My dad died when I was 18. My brother is presumed dead after 5 years of no contact. My mom died 1 year ago from brain cancer.
Extended family turned their backs on my mom and I after my dad died. My friends from high school and college faded away. The good friends I kept didn’t seem to care when I was taking care of my mom. They never reached out or offered any sort of help. I thought we had that kind of relationship because I always reached out to them and offered help.
Taking care of my mom broke me. I mean completely broke me. I gave up and life kept on kicking. I am trying to get my life together but I am having the hardest time. I don’t know why I am working so hard to make a better life for myself.
Are there any books with people who go through similar experiences? Abandoned, alone, broken, no hope in sight, yet they persevered somehow. Or maybe just books about damaged people who learned to trust and love others again.
by makealittlesplash
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Jeez man, you need a hug more than any book. Sorry to hear about your troubles.
For what it’s worth, you might enjoy a biography of Tamerlane. He started his career as a cattle rustler, was permanently wounded in a raid and spent most of his life with a limp, ended up expelled from his country and a wanted man drifting around the Gobi desert, and eventually worked his way up to being a world-conqueror comparable to Julius Caeser or Alexander the Great. I keep a picture of him in my wallet for whenever I feel down.