@cosette2024 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Many of us go through anxiety in different stages of our lives, some anxiety seeming to be more severe at times than other times. What is it about being 58 that causes you anxiety? You are acknowledging it, and that is a great place to start. In fact, I would bet it may soften that anxiety just a bit, am I right?

As @roch Laurie mentioned, there are numerous ways to work with those feelings. Journaling a letter to your anxiety [having a "conversation" with it!], medication, talk therapy, exercise, healthy moderate diet can all help you, and often a combination seems to work best. You will find the right-for-you mix, even though it might take a bit of experimentation.

I look forward to hearing more from you.
Ginger

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