Having someone you can talk to -- not just any warm body, but someone you can trust and really communicate with -- is a really wonderful thing in itself. There's something about talking to someone who really listens, that bounces back to you and causes you to experience and process what's happening in your life in a very different way from just writing or talking to yourself. At any age.
You're not dead yet, Skeezyx!
Trick is finding the right person.
Hugs ....