Isolation

Part of the winter landscape is isolation.

It's so hard to talk about how I feel and what I am going through. And when I do make the attempt to open up and discuss these issues, too often I feel ignored.

I don't want to burden anyone; nor can I risk alienating the few people willing to associate with me.

So I closet up my feelings and put on the happy face. No problems here, everything is *just fine*.