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Doog...I can only hope that you will fore-go the "macho" thinking that men don't need help and they can/should handle it all themselves. Stress and depression are nasty combatants and you sound like you have hit bottom. Please, please make an appointment with your medical doctor. Many time...

You have undoubtedly been under a tremendous amount of stress with what is going on in your life now. You don't mention whether or not you've been to a doctor for some help. Many people say they can't afford to go or don't think they need to go, but believe me, you need someone to help you cope and ...

I joined today simply to reply to your post. I can't offer much in the way of helping your loneliness, but wonder if you have ever considered "writing" as an avenue of expressing yourself such as a novel? You seem to have a wonderful way with words and descriptions and perhaps this could b...