Im feeling lost in life and dont know how to get…
DEAR ABBY: I’m a single, 52-year-old lady, never married with no youngsters. I endure from depression as nicely as a quantity of extreme health points and live alone with three cats. Lately, I’ve been feeling lost and confused about my life.
I don’t know how to live my life since I obtained sick. I miss being lively with household and associates like I used to be. I’m confined to my home nearly all the time. Please give me some advice on how to be less depressed, and how I could be more lively in my life again and not dwell so a lot on my health points. — CAT LADY IN MASSACHUSETTS
DEAR CAT LADY: People develop into depressed for many causes. Because your depression is ongoing, it’s important that you focus on it with your doctor. A psychologist and medication may help you to cope more successfully with your challenges.
As to how to develop into more lively in your social life, because I don’t know how restricted your health points have made you, I advise you to go online and contact a help group or basis for those who have the same medical circumstances you do.
You might have the opportunity to discover options and group there. Being ready to speak with others who are in the same scenario can often be productive.
DEAR ABBY: I’ve a pal, “Chris,” from our teenage days. We’ve been performing music together for a long time. We live in different cities but get together every few years. Over the last 20 years, Chris has turned toward a fundamentalist viewpoint on religion. I discovered it an excessive amount of to deal with and have distanced myself.
Recently, Chris contacted me to inform me that his mom had died. I felt honest about being supportive and serving to him get through the loss, so we began performing music together again. It was going nicely, and he wished to file one of my songs. When I discussed I had a demo of it, he requested me for it. I noticed too late that the identify on the file — “Pagan Christmas” — may be an issue.
I obtained this message back from him a week later: “I like the chord progression but was a bit put off by the title. People I care about also found the title offensive. I’ll do my best to purge it from my memory in the hope that you can present it later with a more inclusive and marketable moniker. I cannot contribute to anything that could be perceived as having anti-Christian bias.”
Abby, I’m going back and forth between making an attempt to ignore his message and being offended. Can you advise me on how to deal with this scenario? — CONTENT CREATOR IN WASHINGTON
DEAR CREATOR: Nursing anger is a waste of your time. Apologize to Chris for the oversight. Tell him you didn’t notice the title of the piece may offend him until after you had already hit the “send” button, and then see what form of a title you’ll be able to agree upon. If you might be unable to attain a compromise, inform him you would favor that he not use the tune.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also identified as Jeanne Phillips, and was based by her mom, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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