I didn't get any sense that the author was expecting others to divine the solution to his problems; I think he was just irritated because they were besieging him with "concern" without actually helping any.
Therein lies the contradiction. You presume the author isn't expecting solutions and yet he's justifiably irritated because other people aren't helping. I don't think he's justified at all.
So many presumptions about how other people should react and behave: expressions of love should be like this, auntie should know she doesn't understand...
Aunt Sharon has to be willing to meet you halfway
No, she doesn't; she needs to hear, "I don't need advice, I need you to listen."