Having placed so much effort in describing your predicament without disclosing any details whatsoever, you must now have found the answer for yourself.

Truly s'ah! I am not making a poor joke.

If I were in trouble and in such a desperate state of mind as to seek personal advice from the fellowship here, well-meaning as they are, my illusion would last only to the moment when I first began receiving replies.

I would then realise that I had provided myself with the answer and know that the question was not necessary.