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Hello all. I have had quite the journey with depression and anxiety. Right now however, I am struggling with every thought, every experience, every feeling. I am overwhelmed by the smallest of things and my family's finances send me over the edge to even think of them. I am starting Seroquel tonight to hopefully quiet my mind some and actually get a full nite's sleep. I feel like I am barely living in this world. I miss just having happy moments. When I am like this, I will wake up from a dead sleep worrying about taxes, or bills or what ever and work myself up into such a frenzy about the perceived issue. I have to solve it thenand there in the middle of the nightl I've definitely got some obsessional thinking going on. HElp!

Hi. It might help you to start keeping lists. Write down all the things that need your attention and those things you just wish for too. Pick one thing. Just one. It's good to start off with something easy. Do it. Handle that task. Once you accomplish the little things, it makes it easier to handle the big things. And remember, one thing at a time.

I hope this helps.

Thanks Obayan. I am glad someone read my post. I am so anxious and last night I took seroquel. This morning I am angry and I feel zoned out. I just can't bring myself to do anything and i am fighting back the urge to completely fall apart. My husband is on a deadline with his publisher and really has to work all day today so all of the kids are on me. I don't like the way I feel today. I am just going to make a list for tomorrow of the things I need to take care of to get them off of my mind. I try to remind myself that there is only so much I can do and then fate will take the rest. I simply cannot control everything. Thank you again for replying to me.

Welcome to our family sweetie. I hope to hear more from you.