Ya it sucks. I'm 20 something but feel like I'm living like an 80 yr old. On the plus side, I've had more time to visit with my grandma.

I too have considered getting rid of facebook, twitter etc. as constantly seeing updates of all the cool stuff my friends are doing gets me down.

Fortunately for me, I've had a few close family members and friends stick by me through this rough time and we have a closer relationship because of it. I've had quite a few friends who I've now lost touch with but as the saying goes, "you find out who your friends are". And although it sucks to lose people I thought were my pals, if they're not going to stick around when the going gets rough, maybe its for the better after all.