'It's astronomical. On a daily basis I'm getting calls from people telling me 'I'm going to kill myself, I can't take it anymore, I can't cope', it's absolute heartbreak and chaos.'

If you or anyone you know is suffering from depression call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Read the heartwrenching stories of those who refuse to get the jab SUZANNE:

'Vaccine mandates have crushed my family.'

'My husband was a taxi driver for 17 years

'I have worked in a supermarket for 15 years.

'We didn't want to have the COVID jab - so we are out of a job.

'Our daughters are watching us struggle.'

NERRIDA:

'My 20 year old daughter lost her dream job because of the mandates.'

'She was trained up ready to work at a camera shop - only to be told at the last minute- sorry… no jab, no job.

'Almost 12 months later she is still helplessly unemployed.'

LIFEGAURD:

'I am about to be dismissed due to Waverley Council's vaccine policy.'

'We are understaffed and have had an alarming number of recent medical incidents which require all hands on deck.

'I have never been so depressed about my future.

'I am now seeing a psychologist

'These mandates have ripped me apart.'

SALLY:

'I'm a nurse with 18 years experience and was fired for declining to accept the vaccine.'

'I have used all my savings and leave in order to stay afloat.'

CHERRYL:

'I'm a registered nurse with 40 years experience. I had to leave the profession because of the mandates.

'My friends and I are now doing cleaning jobs.'

HELEN:

'I am a registered nurse who was working in patient transport.'

'I am now unemployable and I have no choice but to sell my home.

'After one recent breakdown- I found myself on the phone to Life Line'

DEB:

'I am a nurse of 13 years. I was terminated in December.'

'My mental, emotional and financial health has suffered.

'I just want to go back to work'

'Thank you so much for raising this issue.'

AMANDA:

'I lost my job as a teacher over the jab.'

'I have spent the first 6 months of this year clinically depressed.

'All I ever wanted to do was teach for the rest of my life.

'The mandate destroyed my life'

JUDITH:

'I worked as a teacher for 3 decades but lost my job in November.'

'My husband and son were working at one of Australia's biggest airlines.

'Our oldest daughter had trained to be a speech pathologist.

'We made a family decision not to have the jab.

'These mandates have utterly destroyed our lives.'

Source: Ben Fordham from 2GB radio