by sincefour » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:00 pm
There are a number of ways that things can get like this, and there are a number of ways to mitigate it.
For me, I have significant amounts of all the childhood abuse types and I am bipolar. That led to PTSD, repetition compulsion, anxiety, etc.
I am not a professional. So, please take my words with a grain of salt.
I am quite sure that you are judging yourself not as yourself, but, from your projections of what others think. The expectations, opinions, and feeling of what you lack/how you are failing your family. I would bet, that just like in my case that others hold you in higher esteem then you hold yourself.
Usually a combination of drug therapy and talk therapy is the best combination in this case. If that is so, I cannot say.
I have been laid off from my job too. I worry too. But unlike the other time I was laid off in '94, I am not consumed. If we run out of money, we will sell the house, or sell our retirment investments. I have intrinsic value beyond that of a bread winner. I am a good parent, and a good friend. I have survived much, and still continue to grow.
I am sure many people care about you, respect you, want your company. Please get help so that you may be able to let your guard down, and let them do just that.
Please take care,
Walt