u/No-Professional-6005

Hey everyone,

I’m a 40 year old female, been on Fluoxetine for about 14 years, and about 8 years ago got bumped up to 60mg. I think this maybe helped for a little bit, but I’m starting to feel incredibly depressed lately: difficulty getting out of bed, difficulty doing a good job at work, irritable with others a lot, angry all the time, tearful most days…I thought that 60mg was a high dosage, so I’m just confused what the hell is going on. Has anyone else experienced this before? Can it just stop working?

Hello!

I am wondering if anyone can recommend some marketing strategies to help my posts get more reach on IG - I am a dark alt/goth singer-songwriter, and it’s been a constant uphill battle to get even 30 likes on a reel or any type of comments/engagement. I’m not even sure what topics to post, as I mostly post reels of me live, or professional photos of me with my guitar etc.

I don’t necessarily want to go “viral,” but would really love to experience some growth, as i’ve been trying this for 5 years now with minimal results. Thank you!

Hey everyone,

I’m 40 years old and cannot for the life of me boost my self-esteem and confidence. I thought that by 40 (and after a decade of therapy) I would stop caring about what others think, especially men, but here I am. I’m constantly comparing myself to other women, especially if I consider them prettier than me, with bigger boobs etc…I’ve always had low self-esteem, but I feel like it’s getting worse with age, and after turning 40 I feel I’m possibly having a mid-life crisis.

Looking for some words of wisdom or advice please!

Hey everyone,

I’m 40 years old and cannot for the life of me boost my self-esteem and confidence. I thought that by 40 (and after a decade of therapy) I would stop caring about what others think, especially men, but here I am. I’m constantly comparing myself to other women, especially if I consider them prettier than me, with bigger boobs etc…I’ve always had low self-esteem, but I feel like it’s getting worse with age, and after turning 40 I feel I’m possibly having a mid-life crisis.

Looking for some words of wisdom or advice please!

Looking for advice on a friendship with my friend (48 Male) and myself (41 Female).

Myself and this guy had a really great friendship and working relationship (we worked on some artistic projects together) for a couple of years, then I expressed (very kindly in my opinion) how things felt a bit one-sided and I asked if we could talk things through. For some reason that sent him into a spiral, and he ghosted me for 3 months. Because of his spiral, I then went into a depressive spiral thinking I was in the wrong. Long story, but we started to chat again recently, and even expressed what we were each going through at the time. I told him how hurt I was by his actions, and he never apologized, and I just accepted it.

Things are kind of back to normal? But now he prefers email to texting, and it makes me feel like I’ve been demoted. (I will add, I’ve never once been an annoying or over-texter, in case you ask). At times the replies to my emails take a week or more, even if in my email I’m asking a simple question. I have no idea why I’ve turned to reddit, but here I am. 🤣. I feel like a fool, as if I’m letting someone just walk all over me without taking accountability for their actions.

My question is, should I let go of this “friendship?” And if so, how do I let go? Do I just stop initiating conversations? I feel so so sad and often wish everything could just go back to the way it was. Thank you in advance.

Hello all, I’m a woman turning 40 in a couple of months, and I suddenly feel as if everything is worthless. I should be happy, I’m married with a kid, have a home and a good job, but I’ve poured my heart and soul into my “music career” over the past 5 years, and all it’s done is drain me of money. I thought I had a chance at success and fame, have wanted this since I was a little girl…and I’ve been so burnt out trying to “get” there. I just feel like my chances are over, and yes maybe I’m wallowing today, but I generally just feel sad and like giving up on trying.

I barely have any 401k, I’m in debt, and I just want to disappear. I feel like a failure. (And yes I am in therapy!).

How do I turn my life around?

Not sure why I turned to reddit for advice, but here I am…

Hello! I'll be traveling from the US (east coast) to England in August by myself to celebrate my 40th birthday. I have been to other countries before, just not alone! Wondering what areas might not be the safest, and what things I can do as a sober woman. I'll be there for 6 days. Thank you!!!! EDIT: Things I enjoy: Spooky things, Charles Dickens, the coast, villages, goth/punk culture, Castles...

I’m looking for advice. I’ve had to take a couple of sick days here and there due to my child being sick. I’ve recently been reprimanded by my manager, who said there’s a lot of work to do and our team is under a lot of pressure from leadership. But what exactly am I supposed to do? I don’t have family that can care for my child when they’re sick. I’ve been in the industry for 15 years and some companies have been better than others (only been a parent for 10 years) when it comes to being a working mom. I work mostly in the lab but the days I’ve been out have not been lab work days, and my experiments generally pass and I feel I do good work. What gives? are there any jobs out there in this field where I can care for a sick child?