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Posted on 10/22/19 at 5:58 am to Bedhog
I'm late 40's and been the same way for 5 or so years. It's not an every day battle, but the smallest, benign things will set off the tear ducts and there I am a crying mess. Mine started soon after my daughter was born, but really ramped up after the deaths of my mom and dad within a couple years of each other.
I don't really worry about my own mortality, but I get super nostalgic about my youth and reconnecting with old friends and family. I've gotten super close to an aunt that my mom had a falling out with several years ago and I hadn't seen in almost 30 years. She's stepped in and been super supportive since Mom died, and helped me in more ways than she knows. Now I'm crying just typing this.
I don't really worry about my own mortality, but I get super nostalgic about my youth and reconnecting with old friends and family. I've gotten super close to an aunt that my mom had a falling out with several years ago and I hadn't seen in almost 30 years. She's stepped in and been super supportive since Mom died, and helped me in more ways than she knows. Now I'm crying just typing this.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 6:25 am to Bedhog
Same here my man. It’s fricking crazy.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 6:26 am to The Spleen
Lol. All it takes is Simple Minds (ie any brat pack movie theme) and I get lost....
Posted on 10/22/19 at 6:49 am to 1morecast
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Live like your dying.
then WHY THE frick would I go into work today? Such a stupid saying.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 6:55 am to CharlesLSU
I just turned 30 and i feel the same way you do. I don't know how to cope.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:02 am to Bedhog
U may have low T.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:05 am to Flashback
I teared up watching Gran Torino with my 17 year old daughter recently. So, I know how you feel (original poster). I am in my 50s.
This post was edited on 10/22/19 at 7:16 am
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:12 am to Bedhog
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I'm being stretched too thin but damn my emotional swings say otherwise
Because you're dealing with your own mortality and not meeting childhood expectations in your life.
This post was edited on 10/22/19 at 7:13 am
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:24 am to Jim Rockford
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You cross a line when you hear of someone you know dying, and it's a surprise but not a shock, because that shite happens to someone his age.
This. I saw my own mortality after my died died. It sucks but you just have to keep moving forward.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:29 am to Bedhog
I tell you what it is. Everyone around you is pulling on you, they all want something yet none of them try to put something in.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:30 am to prplhze2000
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I tell you what it is. Everyone around you is pulling on you, they all want something yet none of them try to put something in.
To a degree I agree with that.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:57 am to mikelbr
Lost my dad and got a divorce in the same year a few years ago. It may have something to do with suppressed emotions from that time. Hell, i dont know.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:05 am to Bedhog
I think some of that comes from maybe having too much time to think.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:18 am to Bedhog
Do not go to the doctor, because you will just end up arguing with them and telling them they are wrong.
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Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:44 am to SEClint
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Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:46 am to imAMAZING
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I just turned 30 and i feel the same way you do. I don't know how to cope.
I had anxiety issues off and on for a while in my 20s but they really took off once I turned 30.
Talked to my doctor and started taking Lexapro, plus work out and exercise more than ever before (I'm 32 now). Should've done it 5 years sooner. Feel much better/confident now and don't worry about every little thing.
My advice to anyone dealing with depression/anxiety is to take care of it now instead of waiting until later. If you're feeling down emotionally, don't think of yourself as weak or less of a man because I can assure you that it's WAY more common than you think.
Tell your doctor about it and return to happiness
This post was edited on 10/22/19 at 8:50 am
Posted on 10/22/19 at 9:46 am to Marciano1
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My advice to anyone dealing with depression/anxiety is to take care of it now instead of waiting until later.
I agree with this, but will say the change in me really wasn't depression or anxiety. I've dealt with both of those in my past. It's more just an existential crisis where you realize you have a finite time left, you've let a lot of good relationships drift away, and there's more to life than chasing money or a career or whatever.
Not saying depression or anxiety can't be an underlying issue for some people, it just wasn't for me. And I was dealing with the loss of my parents when it really ramped up with me, so I was ripe for some depression. BUt maybe the cultivation of a closer relationship with my aunt has staved off the depression. Who knows.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 9:50 am to The Spleen
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and there's more to life than chasing money or a career or whatever.
If only people would pick up on this earlier in life.
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