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Senior anxiety: How do you manage new on-set anxiety as you age?

Posted by pvctom2021 @pvctom2021, Nov 24, 2023

Hi
I am back at this forum as a 77 yr old recently THR patient…recently I have had morning anxiety and just horrible feelings that concern the future and my horrible fear of being alone…these feelings are intense and may subside once I get up and start moving around..any input or feedback would be appreciated

Thanks Tom

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pvctom2021 | @pvctom2021 | Jun 9 2:22pm
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@msmerz

Tom, I think you are fantastic for posting and asking for information on this! I want to suggest that you remember that your anxiety/fear is not very realistic. It is not really fully true that you need to fear being alone, for example. Many people do well on their own and even enjoy it. I am not saying that you are being silly, because anxiety is a formidable enemy and you are dealing with it as well as possible. But it is not realistic to feel so much fear. I find that this thought helps me in my efforts to calm the fears. Best wishes!

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Thanks for your wonderful reply , very helpful and your time to post a reply is why I say ‘it is good here’….sincerely, very good advice that I will commit to memory 🙏pvctom

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msmerri | @msmerz | Jun 9 2:58pm
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Thanks for your wonderful reply , very helpful and your time to post a reply is why I say ‘it is good here’….sincerely, very good advice that I will commit to memory 🙏pvctom

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Go, Tom! You are really never alone when you can reach out to all of us!

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pvctom2021 | @pvctom2021 | Jun 9 5:35pm
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Go, Tom! You are really never alone when you can reach out to all of us!

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Thank you 🙏 again for these reassuring words…
I have always felt that Mayo Connect was a wonderful place to be….to offer and receive advice and empathy from people and mentors with various health issues and well, just like a place to come home to —— to be safe and to be heard….many thanks to you and all who come here…
🙏pvctom

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pvctom2021 | @pvctom2021 | Jun 17 8:46am

Hello to all

I hope everyone had a good Father’s Day weekend and are
looking forward to the new week…. I have been walking the mall with my cane as a safety net and my wife has been I think 🤔 progressing with her unfortunate fractured arm…it is still painful at times but she manages to help with the everyday household cooking and laundry..🧺 She has a lot of guts as do the many folks I’ve read about here on Connect and have posted replies too…as for the Senior Morning Axiety …well, that’s something that until I make up my mind to take another med for … which I seem to be reluctant to do.. I will just have to deal with through a short prayer and a positive thought process…keep up the activity and do my walk and my guitar noodling…and most of all, try try try—-to be grateful for my blessings…for I believe (in spite of myself) that I truly have a guardian angel 👼 watching over me…I wish all here a safe peaceful week, and be safe..we are getting a heat wave here for the next several days and I’ve had an intestinal bug that’s causing a lot of stomach growling and diarrhea….unfortunately.. but I’m drinking plenty of fluids, have cut back on chocolate and my aciphex to once daily not twice…hopefully this will help alleviate the symptoms…internal stress can do a lot to your stomach and in turn your whole system can get out of balance…🙏pvctom

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pvctom2021 | @pvctom2021 | Jun 17 10:42am
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@pvctom2021

Thank you for your very nice reply and sentiments…and may the same be for you…. I feel this is a good place to be….very nice people with different health issues come here for help, advice and comfort from mentors and just all of us..🙏pvctom

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@dfb
I wanted to say more about your post .. thank you for sharing your mental anxiety and your feelings here.. I can relate to a lot of the things you mentioned..like others have said, DON’T GIVE UP…on the back of my watch engraved in orange 🍊 are the words ‘Never Give Up’….
I was on Seroquel long ago for about 2 days because my would be brother in law got rough with me on the phone at work and it really intimidated me..so I went to my doctor and he gave me a strong dose of the med…I felt like I was out of my body.. and very shaky, extremely jumpy and fully aware of awareness … it that makes any sense….the main thing is to keep calm and
If you need to…post something here or call ☎️ someone you are friends with…and I mean a friend or buddy or girlfriend or your wife or husband or partner whatever your situation might be and share your feelings with him or her…someone who really has your best interests at heart, not somebody trying to sell you a piece of a program they belong to…just a friend.. I think you are doing well and are courageous for posting here…because this is a good place full of real people who share your thoughts and feeling and there are mentors who will give you support and encouragement…YOU live happy 😃 and long..🙏pvctom

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