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I am depressed and it takes everything for me to get even the simplest things done. I am the mother of an 18 month old and a 3 1/2 year old girl. I also work full time. All I want to do is sleep, but when I get the chance, I cannot stop my mind....& I lay there thinking about all my worries. So, I am becoming sleep deprived too. I am worried about money, about my daughter's health, my husband's job....the list could go on and on. I keep saying to myself that "the Lord would never give me more than I can handle"...but I feel I am near a nervous breakdown. Sometimes I wish I was dead and then I would not be in this constant torment I call life. I could not kill myself, but I often entertain the idea of me dying. Please pray for me. Patty
 
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i will be praying for you!
my advice would be to stay in the Word daily, i know that the response would be "i dont have time" because i say that too sometimes but once you start spending time reading the Bible you will begin to feel your mood lift because you will realize the promises God has given you. And be careful about entertaining thoughts of being dead, because i used to just do that and 6 months after that i attempted suicide after saying i never would. I'm not saying you are going to but i'm just trying to emphasize how satan gets into our thoughts through small compromises that we make. I went from "i'm just thinking about being dead" to "i'm just thinking about how i would die" to "i'm just thinking about killing myself but would never do it..." So instead of just one day us deciding we're going to kill ourself satan changes our minds gradually. But protect your heart and mind by staying in the Word. Thats what worked for me.
Love In Him,
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Another quick thing- you quoted correctly the verse the Lord will never give me more then i can handle, but i wanted to clear up for you that God is not giving you depression. Everything good and perfect is from above: therefore, if its not good or perfect its from the enemy! The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy. But as believers we have power over the devil. So take your stand against him and refuse to let him steal your joy any longer! *hugs*
 
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I will pray for you.

I have trouble getting to sleep at night a lot, too, although it is usually because of chronic pain and not from my mind racing. I take tylenol PM and it helps me to get a good rest and stay on a normal sleeping schedule.

I wouldn't recommend taking a prescription sleep aid because I tried some of those before and they mess you up. Ambien, in particular, is very bad (you may have heard about it on the news).

But the tylenol PM is OTC and is just right.

I have a friend who is in grad school for pharmacy and she sometimes takes 1-2 benedryl to get herself to sleep.
 
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Another thing. My therapist used to tell me over and over again not to worry about the "what if's". I finally took her advice and that has helped me quite a bit.
 
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Oh Patty, dear one....be at peace! May the Lord richly bless you and reach down to take away your sorrows.

Think of Heaven, and what it will be like to laugh and sing to the Lord, and how all of this will one day be long gone, never to be remembered ever again.

It is very possible that you could have a chemical imbalance that is causing you to feel this way. It might be something to talk to your doctor about.

Lord touch her, as I know you have touched me, and give her a smile in her heart and love that surrounds her so deeply that she feels nothing but joy and tranquility.
 
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Dear Patty,

I agree with Groundhog

Reading your post reminds me of where I was but a month ago (and years before that). I am replying to your post to let you know it can and WILL get better. I have no advice, perse...I just want to say I will add you to my list and lift you up to our Heavenly Father who knows your heart and struggles BEST!

Please feel free to pm me ANYTIME!

With s & s,
Wendy
 
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