I am so very lonely..and tired. I lost the love of my life seven years ago….we had been married for nine years. He died suddenly of a heart attack and I was the one who found him dead. I can’t explain how much I loved this man and how him dying at 39 yrs old almost killed me too. I had been disabled a few years before he died, I have spinal and brain tumors, and the surgeries not only disabled me, but caused me so much pain in the aftermath, that I lost my job as a trauma nurse because I could no longer do twelve hour shifts.
What made it so hard was the crippling depression after all of this. After about eight months after losing my love, I was out with friends at dinner. Afterwards, I was walking to my car when two young men grabbed me, pulled me behind the restaurant, and both raped me. I really felt like I couldn’t go on. They were finally convicted of eight rapes of different women…but their fathers were rich and somehow used enough money to bribe parole boards, judges and such, that they were released after two years in prison. They immediately started harassing and terrifying me, but were finally caught, their father was disbarred, and they were to serve twenty years without possibility of parole. During this time, I lost my father to a hospital error that was covered up by the hospital so that my mother couldn’t sue. It has all been so devastating, and my depression has gotten worse and worse. On top of all that, the rape caused my anxiety to be so high that I started not leaving the house unless I absolutely had to…and this caused me to be even more alone. I am so very tired of being scared, lonely, in so much physical as well as mental pain…that I tried twice to kill myself. I failed both times…once because a friend called and I was just screwed up enough on all the pills I took, that I answered the phone…and she immediately could tell something was wrong. She was on duty that night on the ambulance and came over immediately and took me to hospital…where after the pills were out of my system they committed me involuntarily for five days. So I even fail at suicide. Now my boys have both moved out and if it weren’t for my two dogs I would already have been gone. But the pain is unrelenting and I’m on so much pain medicine that I can’t seem to function for much, and secondly…I have no friends anymore and my family doesn’t give a shit about me unless they need something. And now that I’ve finally spent all the insurance money on them…they pretty much could give a shit whether I’m alive or dead…so I’m thinking dead would be better. And when I think of how to do it so that someone doesn’t have to clean up after me…I’m gone…left this world for forefoot a better place…back to my sweet sweet man who loved me so very much and who I loved with all my heart. All I want is to be with him again. Sorry I ranted…i haven’t had anyone to talk to in a very long time. C.
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Thanks for sharing your story it might do you some good to just getit out. there are a lot of good peope on here wo can be supportive. Sorry that you lost your huby and the rape thing must have been unbelievably difficult to go through and you certainly didnt deserve it. I know what you mean about lonliness and disability. I have been alone much of my life trying to make ends meet and I am disabled and I am in a lot of pain daily with my disability and can barely even take care of myself. I hope that things get better for you. I dont know what advice to give you. Its sad that not even your family will try to help you. See if you can find a counselor to talk to or try to make some friends in your area that can come visit you and help you out. You need to have some people to talk to and spend time with. Being all alone with the problems you have is no good for you. Try to reach out to somebody… use craigsist in the personl section marked strictly platonic and make a post about what you are going through and that you need a friend to talk to and share positive times with you will be surprised that there are still good people out there who want to help. I hve found people online who have helped me out a lot. I dont know what degree your disability is but call or go down to the local disability ffice an see if you qualify for assistance. in different areas there are different types of assistance fro people with serious disabilities. Sometimes they can send somebody to come to your home a few times a week and help you out with care and househld chores etc.
I hope things get better for you.
I hope somebody comes into your life to brihten up your existence
and if you do decide to put an end to yourself I hope you find peace.
and as far as dieing just to be with a deceased loved one. there really is no proof that when we die we get to be with a lover who died before us. we really dont know about that
so try to find help here and I hope it all works out for you
Thanks for your comments Uptown. I’ve drawn disability for about 12 years now. My hubby was my main caretaker and biggest cheerleader…and my oldest son tries to help out when he can. He st least does my yard work and any maintenance that hes able to. I’ve just had so many financial setbacks lately and I’m also going thru radiation right now for a malignant brain tumor. You know those times in your life when everything goes wrong?? That’s been my last seven years. It started with my husband dying, my youngest son going in and out of jail…just lots of things beyond my control. I never made friends here because I became disabled so soon after moving here. Now it’s hard to get out and met new people…i don’t leave the house at all at night alone and have major anxiety just getting to the doc office. I don’t know, sometimes I just sit here and write down ways to try and let go of this life in a way that my sons would still get the life insurance. Sick, huh?
Praying for you right now! Ive always told myself that God doesnt give me more than I can handle. Sometimes things get so bad I just want to stop and scream at God and say ” I cant take any f’ing more”. Somehow, I make through that particular hell and thank god! My mom recently told me that she doesnt understand how anyone could commit suicide, she said she will fight like hell to live as long as possible! She’s a sunday school teacher and a strong christian woman. Im not afraid of death yet she is! Thats what really makes no sense to me. To me death seems like a gift of peace! But I also truly believe that life is so very precious and the best gift Ive ever received. God knows when a single sparrow falls from the sky, he has numbered the hairs on our head, he loves us as his children, he created this amazing earth and all is beauty just for us! How could I ever let him down by taking my own life? Suicide is a sickness, an illness, its the devil stealing gods gift! Hang in there, god wants you to be strong
Candygrl,
Thanks for your counsel…it’s much appreciated. Suicide to me is not the answer, yet I dream of dying. I know that it’s the devil working on my thoughts, as always. I also know that everyday that I suffer thru this hell on earth is a victory for my God, and a loss for Satan. It’s probably for my kids and my new grandbaby that I am still here…but it’s also my faith in God that things will get better. So thanks….