Logan39

KJO, Maybe you could start your own thread here, copy and paste or have a moderator move it to your own thread so you'll get responses there without us taking over Logan's thread here. You deserve a proper response and I'd like to address you without feeling like I'm crowding Logan. Good luck to you...

No nees to worry totally not feelign over crowded . I really glad he shared that with me

Hello Logan,

Welcome aboard. I have had some of these issues recently that we both share a common thread on. The short version is this: I am unemployed(still looking), lost my house, had to move into my mother's house. This summer, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. During her illness my girlfriend, whom my mother loved, decided to leave me because she lost faith in me. Then, my mother died soon thereafter. Ex girlfriend sorry, wants to come back into my life. Now, I am in a turmoil. The loss of my mother was a major hit on my life, far worse than I originally thought it would be like. I love this girl, but I cannot bring myself to trust her after she left. That, and I am trying to get on my feet. My friends tell me "Don't take it personally." Being raised that a man should provide for his family, himself, and uphold the high standards of what a man should be. As I look for homes for my pets, I feel like I have failed in all measures to be a good man. I feel that I am a failure at times, even though I did not ask to be laid off. It happened. Everything else cascaded on down from there afterwards. So, you are feeling down? Once you are down, there is only one place to go, and that is up. I know it sounds so cliche, but it is the truth. This is the life we have now. It starts by getting on our feet and brushing ourselves off and start climbing up. We must live it, and it is hard. I'm not going to lie to you. It is difficult to do, yet easy to say it. The next move is yours. You are not alone here. Talk. Vent. Express yourself here. It does take the edge off of it a bit. Take care, and God Bless.

Thanks for sharing. Wow it seems you are being crushed also. Goo dluck and thank you so much for sharing your story

Thanks I will definitely do that and thank you for replying. By nature I am not really a talkative guy so for me even coming here and dicussing how things are is extremely difficult.

Thank you both for replying. Not really sure what what to say I have had so many ups and downs lately dealign with old wounds and tryign to overcome new ones. I am happy I found this place and hopefully I can learn how to move on and make myself stronger from the experience.

Hello Everyone,

New person here so I am not really sure where to put this post. My past 5 years has been one filled with so much loss that I am not really sure where to start. So I guess I start from the beginning. In July of 05 I lost my uncle then in November of the same year I lost my mother. She was dignosed on a Tuesday and died on a Friday. Went through I guess a short grieving period over it I thought I healed, made peace, etc. Well then comes 08 my wife and I seperate then decide to divorce, I lose my job in 09, my dog dies that same year and this year I find out my Dad has Parkenson's. I have been trying to heal, talking to other, professionals, etc. but am having such difficult. I found this website while lookign for internet resources to help with grief. So I guess I am at a point where I am just not sure what to do and I guess I need a place to talk, vent etc with people who have gone through the same things I am. Well Ihope to to get a chance to talk to you all.