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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"(higher power), grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

I struggle with this too, OP. There's just so much CRAP sometimes. Thing is, that *is* life. It all falls apart, all living things die, it's a broken world full of broken systems, made and run by broken people. Expecting that it will "get better" is denying the reality: this is it. Waiting for it to improve sounds like the main cause of your stress. Accept the things you cannot change, and that list includes all the people on your list who aren't under your control. So, anyone but you. You don't have to like their behavior, their circumstances, their troubles, and you don't have to change those things. For one day, try just accepting that they are what they are. I know, it sounds like total BS. But it really does work.

Then, with the energy you free up by not fretting over stuff that's not yours to control/fix, consider what you can control. You're exhausted (which makes sense). Can you sleep better, eat better, take more time for things that energize/renew you? Can you make an appointment for support, whether that's a fellowship group, or therapy, or spiritual counsel, or something else that works for you? Focus your energy on the things you can do something about. Hint: they're probably things about you you've been neglecting while focusing on everyone/everything else.

Nobody has it figured out; your struggles perfectly describe the "sandwich generation" and what we all are facing. And the airplane rule (put your own oxygen mask on first) is the right approach for all of us.

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I knew writing here was a great idea. You all are really wonderful people. Thank you.[/quote]

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