Birthdays?

[Brie878]

My Birthday is Friday. I am grateful for my son. Other than that I am in misery. NO family and the only friends I had have been alienated by my narcissist boyfriend.

How do you celebrate when life is falling apart and pretend for others?

[AnxiousSilver]

Sometimes.. I try to look for the little things that I am grateful for.

That I have air in my lungs, that my immediate family members (while some are going through health issues) that they are still alive, that I have a roof over my head, that even though my car is a rusted out '03 Chevy, that I still have a car, ETC.

I get that life is hard. I get that life is overwhelming. I get what it feels like when you want to give up. I am currently living the hardest 5 year stretch of my life, with no end in sight ATM.

I also get that while Gratitude is a useful tool, that there are times that people are simply not in the mood for it, because they are hurting that much. I get it.

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IDK..I don't have the answer(s), sometimes I wish that I did, but I am still grateful for this place, because I need it, and it reminds me that there are still good people out there in the world.

[Brie878 in reply to AnxiousSilver]

Thank you!

[Louie35]

Cherish your son and dump the boyfriend, your significant other should add things to your life not take them away. Reconnect with your lost friends. Wish you the best in whatever decisions you make!!!!! Oh yea and Happy Birthday!!!!!