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Hi my name is Mark, I live in Telford, Shropshire. I have recently seperated with my wife of 15 years after finding out she was having an affair with a patient at the hospital where she works as a nurse. My life has been thrown into complete turmoil. My son is 10 years old and I love him to bits, I have no problem with his care and have kept up all of his routines. I am struggling mentally, financially and physically though. I have been close to suicide on several occassions but keep going for the sake of my son. I am on anti-depressants and anxiety medication, I hardly sleep, my eating is nothing for two or thee days then binge, I have started smoking and avoiding the things I used to do, because my ex has done her best to dig the knife in with all the people I know. Most nights I cry and look at myself and see a failure and someone who doesn't have much of a future. I am lonely and crave adult company, I am just about holding down my part time job to put food on the table and pay the bills. I don't see things getting any better, but just try and get through 1 day at a time - hoping something good will happen, but it doesn't. My father left when I was 5, I know how this affected me and how it would affect him. I am under so much pressure!!!
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