unhappy situation

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They stay in in their unhappy situation for financial security, social acceptance, status, real estate and whatever else.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2024

“It was a thoroughly unhappy situation I was in, but I was too far gone,” she told Rolling Stone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

In another telephone call, she testified, Ms. Jordan angrily blamed her for her unhappy situation, because Ms. Cristman had urged her to have a baby to combat her frequent depressions.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2014

Asserting yourself makes you feel better, even if you’re in an unhappy situation, he adds. “If you want to beat anxiety and depression, don’t try to be good. Try to be in contact with your emotions.”

From US News • Sep. 26, 2014

To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.

From The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Stephens, Robert Neilson