Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Hello,

I'm a 43 year old male.

I have issues with depression, PTSD and anxiety.

Anxiety is a major issue. I spend most of my time at home alone. I get very lonely but have trouble getting out and meeting people.

Hi @RGB ,

Welcome to the forums!

It takes a lot to reach out to an online community. I'm so glad you have because you are certainly not alone when you say you spend most of the time indoors.

I've shared this numerous times, but for me, as a member of these forums a number of years ago, I just these forums to gain the confidence to reach out to people. As I did, I found I became more confident as was able to then transfer these skills to the real world.

I too spent a lot of time at home. I hated going out.

I'm really glad I found these forums to connect with people. I hope you do too.

Hi @calmsoul

I just wanted to reach out to welcome you to the forums - it’s great to have you here 💜

I’m so sorry to hear that you’re living with PTSD and just from what you’ve described it makes so much sense that you ‘run away from people’ when you’re triggered 💜

As I listened to you, I got the sense that perhaps there are times when you feel quite alone and I just wondered if you have anyone in your life who understands some of the challenges that you’re currently living with?

Absolutely! Google is amazing and I often wonder how we managed without it 😊 I really love how there’s a whole world at your fingertips and I can spend hours just browsing through different websites! As such, I just wondered if there’s anything in particular that you like to google?

Also, just while I remember, one of the things that really helped me when I was new to the forums and still finding my way around, was that if you would like to chat with another forum member, or reply to one of their posts, place @ in front of their username just like I did at the start of my post to you i.e. @calmsoul that way, they will receive a message that you have contacted them 😊

I really hope that you’ll continue to reach out to us here and I look forward to seeing you around the forums 😊

Take care,

ShiningStar 💜

Hi @calmsoul , how are you travelling? I've been thinking about you and hope you are doing okay.

Hi all, I'm a mum of two and going through a tough time. I'm constantly feeling depressed and suicidal. I'm not sleeping due to perimenopause symptoms and feeling very unsupported from my GP who seems to brush it off. My mum passed away in 2021 and I miss her terribly. I feel so isolated and lonely. I struggle making connections and I feel I have no one to talk to. My psychologist has stopped practising which is really tough because I felt so comfortable with her. I just want to leave this world and be with Mum. Life is so hard.

Welcome @Selz2 ,

I'm sorry to hear how tough it is for your right now. It is understandable you feel the way you do. It is not easy to let go of a loved one.

You deserve to feel connection and support at this time. Please feel free to reach out to Griefline. They have specially trained people to help you through. Griefline 1300 845 745 https://griefline.org.au/

Do you have any other supports right now?

@ShiningStar hello and thank you for your reply.

I'm getting used to putting the symbol next to name . Slowly but surely becoming more tech savvy 🤣

Yes, I so run away now, more with people who trigger my ptsd. These are unfortunately family members.

I used to, "kick, fight and scream" , (an analogy there)

But I've learnt that silence and distance is the only way I cope.

I have my son as only immediate family.

I don't feel alone. Weird hey.

But I like a quiet life and being around friends who I love.

I knit. I watch netball and footy

I read books. I actually like grocery shopping 🤣

I find simple things make me happy. I feel blessed with all the wonderful people that are around me, rather than destroying my sense of self with being around those who I simply do not like 🤣

I Google topics on what is happening for me. Like my feelings and thoughts, in order to understand how others cope, which makes me feel

I'm normal, despite my trauma and PTSD..

Cause I don't wanna be a victim

I don't wanna blame others in a sense for their wrong doings

I simply don't have the strength and energy anymore to keep figting the past and the "poor me" mentality or who did what.

I want to continue to shine in my life 😎