(((LMS)))) thanks for the post. I can echo your feelings. I think that is a big reason why I have driven myself so hard to finish a degree and start working; I didn't want to be the poor little charity case that every one keeps "out of the loop" because it's all too much for my poor little self.
That said, remember, yeah, there are people who live in physical misery etc, but that is THEIR life and has no bearing on whether or not YOU have a right to be hurting in YOUR life. They would have no right to be saying that they should not feel badly about being hungry because you live in emotional purgatory. Your life has it's limits, pains, struggles and joys that YOU have to meet and deal with. No one else can, and no one has the right to say that your troubles are not really troubles. They don't walk in your shoes, see through your eyes, or feel your emotions. It's alright for you to have a hard time. Don't make it worse by feeling guilty over something that you didn't do wrongI hope I don't come across like a bossy old cat. I reall hope that you can make your way and above all, cry the way you want to and that's good for you. Take care of yourself, and keep wring your lyrics and journals when you can.