If I can offer a dose of devil's advocate here, if only for the sentiment and not the person, the fact that you are choosing to be open about it and confront these indignities is a sign of strength, in my opinion. You carry on despite your situation, which is a sign of resilience...a strength all its own.

So it's not that you should focus on being strong, per se, but rather doing what you can to stay resilient despite your troubles, to carry on one moment of adversity at a time. And sometimes maintaining resilience means giving in to the despair and crying a lot so that you can release some of the pressure.