lifes toll on mental health

I have found that I feel the same way. It's scary these days. I can't afford daycare or gas if I do work, so I quit my job to stay home with my kids but I'm not any better off. My kids are happier an better taken care of but now we are really broke. I found that I've been really depressed lately because I don't know what to do. Go back to work or stay home. My dilema is, now that I don't work I have better health care through the state then I had when I was working. I also get $450 in food stamps and I don't have to pay for gas or childcare. I also have all the time I want with my babies. If I do work I have to pay for worse health care, I lose my food stamps so I have to pay for groceries, I'd have to pay childcare and for gas and I'd still have no money and I'd lose time with my girls and fiance. I have no idea which is better for me. The economy is such a scary thing to think about right now. I have recently been physically sick from being so depressed and worried about money.

Yeah its always depressing thinking about the world situation. The way is to stop, and just live in the moment, or get back down to earth and think about your family, and your friends, and not so much the global state of things. When you feel more positive again you can be more proactive about the world, but the truth to feeling calm is being accepting of your lot, what you have right now, appreciating the things you have, and then working towards being more happy slowly.