What personal battle are you currently fighting?

[Anonymous]

Series of family deaths and now a divorce complicated by mental illness. I work as a social worker and am losing my faith in people and therefore in myself. I’ve always really believed in core goodness and shared humanity but these days people are sharing such inhumanity towards others that I just don’t know. And if everyone is crap then I probably am too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am going to save my complaint that felt so hopeless and huge before reading these posts. I wish every pp the best and something positive soon.

I feel the same way, PP. I don’t feel like I can even specifically quote any of these posts because so many are heartbreaking.

[Anonymous]

Life is so hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Series of family deaths and now a divorce complicated by mental illness. I work as a social worker and am losing my faith in people and therefore in myself. I’ve always really believed in core goodness and shared humanity but these days people are sharing such inhumanity towards others that I just don’t know. And if everyone is crap then I probably am too.

Sorry for your losses. I have some similar and its been rough.
Your bolded text is encapsulates a heaviness I have really been feeling more and more lately. Thank you for articulating it.

And, your words are helping me feel less alone, so you definitely must bring something to your job! Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Broke and divorced at 60 yo.

[Anonymous]

Teen child diagnosed with epilepsy. Shocked since we did everything to keep her healthy (organic foods, exercise, etc). She also has high anxiety and her best friend has turned on her. She is suffering so much and it is impacting me. I also have high anxiety, therapy is not helping. Marriage isn’t so great. It’s so hard to be thankful.

[Anonymous]

I have a new boss who is making my life miserable. Pretty sure she is on the spectrum. Terrible judgment, micro managing, and very odd/querky. Questions every single thing I do, calls me all the time day and night for awkward and pointless conversations, and over the course of a few months has utterly destroyed my motivation.

Not a big deal compared to some people’s issues, but still, you spend a lot of your time at work, so a bad situation there can be pretty depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teen diagnosed with ADHD, starting meds, not sure what to expect. Feeling badly it wasn’t identified earlier in life as there have been many struggles and extreme anxiety and depression. Feeling like I failed at parenting.

Praying for all you facing challenges and loss.

Exactly the same here except with a college student.

I hope things get better for you and yours.

[Anonymous]

I am a previous commenter. I send a million thanks + good wishes to those here who offered comfort. I am also sending my thoughts to the commenters who think their struggles are too small to matter. You matter in ways you don’t know yet. Keep hoping things will be better tomorrow. Eventually they will be.

[Anonymous]

Long COVID is trying to break me.
Society feels fractured.
Let’s refuse to be broken.

[Anonymous]

Alcoholic spouse. If I knew he would become an addict, I would have run far away.

I feel so stuck and exhausted and sometimes it feels it will never change. I would just up and leave if I could but I lack financial stability at the moment and am trying to figure out an escape route for when I hit my breaking point.

[Anonymous]

I have read each + every response here and wanted to let everyone know you all have my profound empathy.

I have had many tough periods in my life that I thought I could not ever rebound from.

I have been there.
(Though I am not saying that I have personally experienced all that you all have.)

My thoughts go out to each one of you.
I truly hope things get better for all of you. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[Anonymous]

My adult sister has mental illness and continues to think I am evil and doing voodoo on her. She continues to say the meds caused her to be like this. The whole family is dysfunctional because of her. Everyone is avoiding her. I'm the only person who wants to talk to her but can't because she thinks I'm evil. My mom is so disappointed and sad over all the dysfunction. No one even wants to talk to my mom.
I have some gastro issues. I'need a colonoscopy.
I need dental work done. My vitamin D level is so low that I have a prescription for 50,000 IU. Is that even safe?!
My DH and I are bored. No one ever wants to initiate any outings with us. We used to have friends!
I am being overlooked at work while everyone is promoted.i dedicated many years of my adult life with them.
Alot of problems. But, the good thing is I usually wake up on the good side refreshed.

[Anonymous]

Lost my 5th pregnancy and almost my uterus. Doctors say it's totally hopeless and they won't treat me beyond the norm because no test has come back positive for anything. That was our only embryo so we have to start all over again. Burned a full year and now neither of my kids will have close siblings. It just feel supremely sh&tty that I can't have a normal fertility journey. Hyperfertile and totally infertile.

[Anonymous]

I am 47, anxious, I think mildly depressed, poor, and in a precarious position. Teen child. In 5 years I will lose a big chunk of my income. I will of course be ok but it will most likely be low paid work, very modest life, and taking care of an aging parent.
Life used to be so promising and now it total uncertainty and not much hope for improvement.
I think it’s the loss of hope for the best is what’s the hardest. I do have plans for travel and maybe even moving but they seem less and less real.