So this year so far hasn't been going well. Maybe I'm just getting to that age where stuff starts to go bad, who knows. I'm keeping optimistic, but it is having an effect on my work, I've noticed that quite a bit. Anyway, I'll start with the first thing that went wrong.

I was assaulted just outside my halls (of residence). For the most part, I'm over this, but every now and again, I'll just get a reminder and it makes me act just a little weird. Maybe its because it was unprovoked, maybe it was the location, not really sure. From there its mostly been small things till a little recently.

I think the next thing was finding out one of my friends had both tonsillitis and glandular fever. It made him really really ill. Thankfully, he's better now, though he has to keep a eye on his health from the glandular fever, which we think his girlfriend managed to catch.

Next, one of my friends had a stroke. Considering he's only 20, it seemed really unusual. To clarify, this was a different friend (nothing has happened to the same friend in more than one thing). He was in hospital for a while, and we didn't really know what was happening. He's better now, which I'm glad of, but it shook me up for a while.

Then my grandmother became really ill. Apparently the tablets she was on were giving her hallucinations of a really bad kind, and she was a bit unstable for about a week. She's on tablets because of her parkinsons and her cancer, and the clashing of the two was apparently what did it.

Another of my friend's dad's died. I knew the dad, but not particularly well. I knew this would be hard on him, but I wasn't really sure what to say to him when I saw him. One of those weird situations.

Most recently, and the worst of the lot, was that one of my friends from high school (I'm at university now) was murdered. I'd rather not go into the details, but the guy who did it was arrested on the night it happened, thankfully. Maybe my knowledge of the law here affects my view on it, but I know he won't get anywhere near the maximum he could get. It seems a same, as my friend was only 19, with the rest of his life ahead of him, and I truly feel sorry for his family.

Anyway, I'm trying to keep optimistic, but I think I'm still in shock from my friend's death. I have trouble talking with anyone about this, so I felt like talking on here would be easier for me. Thanks for any input anyone has.

Keep being optismistic, I'm sorry to here about your friend.

seems like you really had a bad year. I always say that if all bad things allways come together. Be Strong, I'm sure things will all work out. I'm sorry about your friends and your grandmother. If people you care about are ill, hurt or passed away, I know it can be difficult. But the year has only started. Your grandmother will hopefully find different medication, where she will react better on. There are different treatments for parkinson, even if it's not really curable, she will at least not hallucinate. I hope your other friend will get better, I'm sure he will.
And murder...I've never been confronted with that, but I'm sure it must have made you really angry. I guess you must feel, even after being harrassed yourself, that the world is not a safe place anymore, but it still is. Rely on the people who you care about and who care about you. And more importantly, rely on yourself.

Wow...

I think I'll shut up the next time I feel like complaining about something petty.

I'm sorry you and your buddies have had to deal with such horrible things. Keep your head up, dude. Things are bound to improve eventually.

Strangely not angry about the murder, just shocked really. I am optimistic about my grandmother, I mean, she's not hallucinating anymore, but I know my other grandmother's death last year was hard on her, as they were good friends and went out and about everywhere. If she can carry on, so can I

As for the year getting better, optimistic again, but my law lecturer isn't helping. I mean, two weeks before the assignments due, and he pushes the due date earlier, so we have to get it done even quicker. I'll never understand their minds...

Thanks for your support everyone