To ask What's the most pressing thing on your mind at the moment?

Hi have you tried applying for any extra benefits? Finding extra work from home? Try to stay strong.

I have a small business that has struggled over the recent years and peaks at Christmas. Every year the run up to Christmas leaves me with so much anxiety and pressure and sleepless nights. On top of this my home is pretty much inhabitable and i've put on a lot of weight.

Money or lack of, single mum working two jobs and coming out minus still every month. My son's bday is coming up and I just can't see how I'm spose to do it 😭😭😭can't even begin to think about Xmas. The thought of getting up again tomorrow to go to my job which I hate seems so pointless. I just want to lock myself away with my children and live in a little bubble with them I need a lotto win 😅😭

I'm waiting for some urgent gynae investigations which could be something but could also be nothing.

Currently not doing a good job at managing my anxiety around this!

My worries right now

Paying my tax bill

Playing catch up financially all the time even though we earn well our outgoings have gone thru the roof so I'm constantly doing sums in my head.

My parents stress levels dealing with an adult dd with severe mental health issues

Said sibling above and how things are going to end

I wrack my brain daily at least thinking there must be a solution somewhere somehow to take all that stress on my parents away but there's literally nothing

Having to lower a staff members hours in January due to soaring costs

Always worrying if my dc are happy and ok.

How I deal with it?

Unfortunately I'm a smoker which is ironically yet another worry of mine but I just don't seem to have the control or mental motivation to deal with ir right now

I have signed up to a local swimming pool which I haven't done for years but is something I really enjoy and it's helping me get fitter again

I listen to podcasts a lot

I spend a lot of my evenings cuddling my dogs

How and when to tell my in-laws that I’m moving in with DP (DH died 3 years ago). How I’ve boxed myself into a corner with my career and although I love what I’m doing, it means I’m putting up with being treated pretty badly because I don’t know where I’d go next. How hard I’m finding it to find the energy to maintain friendships. How I’ve put on weight and I need to get it off again. How much I need to do in my new house and how little time I have to do it.

I distract myself with work, mostly, and then wake up at 4am every morning in spiralling panic. FUN.

Off on holiday next week and don't know where I put the passports.

@Iguessyourestuckwithme

I feel so sad reading your post op

Why do you feel that way?
Is it a multitude of things weighing heavy right now?

Whether adult dd will ever be able to get on the property ladder.

my constant health anxiety made so much worse by bloody menopause.

my new line manager. Initially I thought she was nice but starting to realise she’s a bit of an arse and very patronising.

Husbands happiness right now. Dog needs operation. Law suit pending.

bills to be paid
Daughter, her education/ future and terrible relationship we have
Wanting to divorce husband
My eldest son and his mental health
More bills
Happy times 😳

Getting organised for our October holiday tomorrow.
Whether my DCs will survive with my DM and DF for a week
How glad I am to get DD away from her friends for a bit, tween nastiness.
Work stuff as soon as I get back
My DS1's mental health with his exams coming up
The fact that DS2 with ASD has told me that after coming to the top of the waiting list, he won't even think about art therapy.
Israel/Palestine

Please don't think that you shouldn't be. You are worthy.

On my mind - Empty nest - everyone has gone: children, parents, husband, dog, cat.

Good distractions- children thriving, parents and animals not in pain, husband doing what he needs to do; knitting, tele and about to retire; plans for retirement.

Challenge - the empty nest is a bit intense.

@Iguessyourestuckwithme hope you're OK. Keep hanging in there.

@Iguessyourestuckwithme I just wanted to say I'd seen your post. I hope you are ok 💐

My younger DDs MH and fighting to get her an EHCP fit for purpose so she can sit her GCSEs.
My older 2 DDs who have just started (different) unis- are they happy? Eating?making friends?
My DS who moved into his first ( rental) flat with GF at weekend- is it really financally viable for them- can they really afford it.
My work- I feel passed over/ invisble.
My health - my body is falling apart.
My fragile mum with late stage dementia who has covid- will she get better- would it be better if she didnt.
Mainly the first and last ones. But DDs MH is the biggest unrelenting long term worry - its true you are only as happy as your least happy child
Ive just walked the dogs and now having a hot bubble bath.

I worry about society, climate, wars, my child’s future & the state of the country most days.

Every day, I worry about my dog & the unmeasurable distress I (& my DD,she’s grown up with him) will be in when he’s going be. He’s in good health but he’s nearly 12 & I love him so much it literally hurts my heart.

The hopelessness of my young adult DC trying to pay rent whilst earning peanuts and struggling to feed themselves. Obviously I top up but it’s still concerning.

The ageing demographic and how shit things will be as fewer and fewer people try to support so many old people living way too long (yes, including myself but I have plans)

Whether DCAT will make it past Christmas.

I cope with afternoon naps, walking, and reading.

Traumatic bereavement. It's like a bomb has gone off in the whole family-i'm worried sick about everyone.

Marriage. How to fix it. Can it be fixed.
My eldest's schooling.
The future for all our kids - Israel, Ukraine, climate etc.
Going back to work anxiety.

To take my mind of things I snuggle the baby when he feeds (sweet baby smell, fluffy beautiful head of curls, adorable onesie). Or I buy bits for the children on vinted. I Mumsnet til I fall asleep.

I worry about spiders too.

And also what will I do if my DH isn't around and there's a spider in the house.

Just to lighten the mood with a slightly trivial worry amongst the very real and serious ones!

I just want to get this fucking ceiling up!

My children and grandchildren
Spiders
My forthcoming surgery
A friend has just been diagnosed with cancer
Another friend died last week
The NHS
The loss of species and habitats
Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine - and the rest.

Those are the main ones, but there are more…

To take my mind off everything, I read, sing, walk in the woods, cuddle the dogs (and DH sometimes), do my witchy stuff, talk with friends, do my hobbies, daydream and binge watch my favourite SF or comedy.

I feel a bit overwhelmed lately with a few worries:

Israel and Palestine and all the innocent people being killed.

A frail mum who lives far away and what can we do.

I have relationship worries.

I worry about my kids and keep having intrusive thoughts at night.

But right now - if I have thrush or vaginitis or what's going on down there 😣 no distraction from that.

I'm really busy with work and kids so don't have time to think about it until I stop.