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Posted: 6/4/08
erynnsmama

I am a 51 year old happily married woman. I have been married for 29 years.
My husband recently lost his job, for the first time in his life, we lost the company truck, gas card, cell phone, now we are losing our home, and our toybox trailer....my mother is 92 and my best friend....we had to move into a rental, and i feel so 'lost' in life.
I had to be put on Zoloft, (i've had huge depression/post traumatic stress disorder issues before)and i'm praying every day that things will get better.
I cannot have a full time job, because i get panic attacks that are debilitating. Therapy is NOT in the budget.
PRAY FOR ME.