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Q: depression and anxiety
asked by: stressedout on September 30th, 2003
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I am a 38 yr old single mother, just seperated from my husband. I am so stressed out all the time, worrying about my kids, my parents, my siblings, you name it. I try not to worry, but I can't seem to help it.

Of course I also worry about money. I have only been on my own for a couple of months and am so broke. Not that we were rich, but at least there were 2 incomes coming in. Now there's only mine and so many bills. I feel so alone without my husband, even though I know we have been unhappy for a long, long time. I suffer from depression and anxiety and that is why he wanted to split up.

I can use all the advice I can get! Thanks
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nikki_caro
replied on October 1st, 2003
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Girl you should never worry and be happy with the things you do have. Dont worry so much and take things day by day. Have you tried counceling to get your feelings out? That always helps. I read this before and it is so beautiful and true maybe it will give you some courage!


Do not worry
25"therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[2] ?
28"and why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29yet I tell you that not even solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30if that is how god clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, o you of little faith? 31so do not worry, saying, 'what shall we eat?' or 'what shall we drink?' or 'what shall we wear?' 32for the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly father knows that you need them. 33but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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nikki_caro
replied on October 1st, 2003
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Girl you should never worry and be happy with the things you do have. Dont worry so much and take things day by day. Have you tried counceling to get your feelings out? That always helps. I read this before and it is so beautiful and true maybe it will give you some courage!


Do not worry
25"therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[2] ?
28"and why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29yet I tell you that not even solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30if that is how god clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, o you of little faith? 31so do not worry, saying, 'what shall we eat?' or 'what shall we drink?' or 'what shall we wear?' 32for the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly father knows that you need them. 33but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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nikki_caro
replied on October 1st, 2003
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Girl you should never worry and be happy with the things you do have. Dont worry so much and take things day by day. Have you tried counceling to get your feelings out? That always helps. I read this before and it is so beautiful and true maybe it will give you some courage!


