Should I try to lie to myself? PINNEDMy life would be immeasurably better if I still believed my wife REALLY loved me and liked me. I think I broke her though - I think the affair damaged her mentally - so she can or will only be so happy and no more. She refuses and has always refused... See More »
What do you do when you think you are bad for someone but they still love you and want you?My wife is a basket case. She has lost her business because of COVID. She has been locked in the house since March because of COVID. She is OBVIOUSLY wildly depressed. She is having physical pain with no explanations, headaches, pins and needles... See More »
Are your internal and external relationship scores different?What would you rate your current relationship at from a 1-10? Thats your internal score. What is your external score, meaning how do you think your friends and relatives perceive your relationship?
I’ve come to far to go back, haven’t gotten far enough to go on.I have been suffering mightily for about a month. Worst this last week. I get up most days and try to move forward in life. I do this because of my son Seth. He is 22. I was 38 when my father took his own life and it really screwed me up..i... See More »
Is anyone else over this pandemic? Seriously, i have no regard whatsoever for this flu with a 99.96% survival rate. You still huddling at home scared?
My wife recently debated having me baker acted for suicidal ideation.All it really accomplished was to let me know that no matter how low i feel i cannot confide in her. All i have are you (collective) and this site.
How much is too much to spend on your pets healthcare?I recently had to pony up $2700 & $1400 for two operations on my dog. It was hard to bdo but luckily I had a credit card. Would you spend money on your animal and if so how much?
When you consider suicide is it usually as a response to your environment and interactions with people or does it just come up from inside?
How does statistics work?If i put one bullet in a five shot revolver and get a click then then statistics dont like stack up on me daily if i spin the cylinder every morning i still have the same 20% chance right?
I want to die. Dont you think if my son knew how badly i am suffering he.would let me lay down in.green fields and finally rest?
Why do i have to endure and SUFFER daily with depression and mental illness so that people around me dont have to mourn me in the event of my death?
Has the absence of pain or sorrow replaced your experience of happiness?I no longer live in a world of happy and sad. My life is sadness and pain or the absence of sorrow or.pain. The best I can hope for is not to want to die most days.
I am 48 and people in their twenties seen far stupider than we were at that age. I wonder if that is just age talking or if it's a realIf it is a consequence of too much bubble wrapping kids to keep them safe and they learn none of life's lessons. If it is a consequence of schooling being driven down to the lowest common denominator. If out is a consequence of the massive drop in... See More »
Is it fair to say that "adulting" is mainly comprised of tolerating shit that bothers you to some degree?