Dear G, why does my life not get any better? Why has it just gotten worse and worse? The older I get the worse it is. I'm so lonely and afraid. If I could just get my life together and get a decent paying job and not need my parents help, if only I could be self-sufficient. If I didn't need their help I could keep my distance from my mom. Maybe what I need is to cut off contact with her. We just keep ending up in the same arguments over and over again.