I Am An Amputee

i feel so alone. everyone you had in your life before becoming an amputee only ends up hurting you because it's so obvious that they pity you. and the ones who don't pity you keep telling you lies just to cheer you up, which actually makes you feel like your problems aren't being taken seriously. i feel like such a loser because i'm not even able to have a normal social life anymore. i recently reconnected with a childhood friend who got paralyzed from the waist down about two years ago. he seems to be doing so much better than i am. he's learned to find inner peace and goes out with friends regularly. he keeps telling me to accept and focus on the truly important things. i don't think i ever could