Loneliness

• 44 year old female. Desperately searching for people to talk too, human connection. Non judgmental. Open-minded. I suffer from health anxiety, panic attacks, depression. New diagnosis is potential bipolar 1? Don't have any family support, no real other support and believe that friendship can help with healing and gives life purpose. I've wondered sadly if it's possible to 'hire' a friend? I'm in Brisbane area. I hide a lot behind a good sense of humour, strong willed in what I believe in but childish at times in the mind. There must be others out there that want to connect? I pray someone resonates with this. No males please put of respect for my partner. I must add I had a mental breakdown over a year ago now due to PTSD so I'm fighting my way back because I stopped driving and going out due to the severity of my panic attacks. If someone could be a help to me and I them, it would be a blessing. Please admin, approve this post or someone direct me where to go, or try. Thankyou

Hi @Chickadee, thank you for joining the Forums and sharing your experiences with the community!

It takes courage and strength to reach out to people and be vulnerable and you have demonstrated that in your post. It sounds like you have been going through and tough time and connection is so important to us humans.

There are some other places you can post to connect with Forums Members, and I will add a previous post link for you to take a look at here: Looking for a space to connect with others? Find a... - SANE Forums

Thanks again for sharing your story with your peers here in the Forums community!

Take care

RiverSeal

Great you found this space here @Chickadee ❤️ RiverSeal

Hello and welcome 💗 @Chickadee

Do you have anythings that you like doing ?

Have you got any furbabies xx

We have a tread called Coping Toolbox ( what is in yours to help you cope ) for you to click onto and have a read 📚

I can't drive and never have

We are here for you ❤️

Hey @Chickadee ,

Welcome to the forums! Thank you for posting and sharing a little about yourself.

I'm so sorry to hear how hard it is. Loneliness can really impact one's life. I'm sorry to hear you lost your best friend.

Please know you are not alone. It may feel very difficult sometimes, yet we recognise this huge step you have taken in reaching out here on the forums.

For me, in my recovery, I withdrew from the world for many many years. I stopped going out, stopped seeing people and it was so hard to even leave my bed, let a lone the house!

Over time, with the aid of medication, I was more able to attend therapy. Then, I realised i needed to do more than just talk to doctors and therapists. I used these very forums to re-learn how to connect with humans.

And guess what? I'm still here!

I can't say I LOVE socialising or anything, but I'm certainly in a much better place now that I have connected with people.

By connecting with people online, such as on the forums, I wonder if you will soon be able to transfer these skills into the real world?

Sitting with you 🙂

Just wondering, do you have NDIS, support workers or anyone who comes and supports you? @Chickadee