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Trying to be happy, isn’t working

Trying to be happy, isn’t working

I really try hard to face life positively, but it just isn’t working. I don’t feel physically well, though there is nothing specifically wrong with me. I have had long bouts of depression since my early twenties, and I am back there now for the last three years. The black dog has now been joined by severe anxiety and due to some very traumatic events that left me without mt career of 50 years I now have PTSD. This has only been recognised recently. I have no interest in friends or family. Have no money have had to move home and this been another trauma for me that I can’t seem to move past.

I live with my youngest son who is 35 and has his own mh ussues and can be very difficult.i constantly think about death as my only option. But I just want to be happy, not deleteriously so, just happy. I have no partner and still grieve for my husband who died many years ago.

I can find nothing enriching in life

That is enough for now. Peri

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hello @Peri , @outlander , @Former-Member , @Appleblossom , @Faith-and-Hope

how is everyone for the last evening for the year xoxo

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Hey@Shaz51

Missed you

Could tell you were away

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missed you too my @Appleblossom , we were away for 5 nights

home again xxxxx

and mr shaz not wanting to go back to work

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Re: Trying to be happy, isn’t working

Hi @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @outlander @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope

Quiet so far, did a bit of shopping tohave snacks etc, now I am tired. Need to do some house cleaning

peri

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Hope today was alright.

Hugs for the New Year

@Peri

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Thank you @Appleblossom

@I hope your new year was ok too. I have had a quiet day

peri

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Re: Trying to be happy, isn’t working

Me too @Peri 😀

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@Peri 💌💌

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Re: Trying to be happy, isn’t working

Hey @Peri I saw on the other thread in your response to Sherry that you too are really struggling Hon. Here to offer my support and/or chat if you want

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Thank you @Zoe7

@your offer of support is so much appreciated.

I really hate feeling so highly anxious and depressed. But I just can’t shake it off. I am finding joy in so little. I am highly stressed about finances and can’t do the things I need to do to take charge. I am not coping with how I am living, but can’t get out of my own way. So I keep just getting in deeper.

If someone asked me what would make me happy I would not be able to answer, except that I want to go back four years, still have my job, my family home and all that went with that.

i am now retired, thought that was not my plan. I hate this phase of my life and see no way of changing.i am retired with very little and I didn’t think it would be quite this way. I have no partner, not that I want one now, but no one like that for support.

I just want to shut my eyes, and not have to open them and face it all again

peri

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