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My heart is breaking -Losing my family - Update on Need advice Trying to find a reason to live

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Good news First - My roommates and I finally talked about everything a couple weeks ago. We had a long 4 hour conversation where we worked out everything. My long time friend and I are talking again which was a great relief and help me start to pull out of the depression and start thinking that everything could work out. My roomates told me that they are my family and always will be so I will not be alone. Also to keep me from leaving my job work bought me a laptop for home use. Things at home got better, I started laughing and hanging out with my friends again. HOWEVER AS ALWAYS FOR EVERY BIT OF HAPPINESS I HAVE AND JUST AS SOON AS I THINK THINGS MAY BE TURNING AROUND LIGHITNG STRIKES ME DOWN AGAIN AND MY WORLD COLLASPES…..

Yesterday 2 of my roomates (my friend of 13 years J and his partner D) broke up. J found out that D was cheating. They will not be getting back together. So there is a huge amount of saddness, angry and tension in the house now J is devasted and angry because he loved D more than he even knows. He doesn’t want to live under the same roof with D anymore and is planning on moving out. I am trying to convince him to just stay in my room for now and then he and i could rent a house. He may take one of the dogs. He is talking about quitting the job he has and moving to Mississippi. I am trying to help him in anyway I can but he is pushing away and wants to be alone. This is how J gets when he is upset but I keep trying to let him know I am here. D who is also my friend is hurting too. He and our other roommate G are saying they are gong to stay in the house because we don’t want to break the lease. I am very mad at D though for hurting J like this. He had a great family and a wonderful guy who loved him and he ruined it. Him and I will talk about these issues later because now is not the time.
So why is my heart broken…
J and D all decided a while ago that since we all didn’t have our families we were going to be our own family. This is the reason i moved and we are leasing a house. We have seen each other through a tough 2 years. They are the only real family I have now and I am losing them now, will have to move out of the house I love, lose the dogs I love more than life itself, lose a dear friend in D or J who is like a brother to me. I am back to having nothing and no one. I am back to being stressed out, had another aniexty attack and tension pains again. I am trying to keep everything together for my friend especially J so i can try to help him.
In closing, i have lost everything again. Like I had told everyone here I am cursed, not meant to have anything, meant to die alone, my bad luck spreads to all that I love and there is no point to contining the fight to a better life when I will end up in the same place again. I will not do anything til i know J will be ok but after that i do not know what will happen.

Just thought you all might want know what is going on. The tears are coming again and J is out of his room so I need to check on him. Have a good day. Thanks for reading this.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (9 minutes after post)

I disagree that your meant to die alone, no one is meant to die alone. I understand that you are hurting, and I understand that you are going through a rough patch, but people come and go from your life for a reason. They come to help you through a rough time, or your meant to help them. And once this is done, then so is their place in your life. You will find someone who is meant to stick around. Just don’t get your hopes up. Go out and enjoy life. Those that are happy and enjoying themselves, will only attract the same.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Also, I know you do not know me, but if you need someone to talk to, or just a friendly person, I’ve got a good listening ear.

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NOLA Lady offline Verified User (3 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months ago (20 minutes after post)

I used to belive no one was meant to die alone until I lived my life and had friends die alone. I believe that you are not suppose to lose friends. Especially one you have been friends with for over 13 years or one thatyou have alot in common and are connected on a soul level to. You are not suppose to lose every family you have ever had. I lost my birth parents, adoptive parents, family I had gotten very close to after my mom died and who told me they would be my damily and finally this one. I refuse to live with no family. I am not equipped to be alone. I am 34 yrs old and no one has stuck around yet so why stick around for more heart break aqnd bad luck. God hates me (I know some do not want to hear this but it is 100% TRUE).

Thank you for the advice. you are very nice. I have to go. Have a good day.

