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I'm just tired. . .so tired of this everyday battle
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Sep 6, 2023 | Replies (95)Comment receiving replies
Sorry you're going through this and I am in the same boat. I feel like I'm never going to get better and that I'm a burden to everyone around me. So I isolate myself and have agoraphobia. And a few other mental health diagnosis. Do you have any advice? I've had 2 brothers commit suicide and my dad took but he survived. I'm now that same age and I'm so tired. I feel like I'm in the way and causing stress to others. I can't see a way out
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@gma43 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You are brave to say what you put in your post. Remember that. And we feel you are important here. So many of us have been or are where you say you are right now. You can see that we are reaching out to each other, for support and caring. Having a purpose to get up each day, to look forward to being there, is so helpful. You recognize that you have concerns, and need some help. That is a big first step. Who can you call on to help you out?
NAMI [Nat'l Alliance of Mental Illness] 1-800-950-6264 can help, and their website can help you find a support group: https://nami.org/Support-Education/Support-Groups
Will you let me know what you decide?
Ginger
Here's Mayo on Agr.... https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/agoraphobia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355987
I'll with things that I ALONE can do first: CBT from the last para, A fancy but simple way out of our often muddled way of thinking; Cognitive and Behavior and
Therapy. You see YOU can be your own therapist of sort. No, it's a substitution but often they are booked, cost money a lot.
But You can start to think thru AND change behavior on your own. There is (one of many) a great books; Critical Thinking for Dummies. It's well written for the average person.
Mayo site symptoms of fears -- of being left alone if u felt an anxiet attack, diarhea etc can be GRADually confronted in easier steps: Start with Ten steps, or one, outside your for ten seconds. Remind yourself YOU are of value to offer to not just yourself but ALSO others. It's critical to latch onto a reason that gets your value from being of utility to Others. This is what is called a Meaningful life -- key to sustain our will to do what we sincerely and honestly believe will make life better for you-and-others.
Good luck my friend!
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Hi, worried about you. are u doing any better? Are u seeing a counselor? Maybe a grief counselor? I admit a good one is hard to find, but they're out there. I've been on depression meds for most of my adult life. I have lost my husband and my mother just recently. life is a hard road. I am so alone. I don't have any miracle advice. It does help to have at least 2 good friends to talk to. Don't ever feel like a burden; most people don't know what to say. If not for my 4 cats, I would feel like life isn't worth it. but I have a responsibility to care for them. Have u thought about caring for a pet? They can give u so much love. Anyway, I hope good things for u.