I have been depressed for several months. I was in crisis and got a fb message from someone I hadn’t seen in 20 years, a highschiol friend who is a therapist saying that I looked like washed up shit...

I have made some terrible unrepaitable mistakes that have effected my reputation nationwide, but no one not anyone knows my side of the stories, because I have isolated and not stood up for myself. ...

You are so young, so there is so much hope for you, get this sorted out before you are 40, then it really is less hopeful.

Also I refuse to gossip because when I do I just start to feel worse about myself!

I have a new job that I love and there are great people there, but the gossip is off the hook and I feel terrible after a holiday party I was getting looks of pity from others. I’ve been nothing but...