All of your post rings very true for me also. The aspect of close friends and family completely just not getting it, but not caring to take the time to learn about it now has me more than frustrated. I'm at the one year mark and that's still going on, actually has gotten worse. Many days just feeding the cats and throwing something in the microwave feels like I climbed Mount Everest and can't get back to bed soon enough! How being expected to still go out to eat, have others here to eat, even a long chat on the phone or online just isn't doable most often is beyond me now. My Stepmom and Stepsister live in the connected building next to mine. Neither has stepped foot in my apartment or even asked to. My old next door neighbor who I texted with or talked to several times a week also hasn't visited. Don't get me wrong, I'm really not able to engage in even a quick visit, but there's no trying to be "nice" coming my way from anyone now. Sorry to say I have no advice, but can only commiserate. I'm trying to settle in to acceptance of this. I can't change them. Can't force them to gain knowledge in order to understand. It's only hurting me and is sort of at my own hand now as I'm accepting their behavior. We shouldn't have to deal with this on TOP of all else. PS: How do you move on to a new paragraph here? Can't figure it out. 🙄