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XanaDUer2

(13,829 posts)
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 10:37 AM Sep 2023

Please pray for my mental/ emotional health

I'm disabled now two years and on SSDI. I suffer from anxiety and depression. I worry constantly. I'm getting on Medicare in December, thank goodness. I have Obamacare until then.

I'm a victim of the Russian hacker breach. This has sent me spiraling. I also will have some very expensive, uninsured dental work coming up for TMJ.

Please pray my personal information is not released, and that my worry- burden is lifted.

It's a very hard way to live. TIA

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Please pray for my mental/ emotional health (Original Post) XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 OP
We had our info taken too leftieNanner Sep 2023 #1
Isn't it horrible? XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #2
PS XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #7
You got all kinds of good vibes coming your way. GPV Sep 2023 #3
Thank you XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #4
bless your heart BlueTexasMan Sep 2023 #5
Ty! XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #6
I hope things settle down for you Bayard Sep 2023 #8
Thank you so much XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #10
Sending you hugs and comforting light! MLAA Sep 2023 #9
Appreciated nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #11
Go talk to somebody Botany Sep 2023 #12
TY XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #13
Good! Botany Sep 2023 #14
Praying for you XanaDUer2. May everything get resolved and peace restored to your mind. LoisB Sep 2023 #15
Thanks nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #30
Keeping you in my thoughts... CaptainTruth Sep 2023 #16
Thanks! Nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #31
Any one of your challenges is a heavy load.. Permanut Sep 2023 #17
I am. Thanks for your response nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #32
I'm holding you in my heart. Hope22 Sep 2023 #18
Thanks! Nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #33
Sending lots of love and good vibes your way! Goddessartist Sep 2023 #19
Thanks nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #34
If you live near Pittsburgh Pa. I highly recommend the Pitt Dental School gfwzig Sep 2023 #20
I second this! Jilly_in_VA Sep 2023 #27
To feel more in control Marthe48 Sep 2023 #21
Your Words dai13sy Sep 2023 #25
Thank you Marthe48 Sep 2023 #26
Ty very true nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #28
Good idea! XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #35
Holding you in my heart- anxiety is so painful to live with. Breathe deep, you're not alone. n/t TygrBright Sep 2023 #22
Thanks nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #29
Praying for you now. dai13sy Sep 2023 #23
I will XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #36
Praying for you and sending love to you... maspaha Sep 2023 #24
Awww... XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #37
Praying for you, XanaDUer2. brer cat Sep 2023 #38
Thanks! Nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #39

leftieNanner

(15,689 posts)
1. We had our info taken too
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 10:41 AM
Sep 2023

If you go on the credit reporting services, you can put a freeze on your credit for free.

It will put your mind at ease.

XanaDUer2

(13,829 posts)
2. Isn't it horrible?
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 10:43 AM
Sep 2023

I have two credit- monitoring services that say no info of mine and no activity on my credit reports. I'm beside myself and very angry this happened. Thank you, Leftie

XanaDUer2

(13,829 posts)
7. PS
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 11:16 AM
Sep 2023

Fyi , I did some research and a Wall Street experts said the creaky, slow-loading hackers' downloading probably will make it difficult for them to release a lot of it, but it's still upsetting

BlueTexasMan

(179 posts)
5. bless your heart
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 11:10 AM
Sep 2023

I am thinking about you and believing you will find peace as you believe that you can recieve help.

Botany

(72,473 posts)
12. Go talk to somebody
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 11:36 AM
Sep 2023

DU is nice but you need to talk to somebody who is a professional about your stresses.

Do a search with the name of your town or county and then put in mental health support.

Botany

(72,473 posts)
14. Good!
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 12:02 PM
Sep 2023

Today is a holiday so if you are up to it take a nice walk and have a some food you like and then
call your people tomorrow in the AM.

Permanut

(6,636 posts)
17. Any one of your challenges is a heavy load..
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 12:18 PM
Sep 2023

but you have several at once. Sounds like you are taking the right steps to make your way through - nice job so far.

We are pulling for you; send updates!

Hope22

(2,841 posts)
18. I'm holding you in my heart.
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 12:37 PM
Sep 2023

Know that if you do find irregularities there are good folks that can help you. There is only so much we can do and that which is out of our hands does not deserve our peace. You probably already do this but just in case, belly breaths through the nose, notice clenched teeth and muscles and let that go. With each exhale let the worries that can’t be controlled go. Imagine it all working out and your heart beating easier. Anxiety is one tough customer Be easy with yourself. My best to you. 💗💗🙏🏼

gfwzig

(145 posts)
20. If you live near Pittsburgh Pa. I highly recommend the Pitt Dental School
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 12:46 PM
Sep 2023

I have had literally $!0,000 of dental work done there for about 10% of the normal cost.. If you live near any other Dental School, elsewhere check them out

Jilly_in_VA

(10,877 posts)
27. I second this!
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 03:05 PM
Sep 2023

I used to work in Remote Area Medical dental clinics as a nurse. Any dental school near you is great to help. Also, if you have a RAM clinic coming up near you, look on their website www.ramusa.org and see if there's one. You can get fillings and extractions done for free. Dental students (under the watchful eyes of their instructors) and local dentists volunteer their time for this. More complicated stuff and sedation, no, but you can get numbed. It's great!

Marthe48

(18,985 posts)
21. To feel more in control
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 12:59 PM
Sep 2023

Change the passwords to all of your accounts every 3 months or so. Be sure to monitor activity and balances as often as you can without feeling overwhelmed.

None of us are free of worry. If you get stuck on it, use any tricks to get away from it for awhile. I like writing a word and making as many words as I can from the letters in the word, not sure if that is called anagram or something else. I make lists in my head, such as a-z boys' names, a-z girls' names, dog breeds, anything that might take a little thought but is a lifting subject. I also think of books I've read or movies I've seen and think of actors that I would cast in the roles. I like ancient history and geology. It is calming because it's over. I will never stop learning about antiques and collectibles, another subject that you can immerse yourself in and get lost in the details. There are many different shapes of drinking glasses, endless patterns of flatware, a surprising amount of pressed and pattern glass patterns. I also putter. I like to repair things, even if they will have no better value in 1 piece than in parts

You'll be all right.

dai13sy

(475 posts)
25. Your Words
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 01:46 PM
Sep 2023

Are filled are filled with hope and positivity and ways to keep your brain working in a positive way. I use Google and news and what's going on with Nature today to start me off. And puttering is a joy, indoors and out.

Marthe48

(18,985 posts)
26. Thank you
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 01:53 PM
Sep 2023

I have anxiety and depression, both diagnosed, but not using meds. Anything else works better for me

Enjoy the puttering!

dai13sy

(475 posts)
23. Praying for you now.
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 01:29 PM
Sep 2023

I had some information stolen from me too. I can't believe that people like that even exist. So cruel. I am on SSDI also. I was really active for so much of my life. I started with sit-down exercises and progressed over time to doing some stand-up exercises with my walker and now with my walking stick and cane I can make it all the way to the end of my driveway and back to my porch (200 yards). Keep me posted on how you are doing, please. Getting older and having your body say "I'm not working anymore" is a real betrayal. I've started making jokes about everything. Some people don't understand but it helps me keep my head screwed on straight.

maspaha

(381 posts)
24. Praying for you and sending love to you...
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 01:38 PM
Sep 2023

And, as those of us with wet mouth dogs know, nothing is more comforting and healing than doggie drool. So, I’m passing the message on to my boys, the basset hound and St. Bernard, two famously drooly dogs. They’ve got ya covered too.

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