I get the anxiety. I try to remember when things bother me that others have dealt with the situation at hand and lived. (Humor sometimes works.)

I was always labeled "sensitive" when I was growing up by my mother. I interpreted that as a bad thing. Now I feel that it has helped me deal with this wacko world the best that I can.

I am not going to tell you to do anything @hethur240 but I would ask you to question the reliance on alcohol and even the "Mary Jane," as we called it. Crutches are just that. They help for a little while but aren't always good or necessary. Just a thought.

Raising kids isn't easy, my dear. And you sound like a normal person who is in tune with what works in your life and knows that there is a lot of people out there who seem to be on auto pilot. Surround yourself with like minded people and know that you are beautiful and God's creation.

Thanks for sharing your story. I just spent some time with family and I cannot relate to most of what they say. I know they think I am the weird one but who is weirder? The person who talks about all the programs they have watched or someone who talks about things they have done and do on the daily? I think you know the answer.

God Bless!!