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Posted 6/29/2015 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
My life is such a mess. I'm 60 years old and feel like nothing is going well. I have kidney disease, depression, anxiety and am facing bankruptcy. This afternoon I just wanted to go to sleep and never wake up.
I see a therapist, have medicine prescribed by a psychiatrist but I just can't get out of this funk.
I called a friend who lives far away and she talked me out of doing anything drastic.
Please hearing from people helps me feel better
Posted 6/29/2015 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
Contact your psych's office--or your therapists office. This is information they need to know.
Posted 6/29/2015 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
Dan,

On your previous post I suggested you find a support group in your area. Have you looked into that. You can ask your doc or therapist, usually they have lists.

Also, ask your therapist for 'coping skills' so when the darkness hits you can stay safe. Do daily skills, to prevent the bad emotions from coming.

It is a daily battle, however it is winnable.

Check out our resource thread at the top of the forum, lots of information to browse.

Peace
Trina



Peace
Trina
Posted 6/30/2015 12:31 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Dan. Sorry to hear you're going through such a rough patch. I'm sure you've already been told to try to change your perspective. Not look at the bankruptcy as an end, but rather a new beginning. Perhaps that will help the anxiety too. Things may not be falling apart, but rather, falling into place.

When my husband was in kidney failure and starting dialysis, there was a wonderful support group at the hospital for kidney patients. That may be a good place to start, as you will already have something in common with the others and know that they face many of the same problems. They may have some good practical suggestions from what they have already experienced.

Keep posting here, and check the other forums for extra support. I myself post here and in 'chronic pain'.
Posted 6/30/2015 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for responding. I made it through the day and feel better today. I see my therapist this afternoon and I am going to ask her for some coping skills.
Posted 6/30/2015 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
Dan,

Thats the idea! Sometimes our clinical care professional don't know how we really feel until we start asking questions and then it clicks for them. They are human and become desensitized just to be able to do their job with so many people.

You can do this, try not to loose hope, there is always hope where there is breath!

You are NOT alone!

Peace
Trina
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