I was probably 17 or so at the time? My then GF was frustrated with a lack of physical intimacy in our relationship despite knowing I couldn't due to being touched as a child. She eventually came out as bi, wanted a girl on the side but didn't want to lose me. I wouldn't stand for that and gave her a week to decide what she wanted and whether or not that involved me. Turns out it didn't, she is now a he and he is quite happy with his choice.

Meanwhile I was trying to get over being dumped when about a week or two later my mother had a miscarriage due to a rare genetic disorder, a rare disorder which I (and none of my siblings) carry which may result in an inability to have kids or have kids who aren't healthy.

About a month after that my great uncle, the closest thing I had to a father figure, had passed. Time began to blur and within the space of a few months my mothers marriage broke down due to stress.

My grandmother started being abusive and cheating on my grandfather, grandfather got diagnosed with dementia and got put in a home, grandmother sold the house, his car and took off with all his money.

Post-mother's divorce, my step brother had committed predatory acts on my younger sister (aged 4) when she was visiting her father and the legal system is letting them walk scot-free.

As I said, this all happened within an incredibly short space of time, I didn't handle it well (nobody did) and took to mixing painkillers (opioids) and alcohol to numb the emotional pain, I scored poorly on my sixth form exams. One day, due to my substance abuse, I took a turn and went into respiratory arrest.

It's certainly the darkest episode in my life so far...