My life is boring

Hi @Oaktree, I hope the friendships you are finding at the forum are helping to lessen your feelings of isolation, as they have done and still do for many of us. I have seen your member name on some threads. I'm not on the forum as much as I once was.

I joined the forum six years ago. The company, support, ideas, inspirations and just sharing daily life here have helped me improve the quality of my life considerably. My inner life is no longer so bleak as it was, life far less monotonous. More friends and more of a real life outside my home now, though processing time is still something I need in between things.

Hope you find the encouragement and company here a help towards better times for you.

Hey @Oaktree I certainly can understand loneliness as I have no IRL friends. There is only me, no partner, no kids & very toxic family members whom for various reasons I cannot escape at present. I find myself being constantly pulled between wanting to be alone for fear of people & toxic relationships, and abject loneliness. It is not a good feeling.

I know you are relatively new to the forums but I truly hope the connections you find here help you feel less alone. I've found just knowing there are people on here who respect, support and hear me is of great comfort. I am always up for a chat if you need to vent or just have a virtual hot chocolate. Just tag me anytime you'd like to chat. Take care my friend xx

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Hi @Oaktree , I'm sorry you feel so lonely. I know what helped me was volunteering. I'm doing something I'm interested in, I've met like-minded people and made friends, and it gets me out of the house and gives me a purpose. Would it be something you might be interested in? I know most organisations have lost a lot of volunteers due to lockdown and Covid, and are looking for more. Anyway, just a thought. 🙂

Hearing you @Oaktree. I'm sorry it's hard.

I have similar feelings but it can change. For me that started here on the forum when I slowly realised that as well as getting support, I was also able to give it. Then in tiny increments I started to see meaning in interactions with people. Even small things irl ... you never know what other people, strangers, are going through and a kind word can change someone's day. Once I said good morning to an old guy and he looked so surprised, and stopped and thanked me, I was similarly surprised by that, and it made me think.

Take care.

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Feeling your pain and loneliness @Oaktree as good as.,, and as helpful as the forum community is, nothing will replace the real life connections that we don't have and so long for. I feel in a very similar place. I have a couple of good friends, they know bits of my struggle, but it's not the same. They don't fully get it and they all lead such busy lives I don't like to bother them too much.