How can I live in this kind of environment?

I desperately need to remember the environment I have chosen to live in. And then I need to make better choices. Even if they are unpleasant ones. This includes the company I keep. Living in an untrustable environment, especially as I age, and become more and more forgetful, makes life VERY VERY tough. And it will only get worse from here. So....PAY ATTENTION JEROME