Can a doctor help me?

[Jinglebells99]

Feeling overwhelmed at the moment. My mum had a Stroke in July and can no longer communicate. I live over 2 hours away and have stressful relationship with siblings who live there. Basically parents supported siblings financially and emotionally for years while I am out of sight, out of mind. None of them have visited me for years. I was no contact with both siblings after nasty messages at Christmas. Husband has very stressful job and is always working. Oldest child unhappy as had to change school for sixth form. House and garden a mess. Can't see a light out of this mess. Do you think anything from doctor would help?

It depends what you mean by "overwhelmed" - if you think you are depressed/anxious then yes a GP can help, but not if you're just "fed up" with life, as it were. Have a look at the MIND website and see if the symptoms of depression/anxiety are things that you are suffering. If so don't hesitate to see a GP. However medication is not going to solve the difficult relationships you have with your siblings.

Do you have anyone you can talk/offload to?

Samaritans (freephone no 116123) might be able to help you practise talking about your problems. You could see if talking helps ease the load and then if you need something formal go to your docs.

Thanks. Will look at mind. Just keep breaking down today. I do have friends I talk to, but I don't know, talking isn't really helping. Feeling overwhelmed by small things. Like neighbours have workman in today, and I've already had to ask them to move their van twice as blocking my drive. He's now parked so it will be difficult for me to reverse one car, and impossible to move the other! And I need to go out in an hour!

My siblings are really not nice. They both smoke weed and drink a lot and I can't cope with the passive and aggressive nastiness.

I feel for you. It is the worst when siblings are hateful - because there is this storybook expectation that if anyone is going to love us - it's them. It is such a letdown when they don't. Often, we just keep going back, hoping to find that love we expect to be there that isn't. I finally realized that, and gave up a few years back. Much happier since.

You could try either short term anti-anxiety such as Ativan or clonazepam - or maybe longer term antidepressant such a Wellbutrin. All of the above were very helpful to me at certain points in my life. Oh, and CBT. Because drugs just get you to the point at which you can start to look for real, long terms answers and self/life understanding.
Best wishes.