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Feel all alone in an unkind world
Tue, 02/21/2006 - 09:21
Good morning everyone,
I have been trying to find a home based part time job for along time and seem too get red flags everywhere I turn. I can no longer survive on $635.00 a month when my rent eats up $450.00 of it, not too mention my heat bill. The last two months I have struggled to come up with enough food untill the 7th of every month and I usually do pretty good over it.
I am getting the impresion from several family members that they think my schooling is a waste of my time and so is looking for work. The only one who really listens regardless of it being positive or negative news is my oldest sister.
The world is so much cruler too the elderly and the disabled then I like but just one voice won't accomplish much in a world full of missunderstanding and cruelity.
I have been sad and very lonely over the weekend, more so then usual and not sure if what is still important to me even matters any more to anyone els.
I anciously check my e-mail too see if more people from here has e-mailed me so we can talk more often and really like seeing new names, thank you everyone for that.
Joyce
Comments
Re: Feel all alone in an unkind world
Submitted by becca1604 on Tue, 2006-02-21 - 12:04
Hey Joyce! I hope you are feeling a little better! I know sometimes it feels like everything is imploding, but we survive somehow! I hope that you start to feel a little better in all aspects of life! I have been feeling down lately too, just trying to come to terms with the dianogsis of this disorder, it is definitely not what I had in mind even 3 months ago! I hope that you hear something on the home based work, and if I hear anything, I will definitely let you know!!! Have a great day, and talk to you soon!
Re: Feel all alone in an unkind world
Submitted by VanessaW on Tue, 2006-02-21 - 17:29
Hi Joyce,
You picked the right forum, I have only been a member for about a month or two but I have had several questions and they have all been answered so kindly. I am very impressed, I haven't noticed any rude comments or derogatory remarks. That is a + in my book. I know how overwhelming a seizure diagnosis can be. But as the saying goes "God didn't intend for us to face hard times alone, that's why He gave us eachother." I am a firm believer in that. Please don't hesitate to e-mail me if you need someone to talk to. I have 2 older sisters myself and before we went our own ways I depended on them for everything. But sometimes even sisters grow apart and that is when you find consolence in others. I hope you feel better and I wish you much luck and happiness.
Sincerely,
Vanessa
Re: Feel all alone in an unkind world
Submitted by txrhb1 on Tue, 2006-02-21 - 11:59
Hi Joyce ! It's so nice to see you online here. I haven't been on much in the last couple of weeks, but have been a member of this wonderful online community for almost a year now. I have found some great friendship and support here. I can certainly empathize with your feelings of loneliness and sadness. I often go through periods where I feel exactly like that. Learning to live with seizures can be very difficult and lonely. Have you checked to see if there are any support groups in your area that you might join? I hope you are able to find some home based work to do. It would not only provide you the extra income, but probably help to ease the loneliness some. you can e-mail me anytime, and I try hard to answer quickly. My 23 year old daughter also has seizures, lives with us, and is expecting a baby early next month, so life gets a bit hectic nowadays. But, I will respond back. hope to chat with you soon. ((( hugs ))), Barbie *************************************** "We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other." -lucian de crescenzo