Hello all! I am in the midst of postpartum depression like anxiety. I quit my job a year ago to pursue higher education. I’ve been using my retirement money to get us by, and I will need to do so for the next year and a half. I discovered after a short time in the MSW program that I cannot juggle being a mom, wife, full time employee, and college student. Now, I’m half way into the program and freaking out over how we are going to survive the first half of 2020! What if I don’t get a job right after school. Thank goodness I’m retaining my pharmacy technician certifications!
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SOS I’m having anxiety attacks over future related issues!!! I hate mental illness!!!


Hi there you have really had a rough time so far! I presume you've been to your doctor and the treatment is helping! Can I just say don't worry to much about 2020 as you need to concentrate on now your depression can be made worse if you look to far ahead! I've got depression and anxiety myself but I've got a great phycologist who listens! A family and close friends can also help you get better! Please take it one day at a time I wish you well david
It's great that you're looking ahead. Planning will get you through this. Look into all the assistance programs you can. Do you still work with a pharmacist? Can you reduce your hours at work? Can you live in cheaper quarters for the short term? What expenses do you now have that you can cut or reduce? Can your food bill be less? Can you get clothes you need at a thrift store like Goodwill? My son did this so his daughter could continue ballet lessons, at $500.00 a month. It was only after he finished his education that we knew! His work is in the film industry, and he needed to look like he 'belonged'. There are many other things I know of that have helped other people. Ask me!
Hi! I actually quit my job after 23 years, because it became too overwhelming for me to juggle work, being a mom and a wife, and school. My husband and I are ‘different,’ and he takes care of our mortgage out of his salary. I let my husband take care of our food bill too. You would think we lived like bachelors... without the beer. I’m looking at expenses that I can cut. I do minimal clothes shopping; and when I do, it’s usually sales. However, yes, I am thinking of using Goodwill in the future. I want to put my daughter in gymnastics again. I’m just so worried sick about the future, that I want to hoard every penny I have. I hate this! My husband asked me last night, what do you want for dinner? I said, I can’t think about dinner right now. I’m too busy worrying about how we’re going to make it through the year 2020.
2020 will come whether you worry or not. And, worrying yourself sick about it isn't going to change anything, but your health. And, you'll need all you can get to get through 2020. Turn the energy you use worrying into studies, thanking your husband for being such a great guy, and loving up your children. That's so much easier for me to say, than it is for you to do, I know. But, I think if you can see yourself doing things like this, you may try one, Then, you're off and running. Ways to get through 2020 will come to you when your mind is clearer.
And, talking these concerns over with your Dr may help.
Good fortune
One day at a time.