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Dad is depressed and anxious.
My father is struggling lately, and it makes me so sad. He is laid off right now because its winter, and he is feeling pretty stressed about certain projects he has around the house. My parents ran out of money to finish them because my wealthy brother asked them to pay for his RD for his wedding. They felt obligated since they helped us (we didn't ask for it though) however now they are really strapped. My dads stress is a little excessive though. He doesn't think logically and is becoming paranoid about things involving the projects. He is also depressed over his age (he's in his 60s). My mom doesn't know how to make him relax. We are hoping when he goes back to work he will be too busy to worry anymore and go back to normal.
I guess I'm looking for some suggestions how to get his mind off the issues they are having. I took him and my mom out for the day and they had fun but as soon as they got home he went back to worrying. His only hobby is the one project he has and that's probably never going to get finished. I need some help keeping my dad happy I guess 
Has anyone else ever had to deal with a depressed parent?
Re: Dad is depressed and anxious.
I can't offer much experience, but I do know that there are lots of places you can go for counseling on a sliding scale based on income. I think counseling would be a good idea for him. I'm not sure if there's a good website that lists sliding-scale co
"You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. SeussYour brother and his wife to be could have held a freaking pizza party or a pasta party for an RD or had some other type of inexpensive RD --- n
It's def for the RD. My mom told us everything a few weeks ago when we were discussing the issues they are now facing. I just talked to my dad a minute ago and asked if he would be interested in helping me with a project we are working on. He gave a ve