To feel happy again...

Hello everyone I have had anxiety and depression most of my life. I had my first anxiety attack when I was 18, I am now 59. I did not know what was happening to me at the time, I had never heard of the word anxiety. When I look back on the way I was raised and the things that happened to me in my childhood I can say it probably contributed to my state of mind. Throughout the years I have coped with my anxiety till about a year and half ago it escalated to the point I thought I was losing my mind, I quit my job and was not sleeping. Both my daughters moved out of our home which left me empty and depressed. When I look back at my self a year ago I can say without a doubt it was the grace of God that kept me. My drawer was full of sleep aids and anti depressants, which none helped. I don't suffer from sleep nights anymore but I do have anxiety issues. My daughters have been out of the house for a year now and I still worry. If I could have 1 day without anxiety I would be so happy. I forgot how it feels to be happy.

[BonnieSue]

Your last 2 sentences tell me that you still suffer from both anxiety and depression which is no surprise because they tend to occur together. You need a good psychiatrist and a good counselor. The psychiatrist will prescribe medicine and the counselor will start talk therapy. Trust me, you need both of these people to recover well and be happy again.

You can go online to Psychology Today to see a picture of psychiatrists and counselors and read their philosophies, education, approaches, specialties, how they charge, and so forth. I urge you to select someone who seems good and make an app't. now. I used to be depressed and anxious but now I'm happy and at peace day after day.

[plzmybabies]

my physiatrist just suggested cbd to me for anxiety today, he said it is legal and they ship to all 50 states.