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Posted 7/4/2016 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
Hello All,

I am new here.

For awhile I have been suffering from anxiety and depression. I feel so stuck and lost, I am unhappy and feel so stressed out. I have a decent job and should feel content but I don't. I am a single parent and 30, I feel like I am just HERE. I am single, my relationships are never what I want.

I hate it I feel like crying everyday but don't. I hold so much in and I feel so alone. I am seeking professional help on Thursday I think it is time. I just hate it. On the inside I feel like screaming, externally I am just blank, has anyone else experienced this? Are there tips you can give?

sad sad sad sad

Post Edited (Danimoon) : 7/3/2016 9:27:39 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 7/4/2016 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
welcome, and good move on seeking professional help. some people find journaling helpful, me poetry and walking, got to take the stick out for it's exercise, mindfulness is an excellent tool as well. identifying your situation is an awesome step, and that some assistance is needed. well done. heaps of great people here, and on the anxiety forum as well. check out both pages resource pages. ok, that was bad English, not awake yet!! with help things do get better. keep strong, people will come on, w/e for some.
Posted 7/4/2016 10:10 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Danimoon,

I want to say focus on what you have. A good job, a child. Don't let your life pass you by. Do focus and appreciate what you do have.

I agree, walking, meditation, journaling, mindfulness. These are tools that help. Get a good book (self help) on depression and anxiety. Talk to your doctor or psychiatrist. Do you go to counseling? That is very helpful.

I hope you find some answers.

Hang in there and welcome to the forum.

Have a wonderful day...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 7/4/2016 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you both for responding. I am seeking therapy on this coming Thursday. I do hope that is something that can help me. I feel so zombie like.

I will practice journaling and meditation and I hope that can help.

Thank you both so much.
Posted 7/4/2016 4:51 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome Danimoon! We all know this feeling well. You are not alone. Our modern lifestyles create conditions for us to be depressed, IMO. Inactivity, indoors, artificial light, artificial environments, artificial foods,etc. It sounds silly at first, but the more I think on it, the more I agree with the basic idea. Reading Michael Pollan's Food Rules: An Eater's Manual the other day, and his rule #2 really resonates with me--"Don't eat anything your great-grandmother would not recognize as food." This can be applied across the board to so many things.

I am glad you are seeing a therapist. It will help you with learning ways of managing feelings and thoughts effectively .

Be well, new friend.
Posted 7/5/2016 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
You have landed in the place of "we know that feeling".

Clinical help will be good.

All suggestions above are good, I journal alot! Art, but not an artist, relieves emotions.

www.mindful.org

great site with suggestions on how to deal with what you are going through, handle stuff at work, handle being a parent through this etc...

It does not replace the professional help though, good move and stay with it. If you don't like the person you see, look for another. This is your mental health. If you are not your own advocate, no one else will.

Peace and strength
Trina
Posted 7/19/2016 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for your supportive words. Therapy went fine, I realized I had more issues I held on to than I initially thought.


I started Lexapro too. Journaling didn't help too much, just reminded me on all the things I was depressed about. Walking did help loads, especially with the release of Pokemon Go. Lol

Hopefully days will continue to get better.

Blessing to all
Posted 7/20/2016 10:49 AM (GMT 0)
Hi there, I appreciate all the advice here. Well, one of my friend is also feeling the same way. She feels alone most of the time. She gets easily angry on little things most of the time, although she realize then. I am sure she will not go to the professional, so please guide me with some ideas.
Posted 7/20/2016 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Theresa,

Welcome to the forum. Instead of posting on somebody else thread about your situation, you may want to start a thread of your own. Just click on "new topic" and go from there. You will get more responses that way. Otherwise you are hijacking somebody's thread. Just saying.

I hope you can find a way to help your friend. But getting them to go to a doctor or a therapist is the best thing.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 7/20/2016 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
HI Theresa,

I hope your friend gets well soon, she sounds like how I was just temperamental, sad and feeling alone. She may want to seek a bit of therapy to reach the root of her issue. It helps, as stated I held more in than I initially thought.

Hope she gets well soon. :-)
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