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bethbroc offline Verified User (3 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (1 hour, 1 minute after post)

Hello, please don’t go. Let us try to help. You aren’t alone.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (1 hour, 26 minutes after post)

I can relate to how you feel. I lost my Dad when I was 4 months old ( I am 22 now). The rest of my life was difficult because every family member I got close to died. I grew up with my grandfather being one of the only “father” figures in my life. He died of cancer when I was 12 . It was a hard loss. Later as I grew up I started helping my uncle with his buisness. He worked on church organs and other equipment. It was only a couple of months before he died. Of what I am not sure. I don’t really pay attention to why people die. Just the hole that is left. My great grandmother died before that too. All I know is loss. I can relate to you on that level. It sounds like there is a whole in your heart. Please I am not trying to judge.. don’t take me the wrong way. I wonder who hurt you? You say that you and God are not getting along right now, and that He hates you. I have felt like this as well. God does not hate you. He loves you. I am not trying to get religious on you because religion solves nothing, but a loving relationship with Jesus… That solves somthing. God cares about you. If He didn’t why would he choose to give up His life to be with you forever. There is a book called “The Shack” its a number one best seller on the new york times right now. It deals with loss on a huge level and how to heal. I encourage you to get that book. If any “Christian” has been mean or hateful to you, or your friends. I am sorry
Remember God loves you. All it takes is faith to find Him. Don’t give up!

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Regina, SK, CA | 3 months ago (4 hours, 21 minutes after post)

Hello, You need to let the two of them sort this out. You need to allow whomever make the decisions they need to make in order to live thier life and be happy. Your life is not ruined, and this is just a set back, their problems have nothing to do with you, and the more you try to help them get along and try to smooth things over, the more it is going to ruin the situation for you.

You have your work, you can work from home, perhaps you can now work longer hours if need be or allowed so you can perhaps help with the rent a bit more or perhaps you guys in a few days can all sit down and come up with a plan to get a new tenant if one person decides to move out. ( Talk to this person and explain that it should be thier responsiblity to find a replacement if they want to leave abruptly, so that the new tenant can help pick up the slack)

You are not loosing your family, there is a transition here, as all families go through. You will still be able to maintain a friendship with all of them, but getting caught up in this love triangle, may put yourself in a precarious postition without meaning to… Thier relationshp is thier own personal relationship and it should stay between the two of them. Leave the lines of communication open and perhaps let then know that you are available to them to chat if they need, when they need, but don’t go chasing them down… they are old enough to handle this, and they need to take responsiblity for thier actions, and at this point, a mothering friend is not what they need. ( I do not mean any disrespect…you all seem so very close, but you need to put boundaries in place yourself… )

Consentrate on the things you can contribute to in a positive way, and remain focused on your issues in your own personal life… this is not a direct hit against you… you needn’t take this so personally. Thier life choices effect you, but they are not directed toward or at you… you didn’t do anything wrong, and you are not the reason this happened, and you should not take this burden on your shoulders.

Don’t panic, and it’s never a good idea to make decisions when things are so fresh in turmoil. Take a few days to assess the situation and look at this rationally with a realistic mind. Panic is never a good deal maker or breaker… take some time to let things simmer… and then tackle the issues objectively…

You haven’t and are not loosing your family… just things are difficult, as families go through difficulties… take a deep breath, breath and try to just relax and let things go the way they need to go… sometimes hardships and struggles, in the end turn out to be the best things that happen to us because it forces change, change that otherwise wouldn’t happen. Change can be scary, but it’s not the enemy.

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An Undisclosed Location | 3 months ago (5 hours, 43 minutes after post)

I am trying to stay out of their stuff. Just trying to be both of their friends. Caught in the middle. I love them both so dearly and hate to see either of them hurt. I don’t feel directly responsibile because I know I didn’t directly cause the breakup but i feel my bad luck (like it has always done) has spread to J. D was the one who cheated and messed up the actual relationship. I am not pushing J into doing anything, I just want him to know there are options. He is so hurt right now he just wants to run away and I don’t think that is the answer to him being happy again. Time will tell that story though and I know I don’t have any control over that problem. There are just so many things up in theair. I am the type of person that needs to be settled in her home to be able to cope better with life’s other daily pressures.
I agree things are changing however I will lose one of them and will lose my sonewhat happy home. I don’t have the finacial resources to move right now. I am so fragile now I can’t take anymore pain, change or lose right now. All of that is happening again to me again. I keep getting back to this place over and over again. I do not want to do this anymore.
I am salaried employee so i can not get overtime. No matter how many long hours i work i get paid the same. My new laptop is suppose to just be my personal computer. Work has taken over my life for years and since I am getting paid squat i don’t want to have to work more than I can.
Besides, If just 3 of us stay we can still afford the house but I don’t think I will stay. D doesn’t think I am helping him enough so he is pushing away from me and just wants to be around G. I don’t see us living together. It iwll be 2 tense. Add that G’s boyfriend is looking for a place to live so he will proably move in, So that will leave me with either no home or looking for a place with J. It is just a bad situation all around. I am caught in the middle and torn apart.
Can’t talk anymore. To tired and upset. have a good night.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (17 hours, 25 minutes after post)

