I’m struggling so hard to find the silver lining. My health is a disaster, my mind is falling apart, my daughter is slipping further and further away into drug addiction, my son is leaving the nest, my ex is talking about moving away and even my sister is thinking of moving away. The icing is, no more best friend. The only thing between me and utter despair is 120 mg of Cymbalta. I know I must keep putting one foot in front of the other to get to a better place but this bad feeling in my tummy won’t go away and the tears keep falling.
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You’ve still got friends.
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Thanks. Move over…I’m coming under there. Can I have the next set of ankles?
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You can have all you can eat ankles.
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Do these ankles make my butt look big?
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I’m all about that bass.
Women are like roads, they’re more fun to go fast on when they gots dem curves.
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Well played sir, well played.
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people here will support you so dont worry about it 
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Got a friend here and believe you me if your friend walked away he or she wasn’t your friend.
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We’re your friends also @Leaf
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Hugs to you
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I hope you feel better soon!
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What happened with your best friend? It sounds like you’re really going through a hard time. Just remember, we’re your friends and we care.
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They’re not talking to me so I don’t know. I’m sure it’s because I’m so negative and needy right now. I’m going to try to be more positive. From now on I guess it’s best to just keep my troubles to myself. Besides, what I’m going through is nothing compared to how bad some other people have it. I’m a jerk for feeling bad for myself. Really I’m blessed. Yesterday was a bad day but I gained some perspective. Voila! Behold, silver lining.
You know you’re allowed to feel sorry for yourself and be upset if you want to.
Some of the things you said were upsetting you are legit.
It’s good to try to stay positive, but also have a good cry about it if you can.
Don’t focus on the bad stuff, just feel the genuine emotion.
I guess what I’m saying is don’t push yourself too hard and brush this under the rug.
It’s not best to keep it all in.
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You are right. I really did let it out yesterday. I broke down in tears many times and let them flow. I gave myself permission to feel shitty about all the bad luck and just general crappiness of my reality right now. I sort of wallowed in it dramatically even more so than usual. Then, I ran out of steam. And when I woke up this morning I felt better. All of this that’s going on with me right now is nothing compared to what I’ve dealt with previously, this aint nothing.
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I mean, you’re going through a really hard time. What’s wrong with feeling bad about it? I would feel the same way.
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It’s ok for me to feel bad. I just need to remind myself of all I have to feel good about too. And it could be much worse. I could have all these problems plus no medical insurance, or no doctor, or no way to get to the doctor. I’m blessed. One friend stopped talking to me, tons more came out to say “I’m here for you!”. I’m blessed. Now I’m crying again. I truly have been stupid for not seeing how lucky I am. And you have been a good friend to me this whole time, so thank you, it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
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I’m so glad you can feel good too. I do genuinely care about you. I’m so sorry you lost a friend though. I’ve lost friends before. It’s super painful. And I’m really impressed that amid all your pain, you can still see blessings in your life. You really are an incredible person. You’re very strong.
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Thank you honey. That means a lot to me.
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