Depression/Anxiety

[Sieverslr27]

The world is overwhelming. I’m sad all the time. I constantly sabotage things. I don’t even like leaving my room. I have constant headaches and stomach aches. I want to be a great wife and mother, but every day is harder to just live. I feel like a diminished shell of my younger self. I don’t even recognize my self anymore.

[tofler]

Sorry to hear that you're having such a rough time at the moment. Are you getting any help or treatment for your depression and anxiety? It can be hard to know where to start when life feels so overwhelming.

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Hi there. I just want you to know that you are definitely not alone. I am not a wife and I don't have children, but I know how you feel when you say that you want to be the best for the people that you love. I know that your anxiety makes you feel like you're not the best. It's hard. I think that just knowing that you have people that love and care about you and trying to see yourself the way they see you can be so helpful. Anxiety may be something that we struggle with, that EVERYONE struggles with at times. It does not have to define us though. When you say you feel like a diminished version of your younger self, I completely understand what you mean. I have felt that way. Sometimes I think to myself, "What would 10 year old me think of the person I have grown up to be?" I think that 10 year old me would be surprised to see how much I struggle with my mental health at times and I think that 10 year old me would be a little disappointed to be honest, but I can imagine 10 year old me giving 20 year old me a big hug. I think we need to remember that even though sometimes we feel as though we shouldn't, we need to love ourselves for ALL that we are. Everyone has things about themselves that they aren't proud of and wish that they could just change, take away, or just never have to deal with. Sometimes we just can't take those things away though. It may take time and it may not be easy, but instead of letting anxiety or other mental issues take over, we can learn how to deal with them and who knows, maybe we will overcome them eventually. We'll never know if we don't try. I know that for me, it's hard to know where to start. We just have to start somewhere. Try talking to someone. Try writing things down. Whatever you think might help you deal with things, just try it. I just want you to know that I just joined this site and your post was the first one that I saw. It shocked me a bit to read your post because it is so similar to the way that I have been feeling. It's a good sort of shocked feeling though, because you gave me comfort in knowing that I am not alone in this. And again, I want you to know that YOU are not alone in this. I hope that me sharing my thoughts and feelings could help you and bring some comfort to you. I don't know if you are religious, but I am and I just want to tell you that you can pray and God will always listen. He loves you and you will never be alone because he will ALWAYS be there for you no matter what. Don't give up, you can get through this. WE can get through this. <3