Would you mind putting the link here or do we need to contact you?

BBRex said:

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Tanker123 said:

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Any of you have a high level of anxiety? I have developed a coping skill for it.

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In some ways, yes. I have a lot of internal conflict over who I am and what I should do to fit in. I get way into my head and overthink things a lot. I was a bit of a nerd and didn't fit in socially with other folks for most of my life. I really worry about the people I'm around and how can I blend into my surroundings.

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Are you maybe on the spectrum too?

A good re-read when hitting a down patch.

It's an incredible thread for a number of reasons.

Thanks for this Tanker

I was just thinking about this yesterday. I'll never get over some things. At age 10 I saw (miles away) the bolt of lightning that hit and killed my best friend. The image of him in his casket, and his purple/black hands will never leave me. I came across a bunch of pics of his yesterday.

Then as I stated, I lost another best friend on Mother's day of 2018 to suicide. Both died in May

May can go f itself. So much bs has happened to me in that month.

Going through one now. Thanks for this thread.

It's a good reminder that no matter what happens in life "This too shall pass"

My younger sister (c/o '08) died suddenly in 2018, just a couple of days after I got back from vacation with her. She was a perfectly healthy mother of 3. It made NO sense. I feel like my life has been divided in 2 - one part before that day, and then a completely different life after it.

Oh wow..."I'm sorry" does not even begin to say what I wish I could say. But, I am so sorry.

Never

On March 29, 1987, my parents' truck was struck my another vehicle. The driver was 16. He had just gotten his license the month before. He was under the influence. My dad, whose side was t-boned, died gruesomely and instantly. The truck rolled three times. My mother survived, but was unconscious in the hospital for days. It was surreal identifying my dad's body at the morgue. I'll never forget that day and that sight. It was an indescribable moment. I grew up a lot that day. I was 27 and became "the man" in my family. My mother recovered and lived a wonderful, vibrant life. Weirdly, she died on Mother's Day. Life throws us a lot of curveballs, but I live without regret, always remembering my mother's words: "Life is for the living … so get on with it."

TexasAggie81 said:

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On March 29, 1987, my parents' truck was struck my another vehicle. The driver was 16. He had just gotten his license the month before. He was under the influence. My dad, whose side was t-boned, died gruesomely and instantly. The truck rolled three times. My mother survived, but was unconscious in the hospital for days. It was surreal identifying my dad's body at the morgue. I'll never forget that day and that sight. It was an indescribable moment. I grew up a lot that day. I was 27 and became "the man" in my family. My mother recovered and lived a wonderful, vibrant life. Weirdly, she died on Mother's Day. Life throws us a lot of curveballs, but I live without regret, always remembering my mother's words: "Life is for the living … so get on with it."

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That's a lot of pain. Sorry for your loss.

As your mother said, life is for the living...we all do the best we can every day.