WOW Sorry to hear all this up set, your right you dont seem like you deserve all this.
Where do i start ??
Do your best in the situation and all will work out good, as you said it always does and then something bad happens again. I call this being object referal, in other words we look at objects, things and peoples actions and respond to them in a certain way, we really need to be self referal if we can.. That means we are in a possition that anything can happen in our visable lives and it doesnt have an effect, this doesnt mean that you have no emmotions its just a matter of listening to your emotions and reacting in a more logical way. If we are object referal that means we have given away our power to be content and happy to other people. Therefore if someone says the like us we are happy and if they say they hate us we are un happy. Im saying this because it seems you are reacting to situations that you can do nothing about, they are out of your control, you cannot control your room mates you can only control your reaction to the situation. I really hope this makes sense, you seem really switched on so if you can mantain this way of thinking it will certainly serve you.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (17 hours, 26 minutes after post)

By the way i shouted you to see how you were before i read your post !!!
I trust your reply will be that your really good now !!

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US | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (1 week, 1 day after post)

Wow! It sounds like yoy have a whole lot of stuff floating around in your mind and a whole lot of time to think about all of it in a job that you despise…Given the amount of time most of spend at our jobs, it is so important to do something you can live with. I love my job some days and others I literally promise never to go back to “that —-ing place” again! If you are not able to live with your family anymore. Maybe it is time to find a new place and a new job. Even a no brainer kind of job till tou find the right one.. Maybe find a charming smaller place that may not have so many memories and may not feel so emty for you??I couldn’t tell for sure if you are moving out, or they are??It sounds like you are feeling like a burden but have they ever really expressed that to you? If you are at all like me, you are by far your own worste critic. You mentioned that you are the babysitter. If you are entrusted with your friends children both k-9 and humane, obviously you are a loved and trusted friend. That says a great deal about you as a person. I have 2 small children and a dog and I wouldn’t trust them with with just anyone! This could be such a wonderful turning point for you. I hope you can find a way to see that.

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An Undisclosed Location | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (1 week, 1 day after post)

wayneandc wrote:
WOW Sorry to hear all this up set, your right you dont seem like you deserve all this.
Where do i start ??
Do your best in the situation and all will work out good, as you said it always does and then something bad happens again. I call this being object referal, in other words we look at objects, things and peoples actions and respond to them in a certain way, we really need to be self referal if we can.. That means we are in a possition that anything can happen in our visable lives and it doesnt have an effect, this doesnt mean that you have no emmotions its just a matter of listening to your emotions and reacting in a more logical way. If we are object referal that means we have given away our power to be content and happy to other people. Therefore if someone says the like us we are happy and if they say they hate us we are un happy. Im saying this because it seems you are reacting to situations that you can do nothing about, they are out of your control, you cannot control your room mates you can only control your reaction to the situation. I really hope this makes sense, you seem really switched on so if you can mantain this way of thinking it will certainly serve you.

I know I have no real control over the situation but I hate that we our family would break up. They are not just roommates they are my family since I have no one else really. We decided that since we had no family we would be our own family. I love our house that we rent and having their dogs arouns all the time. I love coming home to a family.
They are trying to work it out though so that is good. SO far it has been okay. J loves him very much more than he will admit to himself. I know him better than he thinks I do. He seems happier now that they are trying to work it out. Di know he is lucky to have J and loves him just as much. Time will tell. When you added the family possible breaking up to everythign else I am dealing with it was too much to handle since the family is part of my surviving mechanism. Oh well we will see what willhappen. Just trying to take it day by day. Thanks for the words of wisdom.

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An Unknown Location | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (1 week, 4 days after post)

Hi there,
I read your story, I am sorry for your pain. It sounds like your family really loves each other and I’m glad they are working it out! Good luck.
You are never alone, never give up.!

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