Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

[Faith-and-Hope]

Hi @Fingerlime and welcome to the forums.  We have all taken the leap of faith, in many forms, to be here, so you are not alone in that.  Good on you for trying something new to invite change.  There are a lot of lovely people here to connect with, and they will likely have suggestions about how to get out into other social groups in your community, if that’s what else you would like to try.

I joined Sane forums as a carer, which I still am, but not to the person I thought I was joining for - long twisty tale behind me there, but the point is that I have been here a long time, because forumites tend to become friends, and continue supporting each other.

The problems you have mentioned are familiar in this community.  Type any of them into the Search bar and threads will come up.

@BPDSurvivor  @Glisten  @Eve7  @Oaktree @Meowmy  @Shaz51  @greenpea  @StuF 

[greenpea]

@Fingerlimei cannot type well because i have shakey hands due to medication.  mental illness has hit my family hard.  i was a carer for many years and then developed schizoaffective disorder myself.  my middle son has autism, schizophrenia, a mild intellectual delay and epilepsy. my daughter has epilepsy, depression chronic and autism high functioning some would say aspergers.  my eldest son has depression. 

i have been here since 2017 it is a wonderful forum site with a great bunch of people.  Talk soon greenpea

[Glisten]

Hi 👋🏼 @Fingerlime  what do you enjoy?
Do you play a musical instrument 🥁 ?

Do you garden? Like books 📚?

Do you have pets? If so we are all waiting for your pet photos.

Do you like sport?

To respond to me or anyone in Forumland, do this @ and a list will drop down.

@Faith-and-Hope 💞

[Salus_0891]

Hi, I am here to try and navigate my way through loneliness and mild depression. My life is very different to what it used to be and I really struggle with that sometimes. Loss of parents, a seperation, no longer connecting with siblings. 

I have a small handful of friends and a loving daughter, a good job and I am involved in volunteering work which all helps in different ways, but nothing seems to ease my underlying feelings of sadness. My health is pretty good for my age so no issues there. Hoping to connect with people in similar situations and hoping I can help others too!

[tyme]

Hey @Salus_0891 ,

Great to hear from you here.

I'm glad to hear you are seeking support and connection now whilst the depression is mild. For many, they don't reach out for support until their depression has meant they have stopped a lot of things they love doing.

Thank you for sharing a little about yourself. I hear loneliness can be really hard at the best of times, but I can see you have a circle of friends you connect with.

Do you have social groups in your area that perhaps the council run which you can join?

I lived with depression for many many years, and I feel like I stopped living, and am only not starting to 'live' again.

I hope you feel supported and connected here on the forums 🙂

So lovely to have you with us.

[Faith-and-Hope]

Hi @Salus_0891  and welcome to the forums 👋

I suffer from what is called situational depression at times, and loneliness, for similar reasons to yourself.  Separation led to a very ugly prolonged divorce in my case, and nothing is as it used to be, but I am climbing back out of the crater it left in my life, and creating new pathways, new opportunities.  It still sucks that I went through that, and feeling those feelings is important to recovery and healing.

There are plenty of forumites ready, willing and able to walk along with you in your new journey.  You have company on the road here. 

[Salus_0891]

Thank you @Faith-and-Hope Yes, mine is situational too. I am trying really hard to accept my new life because generally it is quite good, I just don't see that sometimes. I focus on what I haven't got instead of what I have. I am still very much feeling the loss of my Mum too.

I'm glad you are creating new opportunities for yourself. I imagine an ugly divorce would have had a huge impact on you (my seperation was amicable but sad). And true, as hard as it is sometimes it's important to "feel the feels" Thanks for replying, take care. 

[Faith-and-Hope]

💐💕 @Salus_0891 ….. lost my Mum a while back too.  I miss her most days, but very grateful for the beautiful person she was, and the strength she brewed in me ….. I am a phoenix and know how to rise from ashes 🙏🌷🔥🪶 I am also a creative, and art is healing.

Be well 🌻