When things hit rock bottom the only answer is to fight the way back up...

hi Hiddenidentity, thanks for your lovely comments on my diary, I thought I'd come in here and share the love and a slightly dodgy group hug :grouphug:

I think you're tremendous! It is a lot for you to cope with. I find it hard enough to look after myself and there's only me so I can't begin to imagine doing so when there's so many others to think of too. I'm not sure if you're a reader but when I was really struggling a couple of years ago I kept a book by my bed called Romancing the Ordinary. It's quite an unusual book, but the important thing is the sections of it are very short and it moves through a whole year like a journal. Each night if I was struggling to sleep, I'd just read a little bit and it gave me a lot of comfort and felt like it was something small just for me. I still read it every now and then and feel that same warmth from it.