Anyone feel like chatting?

Night, @Catcakes. Sleep well.

@Ant7, I remember us talking some time ago, maybe not long after you'd arrived at the forum. I can't remember if you see a psychologist or anyone for your anxiety and depression. I've got the lot, GP, psychiatrist, psychologist. They do help me. Wondering if you have support like that to assist?

@Ant7, I hope the forum is helpful. Good that you reach out here, where you are able to. Was there anything that happened before you started to have the anxieties and depression?

@Ant7, I get unwelcome negative thoughts about past events in my life. That kind of thinking does feed into depression and anxiety. Were the things that play on your mind things that happened to you, or is it like with me, regrets and things like that?

@Ant7, come to think of it, I get it with regrets, and with worrying about things that happened to me too. I know it can be really hard to turn these thoughts off. They can lead to an ongoing cycle of depression and anxiety. My psychologist is working with me on forgiving myself for some things from the past. Basically I'm going around when these thoughts arise, putting my hand on my heart and saying out loud, 'I forgive you'. Or I do it in my head, with or without the gesture, depending on where I am. The idea is to be a friend to yourself, and let yourself move forward without the emotional baggage from the past. At the least, it feels nice to try to be a friend to myself.