re: One day at a time

Go serve food at a homeless shelter or help out in a children’s home for the holidays. It might help you to see that your problems aren’t as bad as you might think. Good luck, my friend.

If you can give a little more detail it might help. I struggle with anxiety quite frequently. Have learned how to keep that from spiraling into a full blown panic attack. Is it the breathing issue you’re struggling with?

Never struggled with depression or ptsd. Most people that claim to have depression or anxiety that I’ve talked to aren’t actually dealing with those things. They’re just dealing with life in general. Anxiety isn’t simply getting anxious before an interview. It’s significantly different. And absolutely not logical most of the time.

Get a copy of AA big book, read it and take some of the program that you feel helpful. I am not suggesting that you have any problem with booze, but I have found that most drunks fight other things like depression/anxiety/PTSD/other mental illnesses.

The whole program is based upon the premises of spirituality, gratitude, and most importantly acceptance. If you were to try and incorporate some of the tenets like seeking a higher power, accepting that you have this issue, find things to be grateful for and seek to do good unto others you will find some measure of relief. AA is a good way to get off booze but then the Alcoholics have to live life without self-medicating. That is the main goal of AA, once off alcohol, they must live life on life's terms or they will usually return to alcohol and all the trouble that comes with that for an alcoholic.

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I e with all three. I beg GOD to kill me every day and night. You have to except the fact that you are on this crap hole for some reason and it’s up to Him when you leave. I know it sucks and it’s like jail but that’s the reality. Find healthy distractions buddy.

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“Excepting” an invitation to the VRBO Citrus Bowl should come with a disclaimer like pharmaceuticals have.

I have no advice for you, but I'm guessing a some combination of the above should get you through this next season of time until you find another route.

Occasionally, I have the thought "is this worth it?" So, I think I get where you're coming from, just guessing that you ask yourself more often than I do.

By the looks of this thread, you're not in this boat alone. Fight on!

To the rest of us: Take the time today to listen to someone.

Come Christmas caroling with me or go by yourself. Make some ornaments. Bake some cookies. Decorate a tree. The world is a beautiful place and the center of it is not us.

If you join me tonight, I'll give you this ornament that I've been working on for a week. All my previous attempts were failures, but I kept at it and the hard work was rewarded with success. Hang in there and keep at it and beautiful things result.

I have, but I’m not discussing my personal shite on here. Only thing I’ll say is I had GAD and PTSD for a few years, every minute of every day..thought I wasn’t living in reality. It was crazy.. I’m good today and maybe I can help you.
Feel free to email me though

LSUfirefighter7 at yahoo dot com

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It’s just hell. Not your typical anxiety

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Then it’s something you just may need a little more help with beyond all of the aforementioned holistic approaches. When you see your specialist next month, ask him/her about Buspirone for anxiety. It is not addictive like Xanax or the others. It works in a different way. It saved my life. My startle response was off the charts and I felt hopeless before. You may not need to take it long-term. Really, wishing you the best. Life was meant to be enjoyed.

A low dose of mushrooms is a great way to get a reset.
Lemon smelling weed is the best for anxiety/depression

Non-chemical stuff...
Get out of your comfort zone, go somewhere you have never been and talk to strangers that you meet. It is difficult AF, but it is refreshing. People don't talk to each other enough these days.

If your work sucks you need someone to vent with. The world is much more frustrating and complicated than it was 20 years ago.

Most importantly, it is always Nick Saban's fault.

Find a way to do something that allows you to help out kids in need and spend some time with them. There are programs in Memphis where you can volunteer to go read with students in the 2nd grade who are behind on their reading, they will have different time slots during the school day. Maybe wherever you are has a similar program