Feels like I’m drowning
I don’t post in here a lot, just normally when things are going wrong. And I’m staying anonymous because the people in my life that I need help with are on this app and follow on these forums. But I feel like I’m drowning in a lot of stress and I’m just exhausted.
I’m 22 and helping take care of a guy that I’m seeing because he wrecked his bike. He’s 42 and because of the age difference and a few other issues in our lives, my friends don’t like him. But in the last two weeks, my two best friends have basically disappeared on me. They only talk to me when they’re trying to talk me into abandoning him and taking a night off to go party with them. Which I can’t logically do because I lost my job in the middle of all of this and can’t really afford it nor do I want to just up and abandon him. And his friends aren’t doing anything to help with him regardless of him constantly being there for them over the years. But on top of all of this, my childhood best friends father died two days ago and another friends mother is now in the hospital from complications of an open heart surgery from about three weeks ago. And they were both like second parents to me. I feel completely powerless and I don’t know what to do because I can’t even reach out and talk to the people that I normally would because they’re not here for me because they don’t like the guy that I’m seeing.
I just need advice or some kind words to help me get through this. Because I’m trying to be strong and keep it together. But I feel like I’m in a boat that is slowly sinking.
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