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Depression and Anxiety at an older age
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 26 11:44am | Replies (625)Comment receiving replies
@jakedduck1 @lioness Volunteering in a situation that you enjoy can be so rewarding. It can be behind the scenes of in front. Alone or in a group. Results of your time evident right then, or later. Either one works to make you feel good and make a difference. In my volunteering over the years, I have done adult literacy, quilting or crocheting items, animal organizations, ham radio work, and law enforcement support.
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I agree to trying volunteering. If it works for you that's great! However please don't feel bad if it's more than you can handle. Sometimes we're in a place where you can't spare any of what you have inside.
I read that when you volunteer and think of other people instead of yourself your depression will get better. So I tried. It made things worse and piled guilt on top of everything else.
If it's too much for you now do not feel guilty. You may be up to it in the future.
You have to take care of yourself in order to have anything you can share with others.
Just my two cents...
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@gingerw It is so much joy and happiness you can do in volunteering at what you like Now Zendangle how did your workshop go .I did an outline of my cabin so There's it's coming I also enjoyed quilting but all I did was tie the knots but It was enjoyable I was in the PT A working with kids ,taught soccer all of course in younger years but the point is to get out of yourself and do something isn't it