Do not worry
25"therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[2] ?
28"and why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29yet I tell you that not even solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30if that is how god clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, o you of little faith? 31so do not worry, saying, 'what shall we eat?' or 'what shall we drink?' or 'what shall we wear?' 32for the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly father knows that you need them. 33but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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stressedout
replied on October 1st, 2003
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Thanks nikki, that was a nice reading. Smile I am in counselling and that definitely helps. It's great to have someone to talk to, who really has no involvement in what's going on. That's also why I started chatting on these forums. It is helping too, to see that there are other people out there with the same kinds of problems....Poor us........
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ambra
replied on October 5th, 2003
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How Can I Stop Worrying So Much
Maybe you should, at least temporarily, talk with your doctor about putting you on anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication. I take celexa and it really helps me.
Good luck.
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Eloise
replied on October 5th, 2003
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My Sister's N Your Shoes, But I Have Been Depressed!!
I'm not all that good on the computer, but I will do the best that I can for u to understand me. I had brain surgery in 1998, that's when things were turned around for me. My sister's husband died after they were divorced. She has 3 children, all teenagers. Sometimes I feel so sorry for her, because she's going thru the ringer with them. I've never stood in her shoes when it comes to what she's going thru. I met my husband in 1979 & we're still together. My depression (i think) stemmed from the brain surgery. I am the total opposite of what I use to be. It was very hard for me to cope with myself. I really thought that I would be working 6-months after surgery, but I just started having 1 problem after another. I'm have about 12 different symptoms now. For years I tried to be the way I was before surgery, after trying for so long, I finally decided to accept me the way I was, of course I prayed a lot. I love my husband very much, he's an original, he has always been there for me, but it was hard for him to accept me the way I was after surgery. I told him once that it was very hard for me to accept myself. After a lot of praying & researching, I came to the realization that I wasn't the only person n this world suffering. Who was I to even think that I deserved more attention than the doctors were giving me. I had a ruff childhood (mentally & physical), but thinking back to my child hood, is what made me think about things differently. It doesn't matter how much pain we're n (and believe me, as far as pain, i've been there a lot) or what we're going through, there's always someone out in this world prostitute doing 5x's worst than us. When I realized that with god's help, I started feeling better about myself, even though I can't drive yet, cook 1 thing at a time, sleep more than usually, no alcolic beverages, making sure that when I walk there's someone with me, etc.......... I have a lot of symptoms, but i'm always thinking of other people. I do have other mental issues, but I know that I can't stop it, but I can control it. I know I really don't know your situation totally, but I can imagine, because of what my sister's going thru. That's about all I can say. I hope you don't wait until it get's 2 late before u do anything. U need help now, if u can read, write & talk u will do fine, because your children r going to need u more than any body. When u know that u r depressed it's better to get help sooner than later. I did later & i'm just a big jumble or problems because I waited to long. Best of success to u. Because u have kids, so right now u have to do what's best for u & them. Good luck to u & your children. When I started seeing a psychiatrist, is when I started feeling a little better.
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Eloise
replied on October 5th, 2003
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My Sister's N Your Shoes, But I Have Been Depressed!!
I'm not all that good on the computer, but I will do the best that I can for u to understand me. I had brain surgery in 1998, that's when things were turned around for me. My sister's husband died after they were divorced. She has 3 children, all teenagers. Sometimes I feel so sorry for her, because she's going thru the ringer with them. I've never stood in her shoes when it comes to what she's going thru. I met my husband in 1979 & we're still together. My depression (i think) stemmed from the brain surgery. I am the total opposite of what I use to be. It was very hard for me to cope with myself. I really thought that I would be working 6-months after surgery, but I just started having 1 problem after another. I'm have about 12 different symptoms now. For years I tried to be the way I was before surgery, after trying for so long, I finally decided to accept me the way I was, of course I prayed a lot. I love my husband very much, he's an original, he has always been there for me, but it was hard for him to accept me the way I was after surgery. I told him once that it was very hard for me to accept myself. After a lot of praying & researching, I came to the realization that I wasn't the only person n this world suffering. Who was I to even think that I deserved more attention than the doctors were giving me. I had a ruff childhood (mentally & physical), but thinking back to my child hood, is what made me think about things differently. It doesn't matter how much pain we're n (and believe me, as far as pain, i've been there a lot) or what we're going through, there's always someone out in this world prostitute doing 5x's worst than us. When I realized that with god's help, I started feeling better about myself, even though I can't drive yet, cook 1 thing at a time, sleep more than usually, no alcolic beverages, making sure that when I walk there's someone with me, etc.......... I have a lot of symptoms, but i'm always thinking of other people. I do have other mental issues, but I know that I can't stop it, but I can control it. I know I really don't know your situation totally, but I can imagine, because of what my sister's going thru. That's about all I can say. I hope you don't wait until it get's 2 late before u do anything. U need help now, if u can read, write & talk u will do fine, because your children r going to need u more than any body. When u know that u r depressed it's better to get help sooner than later. I did later & i'm just a big jumble or problems because I waited to long. Best of success to u. Because u have kids, so right now u have to do what's best for u & them. Good luck to u & your children. When I started seeing a psychiatrist, is when I started feeling a little better.
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gg
replied on October 6th, 2003
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Stress
I am worrying I have anixty toqward medicine and I am so scared that something will happen to me. I go rto the dentsist today I hate the novacaine shots will they harm me help Sad
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phil dennison
replied on November 14th, 2003
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Give and god will give.
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qt3
replied on November 27th, 2003
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Re: How Can I Stop Worrying So Much?
stressedout wrote:
i am a 38 yr old single mother, just seperated from my husband. I am so stressed out all the time, worrying about my kids, my parents, my siblings, you name it. I try not to worry, but I can't seem to help it.


Of course I also worry about money. I have only been on my own for a couple of months and am so broke. Not that we were rich, but at least there were 2 incomes coming in. Now there's only mine and so many bills. I feel so alone without my husband, even though I know we have been unhappy for a long, long time. I suffer from depression and anxiety and that is why he wanted to split up.


I can use all the advice I can get! Thanks


the answer for me was cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt). I was on meds for many years before I found cbt and it cured me and got me off meds in a remarkably short period of time. Cbt is not like other talk therapy. A good cbt therapist does not care much about your past or why you think you feel the way you do etc. A good cbt therapist knows they cannot change what's already happened to you but they can help you change how you deal with what happens in your life from here on out. It's all about using the tools to learn to think more clearly and accurately about things and once you do your anxiety, panic and depression will miraculously begin to lift before your eyes. My favorite starter book on cbt is "been there, done that? Do this! By sam obitz based on what I have seen with the people I know who used cbt the more dedicated you are to the tools the faster and deeper the recovery regardless of how bad their anxiety was when they got started. It was inspiring to see the people that dove in head first and how fast they started seeing results to those of us like me that were more skeptical and less dedicated to using the tools in the beginning. Good luck.
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purple333
replied on December 20th, 2003
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All of you should go to an on-line search engine (google or yahoo perhaps) & look up trytophan it's what releases the chemicals in our brain to balance our serotonin levels which will then reduce stress. It's in lots of foods, turkey, most nuts, ricotta cheese, bananas, pumpkin seeds & soooooooo many more. Try something simple, natural & as I assume you have to eat & this is in food it's cheaper than medicines etc.

Another thing which works to balance serotonin is the particular impact from the suns rays between 6 & 7 am (even if it's overcast) so take a gentle 30 minute walk (outdoors) at that time, take the family, you'll all benefit.
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