I Am Struggling To Keep Myself Together

I have been married 3 weeks shy of 10 years. My wife and I have two small children we love immensely. About 9 months ago I dealt with walk away wife syndrome.

My wife and I have been going through the motions for years. We met at a...

Those afflicted with calamities and distress should remember the story of Prophet Job (Qur’an calls him Aiyub). Ah! What a heart-melting story of pain and suffering, of patience and forbearance, of faith and gratitude, and...

This is just a rant or me just shooting some shite because the ones who normally listen to me are offline.

Most people say I've "got a lot going" for myself. Let me just give it to you straight right now. I don't have a lot going...

I fell badly for a guy over the internet. Hes amazing, he makes me feel good and ive reached a stage where i need him. He wants to join the navy and hes bipolar and i cant let him go. Ive spoken to all my friends and all i get is "its...

I am just so tired of his logic,When I told him he should stop driving so fast, and look at the speed limits. he said that I should trust him, and I insulted him! and I should know that he doesn't mean to kill us! I said...

Over 2 years ago I joined EP with one single thougth in mind: rambling. I don't talk about my problems much. Correction: I don't talk about my problems at all.Although I don't exactly understand how talking about certain things would...

Hey. Have you ever thought life was to hard, or maybe your struggling with something. Well things are about to get easier. It's called taking control of the advantage. Your probably wondering, what advantage are you talking about?
I'm a...

how much i want to die sometimes. very few know that i tried to kill myself more than once. no one knows how close i am everyday. i wish i could stop myself from feeling like i have nothing when i really have more than i deserve. i wish...

What's on my mind

This my story. It's like the more I think about family. The more I think about my old life, the further I am from this place I am now.
I shouldn't have to live like this. The feeling of wondering of missing that place...

Life is hard, I am tired of being taken for granted by my husband. I am tired of fighting for a little bit of freedom. He was angry because after I did all my chores and took care of everything I started reading a book I love. He is a...

Recently, a very good and trusted friend reminded me of a truth that I had forgotten: We are not our possessions, our job, house, spouse, or family. We are separate from all of that. We have an intrinsic value that we often forget to...

So my mom has this air about her that she's better than you. Smiles down at you and talks as if she knows everything and everything she 'knows' is right, even if you prove her wrong. She makes you feel stupid for disagreeing with her or...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS?
For a long time I have had my emotions turned off. I turned them off because I did not want to feel, what I was feeling. You get to a point when your emotions rise up against you, and they make you crumble. Well...

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Signed in tonight to see that almost all stories shared tonight are about people who are hurt, alone, sad, depressed and upset about something.

I feel very upset at seeing this and remember how i used to feel 4 years ago when i was so...

In my pursuit of further understanding and reduction of suffering I have studied and practiced mindfulness as much as possible on my own over the past year. The practice of mindfulness supports peace, happiness and the ending of...

I struggle everyday to keep myself together. It's not pleasant to have all that I have to deal with and the pain that I must cope with also, is enough for anyone to lose their mind. I struggle each day, some so painful that I have to...

I have this nagging feeling that tells me I won't make it.

All the signs indicate I'll fail.

My loved ones try to make me feel better by saying there is noway I can fail.

But I have to finish what I started, I can't give up now.

I...

I fix things for a living, always have. I have worked in different shops and have fixed anything that needed repair. I'm pretty good at fixing inanimate objects. I have a pretty colorful career and have been able to hurdle past goals...