I've never been anxious and rarely depressed until this last year when my hubby lost his job and our family was uprooted to Virginia about 6 months ago. We got to Virginia two weeks before September 11 and live 5 miles from the Pentagon!

Now, anxiety comes out of the blue and smacks me upside the head! I know that my future is in the Lord's hands, but I sometimes want to hold onto the anxiety. I guess the trauma was worse than I thought and now I worry that he will lose his new job. We'll find out in two months. In the meantime, I just try to keep on and keep a positive attitude.

I've also been trying to keep track of my moods in the journal section of this forum to see if there is a correlation to moon times. If I still had a uterus, I guess I'd be better able to expect things?!

Also, I am a person who eats when anxious or frustrated or angry. It sure is hard trying to low carb during these times, as the food that cries out to me usually comes in a crinkly bag and contains tons of sugar and flour!

What do other "anxious eaters" do when the need for sweet or crunchy attacks? What is the backup plan you speak about?