Dearest ThePainNeverDies,

I've never been through nearly anything like the physical or emotional abuse to the degree that you have. But what caught my attention was that you were describing my feelings. Every word that you wrote about how you FEEL, every word that you wrote about what you are THINKING, every word that you wrote about what you want to DO, are how I feel, think and wish to do. I don't have any idea why. My life isn't that bad. Not when compared to how others live and what they deal with. It's just that my life feels so empty. And I am tired. So tired, that I simply don't believe I can go on anymore. My son is almost 16 and is living with his father and is well cared for. My husband is trying to be supportive but frequently cannot get beyond his own expectations of me. I simply have no energy with which to fight this anymore. I am in an Intermittent Outpatient Program currently and don't even want to go there. That is not like me.

I am sorry you are in so much pain. I hope you find a way to feel better.