Title: I have no money. I do have rich friends who are getting richer and richer every year.<p>I try to be gracious and happy for their good fortune.<p>However it makes me depressed and angry and envious.<p>One friend told me a few days ago his house went up in value $1,000,000 in one year, at which point he sold it.<p>I visited my cousin who is a fabulous person and has a gorgeous house freshly renovated and extended and a new pool put it.<p>All around me my peers are becoming very wealthy.<p>And I’m at the bottom with nothing.<p>I try to be happy for them and gracious and to listen and enthuse whilst they tell me of their good fortune or show me around their stunning houses. And afterwards I feel smashed with depression as I go back to my shit rental house that I’m ashamed of.<p>Good people, great friends, and seeing them brings me down.<p>Rich people aren’t aware  that their tales of success make people like me feel bad. They shouldn’t have to be aware of that or hold themselves back. As a good friend I should feel happy for them, and I pretend to, but inside it makes me feel terrible.<p>If you’re commenting on this thread and offering advice, I encourage you add the context of whether you are one of those who have money or not.
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