Welcome to the forums, Amanda! I LOVE your nickname, by the way
As Warmsoul mentioned, there is a chat room that you might want to look into. The people there are really understanding and you will almost always find someone in there that is in the same or a similar situation. Who knows, you might find it to be helpful
Also, about your friends, it could be that they just don't really understand what you are going through. I know that I have that feeling with my own friends all the time. It seems as though they are listening, but don't really understand, or don't really care...
Feel free to PM if you ever need to chat
Alleine