hello

[6236]

I am a 63 year old man who has suffered with depression and anxiety for many years. And still struggling. I have tried several different medications all have helped to a point but still have the feelings of worthlessness and other symptoms. I have no one who supports me but my daughter the others either don’t know how to or simply don’t understand and won’t listen. I am not asking for sympathy I just need to know that there are others out there that understand the issues that are affecting me.

[gajh]

I too have depression and anxiety. You are not alone. This is such a great place to talk to people who understand and to get support. Welcome.

[6236]

My life has never been what you could call normal. I was the youngest of 4 kids. I had a good momma and a dad that worked and supported his family financially but he was an alcoholic who worked every day but got drunk every night. Sometimes he would just go to bed but mostly he would get violent and say things that were terrible and would beat up on my mom. There is a 7 year age gap between myself and the next youngest child so by the time I was ten they had moved out so it was just my mom and me. That I think was the beginning of my depression and anxiety because I saw no way out of the situation. My life has been good for the most part but there has always been the depression and anxiety. I have been on several different medications some have helped some have not. I currently have a psychiatrist that listens and is trying to help. I have been to therapy once before but to me it was a waste of time. Oh well enough! I hope you can find help and eventually find yourself in a good place!

[Barbloki]

Yes, there are lots of people on this group who have similar issues. You are not alone. I'm 61 and have had anxiety/depression all of my life, it seems. I have no children, no siblings, and a husband who doesn't understand. We recently moved to a new town and I have no support system, don't know anyone, but I'm working on it. I go to the local senior center and am getting to know people there. I have found that I feel better when I am around other people. Being alone causes me to ruminate on the negative thoughts over and over and over. I need to learn to break that habit. I need to learn how to meditate. I'm not good at relaxing and my brain argues with me and refuses to accept the "tricks" I try to teach it. I hope you can find support in this group. Just keep reading other posts and you'll see that you're not alone.

[Worrier1960]

I am also a 63-year-old male who suffers from anxiety. I have had some success with meds, but I'm still anxious a lot. My wife does not really know how to listen. You are not alone.