Me & Anxiety

[PeaceNeed]

My anxiety is thru the roof. My family wants nothing to do with me and my last friend moved away.

I'm 63 and alone. Some mornings I wake up and just wish I wasn't atound anymore.

[teodo1]

Hi, I feel anxiety everyday too and I am on therapy. Are you on psychotherapy too? Also, you can find new friends on apps like bumble (BFF mode), which you can find in play store

[PeaceNeed in reply to teodo1]

Yes, in therapy. Will look into app. Each year that passes by things seem to get harder and more complicated.

Hope things progress for you in future.

[teodo1 in reply to PeaceNeed]

Thanks! I hope you will get better too. Does your therapy help you?

[PeaceNeed in reply to teodo1]

For me its a bandaid. My circumstances are bad and thearpy can only do so much.

[LilyAnnepuppy]

As long as you’re on this forum you’re not alone. We’re here to listen to you. And respond with support. Tell us more about yourself.

[PeaceNeed]

Im 63 alone with a host of problems. Anxiety is problem at top of list.

[CAGgmb]

Therapy helps, so do meds and coping strategies. Sometimes anxiety gets the best of us. We seek help for physical issues, we should seek help for mental issues. Don't give up, keep searching. It can be frustrating and take along time, but it's worth it in the end. Those of us with anxiety are fighting a monster. Don't let it win.

[PeaceNeed in reply to CAGgmb]

Thank you.

[Childofthe1TrueKing]

Hi Max. Please don’t give up! I will be 52 yrs in a couple months. I have been dealing with depression and anxiety all my life. A year ago I lost my sister, and shortly afterwards, lost my daughter and my 2 grandkids( my daughter’s son and daughter). Same month. I was in mental facility 4 times that year, for extreme fear, anxiety and depression. My psychiatrist had me on nearly every med available that year. I finally have the right medicines! But most of all I asked God to forgive me for lashing out at him for all the things that I went through. Was angry and Blaming Him for a whole year. Until I got on my knees and asked him to forgive me for being angry with Him. This was was just a few weeks ago. The next few days, I stopped having all the symptoms I was having less and less. Now I am jumping for joy and praising God for lifting me out of all of the darkness I felt. Still getting better and stronger every day. I have peace in my life. I would love to pray for you if you don’t mind. Please let me know. Keep your head up. You are loved and worth living!🙏🏼❤️✝️

[PeaceNeed in reply to Childofthe1TrueKing]

Im very grateful you responded to my post. I lost my closest friend at the start of covid and since Im estrangec from family am isolated.I screamed at God to for making me this way. I feel on my knees to one day and prayed.

Im getting hit on all sides and feel overwhelmed.

[Childofthe1TrueKing in reply to PeaceNeed]

Max, I don’t know you but I truly care for you and have the love of God in me to even say that i love you as a real person and not just going through the motions of replying to you as a common courtesy. I have been through exactly what you are going through right now. I also isolated from all my friends and even my own family. I have 8 living siblings still but they are judgmental and don’t practice what they preach and profess to others that they are “Christian’s” 😢. I even isolated from my other 5 children that are still living. I didn’t want them to see the emptiness and darkness that my eyes and heart portrayed. I was even bedridden for that whole year. Kept my door locked from my kids still living with me at home. (Aged 22, 21 & 15) and my own mental facility stay was from my own will this time because I was ready to go to the garage and drink as much anti freeze I could find. I didn’t want to live anymore. I froze and started shaking inside when I found myself walking towards the garage and no one was home. I still didn’t get better til months later. It wasn’t til just a month ago that I finally asked God to forgive me for yelling and lashing out at him for letting me go through all this pain that I started to feel something different happening to me. I didn’t want to get excited about it like I had many times before and then go back down to the same emptiness I had inside. To my surprise, every single day since then, I started getting better and better. I am actually full of joy and peace in my life right now that I know now that what I have read in the Bible since I was a born to christian parents, that God had already known that he would allow the enemy to sift me and go down like the way I did. God loves us and never causes any disasters that we go through. But he does give permission to the enemy to put us through the heartaches we experience in our lives, in order to prove to the enemy what God can do to heal us from the inside and to empty us out til we finally reach the bottom, then he can begin healing the wounds that only he can fix permanently and not just temporary like the drugs we get put on or to street drugs to numb our own pain. Again, temporarily. That is why I am reaching out to you, to know how important it is to know the knowledge of truth that is in the holy Bible so we can know that there really is a reason that we have something to have Hope in when we think there is no way out. I would like to send you my phone # for whenever you need someone to really be there when you feel the weight is unbearable. It doesn’t matter what time of day or night it may come for you. I will be here as long as God gives me to be.❤️🙏🏼✝️🙌🏼

