Hi April,
I’m sorry you’re having such a tough time.
The reason why people don’t approach you directly is because they think that they will cause more harm to you if they confront you. At least that’s why I would do it. Gossiping is also a form of bonding. If you weren’t there they’d just find someone else to gossip about! The best you can do is ignore the hens in the office, and silently thank your ex for letting you go with minimal drama.
The schools and life ~ what I do is meet the tough time in advance. So for classes I would do all the reading right away. At the same time I would review my notes every day. And write the papers months in advance. Then I would have two different people edit them. By the middle of the semester I would be going to class and actually learning something rather than be all stressy. Read, Review, Write ~ If you do them right away or every day, it’s not bad at all!
Love Life ~ let the guys come to you. A crush is fun, but just that ~ for entertainment purposes only. LOL
With your friends don’t talk about your problems, get cracking solving theirs! Be positive!
Good Luck!
Inky
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