Awareness

WayAhead and Anxiety Recovery Centre (ARCVic) have put together a range of resources to support people with anxiety disorders, carers, family, friends and health professionals.

Watch, read, relate, share, get involved, learn, all the good things…

  • Support Groups NSW
  • Support Groups VIC
  • OCD Resources
  • Anxiety Fact Sheets in many languages
  • Anxiety in children resources
  • Perinatal Anxiety and Depression

Check out the side bar for personal stories, interesting articles and useful resources and research.

Anxiety Support Groups NSW

WayAhead runs monthly Anxiety and OCD Support Groups across NSW. A Support Group is a non-judgemental place for people with anxiety, and or their family and friends to meet. Our support groups are for people with anxiety disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder, social phobia, panic attacks / disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and/or specific phobias.

Watch our ‘What happens at a support group meeting’ video.

Check out our Support Group Locations or Calendar to find a group near you.

Anxiety Support Groups VIC

ARCVic run support groups for a range of different Anxiety Disorders as well as specific groups like Social Anxiety, Trichotillomania, Hoarding, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Support Groups provide an opportunity for people to help one another, understand their anxiety disorder and the recovery process.

Check out their Support Group information or the calendar to find a support group near you.

OCD Resources

We have produced this educational material to explain what Obsessive Compulsive Order (OCD) is. This may help for someone who has OCD or their carers to recognise the symptoms and seek help. It may also help to stop people using the label “OCD” incorrectly and inappropriately. You can download and print these posters.

Click on the poster you wish to download. The multi above is for a3 size and the 4 below are for a4 size.

Fact Sheets

English
Anxiety
OCD
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Social Anxiety
Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder
Simplified Chinese
Anxiety 焦虑
OCD 强迫性障碍
GAD 广泛性焦虑障碍
Social Anxiety  社会焦虑障碍
Agoraphobia 广场恐怖症
Panic Disorder 慌恐障碍

Anxiety Fact Sheets in Many Languages
Amharic
Arabic
Assyrian
Croatian
Dari
Dinka
Farsi
Greek
Italian
Khmer
Krio
Korean
Macedonian
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Swahili
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Vietnamese

Anxiety in Children

Small Steps is a program that aims to raise awareness and improve the recognition of anxiety disorders in children. We have a range of downloadable resources to help you and we also offer free ‘anxiety awareness’ seminars for primary school staff and parents.

For more information
Call  (02) 9339 6003
Email: Small Steps 
Small Steps Brochure
Downloadable Resources
Anxiety Awareness Guide for Teachers 
Anxiety Awareness Guide for Parents
父母必备的焦虑认知指南
Strategies to Support Anxious Children in the Classroom

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety

Each year in November WayAhead runs Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA) Week. There are events (in Sydney), small grants and free resources available. For more information check out the website. The PNDA website also has resources available all year round- to view these click here

Personal Stories

  • Bé's Story

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • Julie's Story

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • Marie's Story

    Agoraphobia

  • Quinn's Story

    Generalised Anxiety Disorder

  • Anonymous Story

    Anxiety Support Groups really help

  • Anonymous Story

    Pure Obsessional OCD

Podcast and Radio Interviews

  • All in the Mind - Lynne Malcom

    Dr Rocco Crino, Julie Leitch and Mary

  • Conversations with Richard Fidler

    Dr Rocco Crino & Julie Leitch

  • ABC Classic FM Midday Interview - Margaret Throsby

    Dr Rocco Crino

Interesting Articles

  • Talking About It

    Celebrities opening up about mental health

  • Strength of Online Communities

    How YouTube stars tackle poor mental health

  • Accommodating OCD

    Family Accommodation of OCD

  • Treating OCD with Exposure Therapy

    All in the Mind with Lynne Malcom

  • Burwood Anxiety Support Group

    Meet Sam, our facilitator

Resources

  • Research into Anxiety

    Precis by Ron Rapee

  • Adult Anxiety Clinics NSW
  • Childrens Anxiety Clinics NSW

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Get Support

Anxiety Disorders Information Line
1300 794 992
5 days a week
9.00 - 5.00pm

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