What personal battle are you currently fighting?

[Anonymous]

Abusive ex
Single parenting
Career failure
Losing $200K on a house that was a mistake that I can’t sell
My 2 oldest friends downgraded and abandoned me
Kids school is toxic and crushing them
Need to get a second job to fix house
About to break up with partner
Am too stupid to live

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Abusive ex
Single parenting
Career failure
Losing $200K on a house that was a mistake that I can’t sell
My 2 oldest friends downgraded and abandoned me
Kids school is toxic and crushing them
Need to get a second job to fix house
About to break up with partner
Am too stupid to live

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That's a lot. What's one thing you can change today? Reach out for help. You are asking for and getting, love and support from strangers. Have you been honest with your friends? Maybe they are waiting for you to take a step.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Abusive ex
Single parenting
Career failure
Losing $200K on a house that was a mistake that I can’t sell
My 2 oldest friends downgraded and abandoned me
Kids school is toxic and crushing them
Need to get a second job to fix house
About to break up with partner
Am too stupid to live

You don't sound stupid at all.
Good riddance to false friends and those that have abandoned you as you will see this as a true blessing in disguise in the future, promise.

Stay clear of ex and non supportive partner.
Allow house to be foreclosed maybe instead of throwing more $$ at it if you can't recover $200k?
Can you move to an area less toxic for you and your children?
An area with new career opportunities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Abusive ex
Single parenting
Career failure
Losing $200K on a house that was a mistake that I can’t sell
My 2 oldest friends downgraded and abandoned me
Kids school is toxic and crushing them
Need to get a second job to fix house
About to break up with partner
Am too stupid to live

Can’t afford to move all non retirement money is now tied up in disastrous house.

You don't sound stupid at all.
Good riddance to false friends and those that have abandoned you as you will see this as a true blessing in disguise in the future, promise.

Stay clear of ex and non supportive partner.
Allow house to be foreclosed maybe instead of throwing more $$ at it if you can't recover $200k?
Can you move to an area less toxic for you and your children?
An area with new career opportunities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ve been dealing with a cancer scare with our 6 month old son over the past month. Things are pointing much more positive than they were initially, but it has still been the hardest and most anxiety-filled month of my life.

We’re in survival mode and I feel like I’m not doing anything up to my normal abilities (i.e. work, or even something as simple as getting laundry folded). I’m trying to give myself grace, but this is all really freaking hard.

Be generous with yourself. You are dealing with every parent's worst nightmare and the fact that you're even able to stand is amazing. Sending you love and strength and best, best wishes for a positive outcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:25 year marriage is millimeters from falling over the rail.
Expenses are skyrocketing and income has never been lower.
Assets are not selling.
There’s a pressure in my chest that will occasionally radiate into my left arm.
I have a molar that needs to come out and I can’t afford to do so.

PLEASE find a way to get your tooth taken care of. I don’t mean to scare you, but something similar happened to a friend. He got an infection from a bad tooth— it turned sepsis and he died (extremely suddenly) at the age of 26. Again, I don’t mean to scare you, but it can turn dangerous really fast. Best of luck.

[Anonymous]

My parents both died in the past couple of years and I have a head full of tumors and teens to raise. It's all relative, I know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am still rocked to my core as my husband passed away last November. When it happened, I felt like someone had gut punched me and dropped me to the ground.12 months later amd I feel the same.

My world was taken from me. I do try to be strong for my (now adult) kids. But I am such a fraud. I'm hardly happy. I feel like I am in a fog.

I totally understand. Same situation.

[Anonymous]

37F and I think I'm too skinny (5'3", 108 lbs), but the compliments keep rolling in. I've never been this thin in my whole adult life. You can see the outline of my breastbone. Men irl hit on me more than they ever have before. The positive reinforcement is intoxicating. My orthostatic hypotension is so bad that my whole field of vision goes black for 7-10 seconds nearly every time I stand up, which is very annoying. I should try to gain some weight, but I'll miss the compliments.

[Anonymous]

I'm 36 with 3 kids, age 9, 4 and 1. I got pregnant again. My husband and I wish we could keep the baby but theres no way our limited mental & physical resources can support four kids. I took part 1 of the abortion pill today.

On the way to the abortion clinic, I took our toddler to my mom for the morning. I walked in looking fine, no sign of trouble. She immediately asked me if something was very wrong because of a dream she had last night. She dreamt that I was wearing a beautiful pink dress of many layers. I lifted the gown and the underside had a big hole in it. Then in her dream I started crying hysterically...

So tonight I'm here trying not to be upset that today I took a pill to stop the 6 week old fetus from growing. I do think that there's a spiritual/religious realm that's real,and that abortion is a terrible act on that level of existence. I feel that I should put away my phone and spend the rest of the night saying goodbye to the baby... but I really don't want to have to do this...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parents both died in the past couple of years and I have a head full of tumors and teens to raise. It's all relative, I know.

Sending love to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 36 with 3 kids, age 9, 4 and 1. I got pregnant again. My husband and I wish we could keep the baby but theres no way our limited mental & physical resources can support four kids. I took part 1 of the abortion pill today.

On the way to the abortion clinic, I took our toddler to my mom for the morning. I walked in looking fine, no sign of trouble. She immediately asked me if something was very wrong because of a dream she had last night. She dreamt that I was wearing a beautiful pink dress of many layers. I lifted the gown and the underside had a big hole in it. Then in her dream I started crying hysterically...

So tonight I'm here trying not to be upset that today I took a pill to stop the 6 week old fetus from growing. I do think that there's a spiritual/religious realm that's real,and that abortion is a terrible act on that level of existence. I feel that I should put away my phone and spend the rest of the night saying goodbye to the baby... but I really don't want to have to do this...

I'm so sorry - I cannot imagine what you're feeling, but am sending you so many positive thoughts.

[Anonymous]

Ageism. I'm over 50 and looking for work. I have been told straight to my face that the hiring manager (younger than me) was simply more comfortable with having a "scrappy and less experienced candidate" reporting to her. The lawsuit, which I won't pursue, practically writes itself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Had miracle identical twins after 3 losses and was so, so happy. I felt like I was living my dream. Then the delays started to manifest and they just stopped progressing in their development, and they were diagnosed w profound autism. I am crushed.

Sending you hugs. My son was just diagnosed with autism and there are no words to describe the shift in your world. Wishing you the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I visited Florida for the first time last week and felt deeply unhappy and lonely there. I'm an immigrant from Europe and always felt fine in DC and other states I've visited, but FL was inexplicably depressive.

Not trying to be a jerk, but this seems like the easiest of "personal battles" to solve.