How I long to be up rather than down, the eternal sorrow that I only escape for short periods. This must be how Persephone felt.

"Sleep. Those little slices of Death. How I loathe them." Edgar Allan Poe

Loving yourself must come first from there comes love for everything else.

I really like your quotes, oh so true.I understand your sorrow and loneliness.
There are many of us here that have to deal with it daily........peace