Don't let negative people get you down. This is NOT a criticism, but in reading your posts, I feel that you are a very sensitive person, that takes what others say to heart, even the very negative things. It would help you immensely if you could let go of that. It is certainly helping me in my life to be learning to have a positive outlook. I am about to make a huge leap of faith and move to a city I have never been to, and will probably live out my days in. I am so excited I want to start packing right away for the Spring move. I used to be a very negative person, and saw the worst in everything. I had to make a real effort to turn that into a positive.