Hi Karen -- and etc., Thanks for the response! Yes, I actually have signed up to volunteer at our local Boys' Shelter....I totally can relate to boys since I raised 3 of them. I cannot even begin to...
Hi Aurora (and all others, too!) Is anyone else also dislike weekends even more than weekdays -- more lonely & sad? Gosh, it seems like everyone has 'stuff' to do....but I don't. I especially...
Hi Aurora & Marqi, Glad to have stumbled across your posts. I would like to keep in touch, but my will have to look into the email details, etc. I am also somewhat clueless on computers, and my son...
Hi all, Well add me to the list of depressed, lonely people (56 y/o female) - wish I could say LOL, but it's nothing to laugh about, is it?? I also have an empty nest and zero family anywhere close....
aberlaine, Believe it or not, but I totally share your anxiety issues....I lost my mom to breast cancer when I was 11. I am an only child, so had no one to truly understand my pain. I have major...
TICHWA.....Hi, yes I know I shouldn't be so negative, but life's changes on many fronts does make it seem impossible to be upbeat. But, thanks for reminding me that perhaps things could...
Yes, I am freaking out with terrible panic attacks since yesterday (and lots more today), and I don't know what has set me off. It's truly awful. And the weather today here is dull and depressing, so...
Slindsay, I was on Asacol, but I think they stopped making it (?), so I was on Lialda (same active drug but different 'fillers'.) Something about it did not agree with me....didn't work....caused...
Slindsay, OMG, I'm 20 years older than you (ugh!), but I noticed you have UP/UC.....so do I. Crazy, huh? I know my stress/anxiety from the germ/emetaphobia issues also worsen my intestinal issues. It...
Hi, I have it also. For many, many years. I developed very severe OCD (handwashing) because I am so terrified of being nauseous and getting sick. I am an absolute freak. It has affected every single...
Best thoughts to you! I posted yesterday on another thread about my extreme panic about a new job I started a couple weeks ago. I am sitting here eating breakfast before leaving, and feeling...
older guy: Hi, I'm not so young myself, and just started a new P/T job 2 weeks ago. I am in a complete and total panic every single day. I totally have zero confidence in my abilities (especially...
rockoa: Yes, everything you say is what I should be telling myself, but I keep bringing the negative thoughts back over & over again even after trying to repeat positive words to myself. This weekend...
Oh wow, you and I sound exactly alike. I just recently had that same genetic testing done, and also am working up on the Zoloft dosage. Currently I am taking 175mg on my way to 200mg.....and then...
Hi, my anxiety is not linked to method of travel...just being away from my routine....and, of course, the darned OCD/germ issue. Thanks for asking!...