Hi Anita,

I have yet to read your post on Loneliness but I will! I do recognize loneliness is a more wide spread issue than just myself.  Most people are afraid of people, like me lol.

It is weird to look at those past posts I have made. To think I was in so much pain and so confused most of the time. I am so grateful I have made such progress. I am thankful for never giving up even though I thought about it a million times.

I am working on continuing my life here independently. Due to my father being in such critical condition my brother and I had been in a lot of contact. But now he is getting a bit better. I am working on having less contact with him and sticking to my boundaries. This is something I do across the board. I lose myself in situations, relationships etc. Each time I notice and something arises I learn more and more that I was just so raised to do do do for others. Almost like I was invisible. So I am really just working on what my truth is. Who am I? What do I stand for? How do I develop relationships and own my spot in it.

My brother can get clingy so I think in this situation just remembering that I have a say in how much time I give him is my first step. And when I begin to feel bad for him, I have to remember that I am not responsible for his feelings.