I am feeling really anxious, lately...anyone else feeling this way?

[driver8]

I have been on edge for about the past month. I have been short tempered with my wife and my kids, and I hate feeling this way. I take Meds for depression and anxiety -- maybe I need to up the dosage?

On top of all of this, I think I'm having a mid-life crisis...

[Connonym]

1. I know the feeling

it's not pleasant. Matters aren't helped much by the way the world seems to be in a state of chaos that just keeps growing and growing. I'm already getting anxious about heating prices for winter and we've barely had any summer yet. Don't get my started on my fears about food costs,etc.

It's some hard times we're going through and that can't be discounted. Hope you figure out a way to make it better.

[stuntcat]

2. I have sadness I can't get over

Sometimes I'm super-anxious lately but that goes up and down. The sadness stays though, because of mass-extinction and how horrible the future looks. I laugh at silly stuff pretty often, I mean it's turned into a maniac laugh sometimes.. but in the back of my mind I'm always thinking of the future and wishing I was 77 instead of 37.

When it comes to moods I've learned to tell myself when I'm down that I'll have Up times too. That keeps me from getting too far down, in personal worries anyway. I don't see myself getting over the world's BS though, I've accepted being sad for the rest of my life. And I can't talk with anyone about it, no one in my family cares really.

[crazydan]

4. I understand

Hi, I feel exactly the same as you. I am only 20 years old but I cant see a good future at all. It looks dark cloudy and pointless from here. I constantly feel sad and have pretty much accepted I will never have a long term relationship with anyone as I can only feel negative emotions. I rarely click with anyone I meet and I cant stand being around people. Yeterday I had some weird panic attack thing... I started to have this weird realization that i wasnt me anymore, then i started to hyperventilate, i then began to laugh hysterically and seemed to find it hilarious. I would slip between panic and hysteria. I felt totally detached from reality for the next hour after that and felt so angry i wanted someone to start on me. I have felt depressed my whole life and only ever remember being trully naturally happy once or twice, which lasted a week or a few days. I really need help but my lifes too busy. You may think yeah right hes only 20 with no kids he doesnt know shit, Dont be so arrogant its what you feel that matters.

I really need help i dont want it to be like this.

Last week i sat on train tracks waiting for a train but i couldnt even do it.

[applegrove]

3. I'd definitely talk to my doctor about being short tempered. See my PM.