The future feels scary

[JamSandle]

My mental health has been bad for a long time (am in my 30s).

I look to the future and think it will bring more pain, loss and disappointment.

It's not just my actual life though. It's the world too. It feels like everything is getting worse.

Can someone give any advice?

It wasn't until i realised the only one stopping me from living was me that i could move on.Yeah its crap but unless you make the effort to make the most of the crappy hand your delt with does it get better.I stopped listening to my head just day by day make the most of it

Do you have any more advice on this? 8 definitely feel like my brain is my worst enemy and suspect I have ADHD.

Its taken me down a long crappy road but you can find a way.I take citralopram never been officially diagnosed properly just the anxiety disorder.But at least that diagnosis got me meds that helped with what ever this is .I gave up with doctors and found a way that worked for me

Sorry to hear you’re feeling this way. What you describe could be quite a normal almost everyday feeling for a lot of people given that there are some seriously crap things going on in the world. But if these feelings are impacting your life more broadly and interfering with your enjoyment and participation in things then it could be a sign of depression.

There is an nhs depression assessment questionnaire you can find by googling if you wanted to see how you measure against that.

You could probably benefit from not consuming too much current affairs and stepping up your self care. Good luck OP, you deserve to feel hope and optimism x