Literally the only people I talk to are my parents, sister, brothers occasionally and people online and colleagues from work . How do you cope? It truly sucks and is lonely.
I have a fraction of my mother. And the rest is hell fury or neglect/apathy.
So that's about it.
I've tried being open and reaching out/dropping lines to others before, and it never ends well for me, it's like sticking my foot into a bear trap.
Plus, it's amazing that the suffering person who has nothing to look forward to but death, is the same person expected to make the first move in getting their own loved ones, nevermind anyone else, to notice them and acknowledge their pain.
And then when they do they receive the equivalent of "shut your mouth" or hands over the ears.
I swear the people around me whine like babies but also live in a fairy tale, where my life or lack thereof, is seen as a monstrous beast encroaching upon their privileged, ignorant wonderland.
And as for fellow sufferers, outside of this site, I have previously talked at length with a few people but both our situations eventually clash, it's very difficult to expect two people who are in a world of pain to support one another, even if they're the only ones who could remotely understand the other's woes. It works for a time, but it's not stable.
Things can become outright nasty and hostile.