To ask what your biggest problem in life is at the moment

Both DH and I are ill with cancer.
Rape of my older DD.

So sorry to hear this @Praying4Peace 💔 . DS1 (24) is my biggest worry, he dropped out of Uni in 2nd year, or imploded really.
We've struggled on since then, he got an ADHD diagnosis and has managed to stay in a bar job for 8 months which feels like a minor miracle.
The hardest part has been the continual adjustment of expectations. He is so smart and I used to have real hopes for him, now if he can manage to support himself that will feel like a major achievement.

Operation I’ve been waiting 8 months for is likely to be cancelled as it falls on the first day of the doctors’ strike. And now it’s impossible to know when I can start a new job as I don’t know when it will be rescheduled and when I’ll be recovered.

I am not sure what the point of your post is? The thread title gave it away that it would not be a cheery thread. Sometimes it helps people to write down what they can’t say in public or to friends and family for whatever reason. Don’t be mean. This thread could do without comments like this.

Need an increase in salary to fix house/buy a car but most likely will not happen in my lifetime as I'm mid 50s and capped out on the salary scale and with no specialized skills.

Feeling a bit lonely and bored as well.

Sending lots of love and strength to people.

A special thought for those battling terminal illness.

And my heart breaks for anybody who has lost a child. Whether that’s as a little baby or as an adult. I imagine it is the worst pain possible. I am so so sorry. Xx

Solidarity. PMDD is horrible.
I'm on the waiting list to have my ovaries surgically removed because of it. I had injections to put me into chemical menopause and they made a massive difference to my PMDD symptoms, but then the doctors told me I had to stop having them because one of the side effects is loss of bone density and now I have osteoporosis.

Living pay check to pay check and unable to save for my childs future or pay for much needed upgrades in the house or afford anything new for myself. I'm only one car repair or broken appliance away from debt. Currently unable to find a higher paying job that fits within school hours as a single parent. Also grateful to have a stable job and a roof over my head and appreciate i could be in alot worse position.

What brand?

My house has subsidence. Insurance moved us into temporary accommodation for 12 weeks in March 2024. The house is still not fixed. We are still in temporary accommodation!

So sorry and please just know you are doing everything you can. Re-read your post and I hope you will see this for yourself.
Sending love and hugs xx

The fact we won’t have any scope to save/use LISA to save for a house deposit

Reading this shows no one really knows what is going on in peoples lives - everyone has struggles
Sending hugs to all
Mine are not too bad but keeping me awake
Supporting husband to change careers, leaving me the main earner.
He has only been able to pay himself the past few months
Work pressuring to do more office days, 2 hour commute each way and had to fight to get one day a week- Cant do driving anymore
Finally moved into what was suppose to be our dream house, but had to get a family loan, business loan and sell everything we had to get it, as couldn't get a mortgage due to husband not working during covid
Wasn't too bad before we moved but since moved in feels like money is just draining out of my account
Finally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after years of different tests and trips to hospital, really struggling with it
Also then told am peri menopause - Every day is a struggle
Wishing for a holiday but wont happen
Suppose to go to mother in laws holiday home but bro in law bullied his way ad took our dates - Cant change my annual leave now either
My poor cat has diagnosed with an illness that cant be cured, only medication and will only live for 2 years max
Someone who i though was my one of my best friends for over 15 years has ignored me and no contact whatsoever since last summer- dunno what i did wrong :(

My poxy gas meter has packed up. I'm currently waiting for an engineer to come out to fix or replace it. I rely on gas for hot water and cooking so it's an absolute pain having no gas. It says online that someone should be out within 3 hours of contacting them if you have no gas,I've been waiting an hour and a half so far. I'm not holding my breath!

This is the most depressing thread I've seen.

Constant financial uncertainty because partner hasn't worked consistently for over two years. Short term contracts, no job security. As a result I'm in a job I would have left by now if he had a proper job because I'm too financially scared to move. Its so wearing on the nerves.

Teenage son (middle child) expelled from school 15m ago, undiagnosed with anything but clearly unwell, kicks off frequently. Under CAMHS but on waiting list for treatment, seeking private help in meantime. We’ve had to hide knives at home as he flies in to a rage and it’s the first thing he goes for. Toddlers in house also. Postnatal depression. I want to walk away from it all and not come back.

How much my ASD affects my life to the point I’m useless to society

Im sorry to hear it. My daughter has an overactive bladder exacerbated by her anxiety so I sympathise

I'm not even going to contribute. Anything I would say pales into insignificance besides many of the horrendous things others on here are facing.

💐 for everyone who is dealing with awful life and death events right now.

They are allowed too.
Perhaps its good to hear all different sides of it.

I'm so sorry.
This has made me cry.
I'm truly so, so sorry for you, for your children, for your poor broken boy, and for your sister whose sorrow I can't even begin to imagine.

Have been going blind for a number of years.

Now discovered I'm also going deaf.

Seems a bit unfair.