I still live on my parents property, I can’t drive, I don’t work, I have physical health issues that render me exhausted 24/7. I have been on a sickness benefit all of my adult life. I don’t have any close friends. I don’t want to have to explain why I have a different life than someone else does for them to see me as worth something. I wish that people could just know my situation AND accept it without having to know every last detail when it’s really personal. I wish people could say to me, hey we understand and still want to spend time with you. Because my birthday is right around the corner I just feel extra down. I dread my birthdays. They just make me think about everything I haven’t achieved and how worthless and alone I am.