hi giraffeboy... we live in a world marked by its degrees of seperation...

as long as we as a worlds society can turn our backs on each other, or say "pick up another job, improve your career" we will be left harmless from any responsibility for you or your situation...

there are many in your place, trying to make ends meet... as long as the 'cure' is more work, thereby, more pay, society as a whole looks upon your situation with little empathy...

until we begin to see the citizens who make up society as people, rather than units seperated from others and easily replaceable, i doubt you will find much sympathy from 'the powers that be'...

from birth we are raised that we each are individuals, it is encouraged that we be self-reliant and self-sufficient...

yet, if things go wrong, there are few places to turn for hope and understanding...

thus, we have mental health support websites...

if we could transcend however, we could see ourselves as part of the greater whole, a connection which lies between us would create the network of support in real life you seek...

but the conditioning of our minds is so complete at this phase that a change for the better is similar to an ant attempting to move the mountains...

social factors have cornered us into meaningless lives with meaningless work.. the sacred has gone missing..

now we attempt to fulfill our dreams with possessions... it is encouraged by the media, social pressures, and our own desires...

pharmacuetical companies have 'doped' the complainers into silence...

sorry to hear about your struggles...

there is a way out, but few listen...