Dear Mima37/ Lib:

Welcome back. I wish it was under better circumstances.

The extent of your anxiety, the intensity leads me to think that medication is needed, anti-anxiety medication and mood stabilizing I am thinking (as a non-professional, as I am not one, not a psychiatrist).

Congratulations for having no contact with your mother for the last 16 months, long overdue. Please do extend it indefinitely. Same with any and all harmful-to-you family members, brother and sister.

Anxiety is unpleasant at best and excruciating at worst. It means a whole lot of suffering, whole lot of wasted time, lots of pleasure that is not there, calm that is not there, lots of good experiences that don’t take place.

Best you can, make something pleasant take place every day, just one thing, maybe every hour, make a moment of calm take place, a moment of expressed kindness to your child, to your husband and let that satisfaction fill you with a good feeling, here and there.

Do post anytime. Would like to read from you.

anita