[PeaceNeed in reply to Childofthe1TrueKing]

Thank you for offering. I have been to bible classes and attended a Christian church. Im fighting my anger anf fear. I was in church today on my knees praying.

[Childofthe1TrueKing in reply to PeaceNeed]

You’re welcome. I encourage you to keep seeking the Lord. He will answer if you really pursue Him🙏🏼. I will keep you in my prayers. Reach out to me whenever you want Max🙏🏼🫶🏼.

God Bless you

-RZG

[PeaceNeed in reply to Childofthe1TrueKing]

Im alone now . I have been very stupid in my behavior towards others. I think I being punished for that now.

I've found that no one has patience for an old mentally ill man . The country I live in has no pity. I had an experience like yours.

I started to take a train to another city with all my meds. My crying then girl friend begged me to come back.

Im sorry to burden you with this, some of my prayers to God are for deliverance from this life.

[Childofthe1TrueKing in reply to PeaceNeed]

We all make mistakes. I also have many times, been stupid with my behavior towards others. Especially to the ones I love most. I still have a long recovery ahead of me but now I have Hope! Hope Like a bright light at the end of a long dark & lonely tunnel. I was consumed with grief and fear and depression! It was way too much for me!! But That doesn’t mean you are a bad person. You are exactly who God made you to be! I pray that you will be able to look back to this day, with a new perspective of life, and be able to help others just like you and I. The day you took your first breath at birth, God already had a purpose, plan and a valid reason why you, Max2012, was born!! ✝️🙌🏼🙏🏼🫶🏼

[PeaceNeed in reply to Childofthe1TrueKing]

Thank you.

[Lesud]

Hi Max2012. I hope this finds you well. I'm 50 and experiencing the exact same thing. Do you mind if I ask if you talk to a therapist? I zoom with mine once a week and it definitely helps. Especially when the loneliness and isolation become to much to bare. Feel free to message me if you ever feel like chatting. Sending positive energy ✨️

[PurpleOstrich]

Sending love. I am 50 and struggling with anxiety, rumination etc. I don’t follow my own advice much yet, but ideas I have are church, Bible study groups (even if you aren’t religious, so what?), book clubs at libraries or book stores, volunteering or working at the library?

[PeaceNeed in reply to PurpleOstrich]

HelloThanks for response. Looking into all the above. Have some days (like rite now) when I dont want to get out of bed.

Regards

Max

[Pte82]

Max2012 they are finding an imbalance in gut flora as an anxiety and depression cause. Check it out. Also search on hiding in plain sight - thiamine deficiency. Thiamine (vitamin B1) needs adequate magnesium to become activated, as does vitamin D. There are anti-thiamine factors that diminish or destroy thiamine that can be found in listed form. Activated thiamine is needed for proper digestion and absorption. B-Complex wotks best when using additional thiamine. Stress alone can cause magnesium loss as can caffeine and alcohol. Magnesium glycinate is a gentle form with good absorption. Always consult your health care professional before using any supplement.

[PeaceNeed in reply to Pte82]

Thanks for info. Will look into it.

[Hidden]

Is there any way you could try to reconnect with anyone in your family? It might be worth a shot. I’m 52 and have bipolar disorder. It’s rough to deal with the stigma and feel like so many people don’t understand. Do not give up.