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I did all the things. Transitioned. Quit opioids and cigarettes. Went back to school. Got discriminated against and persevered. Quit my last job because of anti LGBT policy and got my dream job.

Oh, and I did all that since 2020.

And it's a nightmare. I'm isolated. No support, and I found out today my coworkers hate me and think I'm trash.

I don't know what to do. Go back to school? It's just going to be more of the same. In the last five years, I achieved more than I ever thought I could. And I've never been more alone or miserable than I am right now.

I'm tired of living in a world that doesn't want me, that I'll never be good enough for. My parents were right, I'm never going to be good enough.

So what's the point?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I can't answer that for you, I see your pain and wish there was some magical incantation I could write down that would ease it but there isn't.

I have gone through very lonely periods, and less lonely periods, and for now my wife, the dogs I've taken in, my sisters, and my niece are enough for me.

I don't know what's in your possible futures, all I can say is it's probably less dire than the visions of doom and hopelessness that accompany moments of crisis.

Volunteering at animal sanctuaries can be a good way to get some low pressure social contact and physical affection (albeit from non humans) when there aren't humans we can rely on.