Hi @alamogal635, so good to hear from you. It has been a while. Seeing the bright red top you're wearing in your profile picture always brightens my day when you pop back into the stream. Please don't feel like your worries are lesser than the situations others are going through. We each have our burden to bear. Yours are as important as the next person's.

I can understand your growing anxiety. Living alone these thoughts can play on an eternal loop and really drive you crazy. You absolutely have to read this post by @sueinmn https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lets-go-walking-join-me-for-a-virtual-walking-support-group/?pg=143#comment-419939

She uses a grounding exercise to help her stay in the moment called – "five things for my five senses." You take a moment, perhaps during a walk to take note of things you notice through your 5 senses. What do you
Hear
See
Feel
Taste
Smell

I did this with my daughter when she was younger and anxious. It really works.

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