Dianna, Thank you for writing. I have a suggestion I have made to other commenters. Go visit my tweet (you’ll need to get a twitter account to see it) at: https://twitter.com/MarkGoulston/status/960916544946544641. Scroll through the comments other than mine and you will read one after the other of people sharing the most sad and horrendous events from their lives. Reach out to people and show them compassion and encouragement. Even simply saying, “I read what you said and I’m so sorry to hear what you’ve been through,” will be more than sufficient. What will begin to happen is that these total strangers -especially the ones who feel completely alone — will begin to respond to you with thanks and I think it will begin to be uplifting to you. Give it a try and then write me back with a future comment.