Having a Meltdown

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Having a Meltdown
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Tue, 05-04-2004 - 2:41pm
I posted here about a week ago and may I say thank you to all that responded, it did help. However, I seem to be back in the same mood. I am searching for a roommate b/c my roommate is moving. I thought I had this solved, but it didn't pan through. Last time I looked for a roommate it took me three months. I cannot afford to pay the rent by myself. It is totaling stressing me out and it shouldn't. At times I almost feel like I am headed for the dreaded panic attack. I am also dealing with some medical issues that I thought were resolved, but are not. Nothing life threatening, just very frustrating. I have an injury in both my legs and cannnot exercise. Running was always my vise to stay out of depression. Yet, I've seen four doctors and none of them have resolved the problem and it has been on-going for almost two years. I have worked so hard to stay out of depression and now I feel I am losing control.

Logically I know to take one thing at a time, do the best I can and things will work out. But I can't seem to control myself emotionally. The worse part is I have no one to talk to. All of my friends are good at telling me their problems, but when it comes to mine the give me some two-liner advise, "hang in there", okay maybe three-liner advise. I just needed to vent and hear someone else besides myself tell me I will find a roommate and run again and feel good again. It's just not the same when you tell yourself. Thanks for the ear.


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Registered: 03-22-2003
Tue, 05-04-2004 - 3:02pm

Hi hun!


Im glad you came here to vent and im here to listen... you will find a roomate hun,, have you advertised? and has your roommate that is moving out asked around?

*hugs             

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Wed, 05-05-2004 - 9:21am
Hi there, HUGS. I can imagine your frustration. Have you tried to put out an ad in the paper? Im not sure what else you can do, except ask around if anyone knows someone who might need a place.

As far as your leg injury..I hope it gets fixed so that you can run again. Can you go for walks? If not, I know there are excercises you can do while sitting in a chair. I think they even have videos out for that. In the end I hope your legs will be in tip-top shape again.

As for your emotions, I know what you mean! Its so frustrating. It seems like you know that you should take it one thing at a time, like you said, but your emotions are racing at their own pace. Have you tried anti-depressants? Or how about a therapist? My friends are the exact same way as mine. I hate it. I think either they are so into their own problems or they just dont know what to say. There are lots of ppl here who understand though, so Im glad you came here.

I hope everything works out. Let us know how you are doing. All the best and take care.