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Judecat42
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PathStep 10 Compassion hearts97 Forum posts26 Forum upvotes66 Current upvotes66 Age GroupAdult Last activeJuly, 2025 Member sinceJuly 11, 2022
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I am 55 years old, female, married with no kids/ 2 cats. I work full time in logistics, and my hobbies include knitting/crocheting and making music. I'm into sci-fi/superheroes, cats, spirituality and nature. 

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ACT
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 March 18th, 2025
...See more Has anyone here tried acceptance and commitment therapy? How does it work for you? I kind of get the concept yet have a hard time understanding how accepting your negative feelings helps you feel better.
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Health Anxiety
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 March 19th, 2025
...See more Dangbit, I Let my anxiety get the better of me again. I've been sick so I went to the doctor and got some tests and meds. But then I started bugging her with too many calls and messages with questions about my condition and meds. Now I'm afraid that even though shes been very patient, she'll ditch me, and she's such a good doctor. So I hope not. Thing is, I'm not usually this way...just when I'm sick and this has been a weird and difficult illness. How do you cope with health anxiety?
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I Let It Get Me Again!
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 January 20th, 2025
...See more Dang it, I let my anxiety get the better of me again. I've been sick and since I have health anxiety that stirred things up. I've been to the doctor and I keep messaging and calling with questions and concerns about my meds, how I feel, etc. I try to hold off bugging them but then it just gets so worrisome that I cave and call or message Now I'm afraid that even though my doctor has been very patient, she's going to dump me because I'm too much. But I'm not usually like this--only when I'm sick and this has been a really weird and debilitating illness! How do you cope with health anxiety?
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Long Illness
50 & Over Community / by Judecat42
Last post
 January 23rd, 2025
...See more Hi, I just need to talk to someone. I've been ill for going on a month with a weird bug that somehow morphed into an atypical UTI which has caused debilitating fatigue along with heart palpitations and blood pressure spikes. Took docs 2 weeks just to figure out what was going on. I'm on antibiotics and beta blockers now. I've missed more work than I can afford to and am quite stressed and anxious. I know things will turn out OK but I keep wondering how long this is gonna last? I've never been sick this long. It's like my worst fear has come true. I know there are many people out there who have worse health situations and they manage to cope,often with such grace. I guess I'm just impatient. But I so hate not feeling like myself and not being able to do and enjoy my usual activities! How do you cope?Thanks for lending an ear...or an eye, as it we're.
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I Need Help with My Boss
Work & Career / by Judecat42
Last post
 January 6th, 2024
...See more Hi, I'm Jude. I started what I thought was my dream job with a non-profit organization last August but it soon turned into a nightmare because of the boss! She is a micro-manager, and very difficult for everyone to work with. She talks so fast it's hard to understand what she wants but she gets mad when you ask questions... you're supposed to figure stuff out yourself. Sometimes she says one thing and then contradicts herself. But you were supposed to know that. She has had me in a Several closed door interrogations regarding why I am not getting my job, and how frustrated she is. I made the mistake of telling her i have anxiety and now she thinks i have a mental problem. But she won't fire me. some really weird things too...things that totally throw me off...like one time she was in my office talking to me and she asked why I was looking at her outfit (I wasn't). Today I heard her say to my coworker "you're smiling, that means you want me out of your office" and then "I hear you laughing in here" (he wasn't). She can be quite intimidating and she's made several people cry. A few weeks ago I had a panic attack in the office because I had torush doing somethingand i messed it up...the boss wasn't there but she heard about it and scolded me for not telling her. Well I just don't feel comfortable talking to her about anything! I'm looking for another job but need help coping in the meantime.
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