Posted by kara lynne on January 5, 2004, at 1:52:45
In reply to Feeling Left Out, posted by Bubbaleh on January 4, 2004, at 18:54:45
Hi Bubbulah,
I hope this doesn't annoy you, but sometimes I'd be grateful for a husband, a (kind) mother and one good friend to call me. These past couple of days I've been really isolated, and pretty much this board is the only thing calling me. It ebbs and flows and this was a particularly bad ebb, but I know how bad it can feel. I still have nightmares about being in high school and feeling left out.There is a particular quality to isolation--it creeps in and takes over. It seems to grow exponentially or something--like the longer you isolate the more out of control it gets. I can only say one, obviously ironic thing: You are definitely not alone. I would hasten to say many of us feel that at least some time when dealing with depression.
Small steps are the only thing that work for me. One extra call, one extra trip to the market. Sometimes contact can come from entirely unexpected places. I have walked away from a convenience store all welled up because the man bagging my groceries was so kind to me. And sometimes that's all I have to get me through a day.
As I see it you're already on the path, by reaching out here.
good luck.
poster:kara lynne
thread:296467
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