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mopinko

(72,051 posts)
9. i never had anxiety issues til about mid-2020
Sat Feb 11, 2023, 10:10 AM
Feb 2023

a few of my neighbors decided to pass the lock down by blowing things up. like, m100’s, night and day. that’s not fireworks, it’s felonies, but i could get no help shutting them down.
these ppl had been friends, esp in the 8 yrs since i had started my urban farm. but i ended up in such a war w them.
it broke my heart, and rly ruined this whole project for me. i’ve mended some fences, but i’m just ready to throw in the towel on the whole thing. i dread running into ppl, where it used to be ghe best part.

i’ve had money troubles since the plague, something i’m not used to. now anxiety gets me, sometimes in a panic, and sometimes just a low boil for hours.
like u i have a string of issues that i’m having trouble tackling. so i just try to do the thing that makes me feel the best about myself. i’ve been purging the junk in my house/life, and doing some big cleans in my house. it burns off the worry, wears me out, and i look around and think- see mo? you can still function. doesnt that floor look great?
having a dirty house has always been a big drag on my life. not so bad now my kids are gone, but it’s a thing in the back of my mind that someone would knock on my door, and i dont want to be embarrassed to let them in.

money stuff will be settled soon, and i’m trying not to think that that will fix everything cuz it wont. it wont change the fact that i’m 68, and this might be as good as it gets from now on. i’m working on pivoting to the next chapter, but i sure dont like it.

hang in there, baldy. got thoughts on where to go?

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The new thing... panic attacks. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 OP
I have no advice, just hoping you get better and things work out for you Walleye Feb 2023 #1
Thanks. I wish things were different. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #10
No advice, just hugs and reminding you that your DU family is here for you. I niyad Feb 2023 #2
I appreciate that. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #12
I've been having a little anxiety lately. multigraincracker Feb 2023 #3
Between my neuropathy, arthritis, and diabetes OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #13
I'm so sorry XanaDUer2 Feb 2023 #4
That is the issue. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #14
Yale is offering free "Science of Well Being" course SheltieLover Feb 2023 #5
I will have to check that out. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #15
It's easy SheltieLover Feb 2023 #24
I don't have any advice. Just would like to say you matter to us. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #6
There may well be only one 'better place'. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #16
Do you have a dog? Bayard Feb 2023 #7
We cannot have one where we are. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #17
Wow Bayard Feb 2023 #21
I will look into that. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #23
Maybe its that Scandinavian thing.... Bayard Feb 2023 #26
I wish you the best on choosing a new location to live. jimfields33 Feb 2023 #8
It is not the supposed liberal Mecca that is the issue. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #18
i never had anxiety issues til about mid-2020 mopinko Feb 2023 #9
I have money worries, too XanaDUer2 Feb 2023 #11
Thanks for the support. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #19
well, by next chapter mopinko Feb 2023 #20
Well... at least we can hang out and commiserate together. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #22
i'd love it. mopinko Feb 2023 #25
Hope you are doing better and find a wonderful place to live with many friends. TigressDem Feb 2023 #27
Thanks Tigress. You do your name honor. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #28
Yeah, sorry if there are scratch marks. TigressDem Feb 2023 #29
Well the term still applies regardless. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #30
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