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mopinko

(71,969 posts)
20. well, by next chapter
Sat Feb 11, 2023, 02:26 PM
Feb 2023

i mostly mean- waiting around to die, or at least being old and in the way.
i’m not sure, but i know the days of dreaming w/o feeling like a fool r over. if u knew me well, you’d find that statement shocking.

it’s been an extraordinary few yrs, and maybe things will change. meeting the right person would change things. but i am fully in the mind of- i’ll never accomplish another thing worth doing.
so much i thought would always be a part of my life is just over.

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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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