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Re: Lonely » Roslynn

Posted by SLS on January 17, 2014, at 15:17:07

In reply to Lonely, posted by Roslynn on January 15, 2014, at 11:53:03

> I feel stupid posting this.

That may be, but you don't look at all stupid for posting this. You are brave.

> Is anyone else lonely?

Not so much. I am very fortunate to have three or four very good friends, and manage to meet new people WHEN MY DEPRESSION IS NOT SEVERE.

> I have no friends. I don't really know how to make friends.

Are you in psychotherapy? Perhaps a life-coach familiar with severe depression would be a better fit. I don't make friends easily. I make acquaintances. But even that is a skill. As a skill, it can be learned.

> I don't know what I would talk about with a new friend and if they would be scared away by my severe depression.
>
> Can anyone relate?

Yes. I was a complete hermit for over 10 years. I had no human contact except for my parents and my computer. My best friend was afraid to go near me. I was very awkward socially when I finally began to respond to treatment. It is an ongoing process to recover, not only from the depression, but from the damage it leaves in its wake.

I have no easy answers for you, Rosylynn. Even Psycho-Babble acts as social contact and is usually a healthy place to interact.

Do you ever go out of the house?

Which do you think is worse - to be lonely or to be alone?

I like you. You present yourself as a warm, kind, and caring person. I wish I could ease your suffering. It is extremely difficult to build a life when one is stuck in a chronic and severe depression. I hope you continue to be brave and go forward in trying new treatments. You never know where the key to the cage door will be found.


- Scott


Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.

- George Bernard Shaw

 

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