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EmilyRoseMari46
EmilyRoseMari46

I lost my Dad in 2016. Now I lost my Mother in 2021. They were both of a heart attack.  I'm the only child. I might be 36 but I will always need my parents.  I was homeless for awhile but me and Mom found a place. Now since she is gone I'm actually on my very own now. We lived together.  Unfortunately with her passing I was behind on my truck payment and it got repo. I'm trying g my hardest to get it back but I can't. Now still have a job and roof over my head so far I feel like I'm letting my parents down. Today the 23 it would have been 3 years since I self harmed but unfortunately I cut today. With stress and the loss I couldn't take it no more. I want to commit suicide but I have my fur babies. I don't want nothing happening to them just me. I'm just lost and confused orphan any advice? 

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Emily, I am sorry about your parents. I lost both of my parents too. It sucks. I am glad that you wrote your feelings out. I hope it helped you to do that. Please call 911 or the suicide hotline if you are feeling really suicidal. I am glad that you have your pets to live for. But there is actually so much more to live for. Are you in therapy or have you ever had therapy for your cutting? Please let this one time be it. Keep writing here. And know that your parents are always with you.
Moonchild714
Moonchild714
I'm so sorry about your parents and that you're going through such a hard time. Sharing what you did was incredibly brave. I agree with GreenEyes in regards to counseling. Things may not seem hopeful now, but it's amazing what talking to someone can do. And yes, keep writing here. We are here to listen. We want you around.
storydory
storydory
My husband lost both of his parents to cancer and heart attack in the same year too. I can’t even imagine how it feels but just know that there’s people who care about you and it may be tough now but years from now, you’ll realize why this hardship was put on you. Don’t give up, call the help line, your life is too precious to be taken away yourself. At the end of the day, you only live once and you only remember your life once. If you meet your parents in heaven, I bet they want to hear the ups and downs you had and STILL be proud of everything you’ve done.
MelT2020
MelT2020
i need fur babies to help soften the pain of this world. do you have cats or dogs? my mom had a heart attack right b4 her 51st birthday. for years we were active with womenheart.org, they may have a support network. my mom is now dealing leukemia.
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