What's my depression?!
Question: Hi,
I have the following thoughts and feelings and I feel I'm losing my grip on life.
I actually have a good life (at the moment), and have been very lucky or blessed(perhaps) over the last 37 years.
However, I constantly worry, and sometimes feel I can't face life at all.
I have a young son, and I'm always thinking the worst is going to happen to him. Will he fall down the stair, choke on something, cut himself, you get the idea. What makes it worse is I see it happening in my minds eye. I have witnessed his death hundreds of times in my imagination, and it's killing me.
Nothing personal to however reads this, but I have lost all confidence in the human race. Big corperations making billions while screwing the little guys. Health care cost in America are a joke to an ex-brit.
Murder, stealing, and other crime is everyway. This is a Godless world. Either he doesn't care, or doesn't exist at all.
I worry for my family, and wish I could get off this planet with them.
Answers: Hi,
I have the following thoughts and feelings and I feel I'm losing my grip on life.
I actually have a good life (at the moment), and have been very lucky or blessed(perhaps) over the last 37 years.
However, I constantly worry, and sometimes feel I can't face life at all.
I have a young son, and I'm always thinking the worst is going to happen to him. Will he fall down the stair, choke on something, cut himself, you get the idea. What makes it worse is I see it happening in my minds eye. I have witnessed his death hundreds of times in my imagination, and it's killing me.
Nothing personal to however reads this, but I have lost all confidence in the human race. Big corperations making billions while screwing the little guys. Health care cost in America are a joke to an ex-brit.
Murder, stealing, and other crime is everyway. This is a Godless world. Either he doesn't care, or doesn't exist at all.
I worry for my family, and wish I could get off this planet with them.
Slightly off topic - As a Christian, I have to understand your perspective, but the reason why we believe is because God gave us free will, so he cannot really control the moral and natural evils, disasters, whatever in this world. So if your family is from a religion try not to give up faith.. but yeah your decision, just a thought.
Anyway, you have so much to live for with your child, make the most of it. Do everything and anything, he only has one life. If you take the best precautions with him you really do have nothing to worry about IMO
Anyway check this page out, it has some good stuff there
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/bookl...
Research a lot, see a psychiatrist or whatever if necessary.
But try your best to act well around your friends and family, please don't take your depression out on them otherwise you will make them feel the same way. Trust me my Dad is the same and I;m starting to hate him because he never makes an effort.
Do all you can to combat it, be positive whenever possible and cut down on looking on the negative side.
My advice isn't the best as I'm only 16 but I'm sorry to hear about your problems and I wish you overcome them ASAP.
Your worrying about health care costs are very normal for an American. I am one too!
At the moment I am living in Japan where I am receiving health care - dental care really, at a fraction of a cost but with much better results!
..anyhow, I am sorry that you are worrying so much.
Maybe you should bite the bullet, figuratively of course, and seek professional help. Truth be told, you will not do your child any good feeling crazy.
Take care of yourself and then you can take care of others.
God Bless you.
I know how you feel, it is a very scary world we live in. I'm not a mental health professional, but the way I see it is we just have to do the best we can with what we're given and take the best care of our families that we can, do all you can do and beyond that it's in God's hands. Maybe you should talk to someone if these feelings persist.
Wanting to get off this planet means running from your fears and insecurities. There is nowhere to run. The problems only follow. Sounds like you have some anxiety. suggest to your Dr. to perscribe some Zanex. In the meantime, start attending Church. The people there will be able to explain why God allows man to screw the world over. Plus, they have free counselors at Church to discuss other things in your life.
Hi
Look at this way. There is so much that you can do to make this world a better place. You probably cannot lower the healthcare costs but you can do a lot if you apply your mind.
You are the human race and not the corporations. Do something good to someone to regain your confidence in the human race.
Find a way to help some one even if it is just a smile. Maybe a little encouragement or maybe a little guidance.
Remember, the glass is half full.
Listen to positive things, watch positive things. There is a list of some positive feel downloads and links at allstressrelief.com
Of course there is crime everywhere. So think how you could reach out to the victims. How you can be useful to people. Think and apply yourself to solving problems and I am sure you will come up with ideas that can make a difference to someone. You will find god then.