Pain, anxiety, and stress are all extremely unpleasant things to experience. Unfortunately, I experience these emotions on a regular basis. Only a small portion of the cause is related to friends, my relationship, school, and work. I would say 95% of my overall anxiety is caused by my mom, her husband, and his retarded kids . Right now they are over 1000 miles away on a trip... and they still manage to make my life hell. I really want to be strong, but they're really wearing me down. I work at a pharmacy and I have to say it is extremely tempting to pop a couple antidepressant meds every once in a while... Oh life... how can I turn you around.