I need to reconnect

Good on you @Whim. It takes a lot of courage to post how you really feel... even more to reconnect after some time away. I think you're amazing 🙂

If there's anyone in particular you wish to reconnect with, don't forget you can tag them to let them know you're around by typing the "@" symbol and their username.

I really hope you get the support and connections you're looking for. Welcome back 🙂

Hello @Whim

I was thinking about that topic the other day. Being 'alone' with my thoughts and living with a illness. I had said in my mind ' I feel so alone'. I have support services and 2 forum sites online. I am like you and drink, smoke, eat too much lol . I take medications. It all helps me. At times I feel alone and think that I am not going to make it...not sure what that means tho it conjures up the sparsley used word 'suicide'. In all I think to myself ...'I feel alone because no one understands how I feel, think and dream.' It is a moment to moment thing for me the thought of feeling alone. When my mind is chaotic I feel alone. When my anxiety level rises I feel alone. There are ways for me to deal with anxiety and I do that and it helps and the anxiety reduces. The lonely feeling dissipates (spelling is bad lol). My pyschologist is teaching me to 'be comfortable with the feeling' ....like? any feeling. Colour it, shape it, texture it and recognise that it is a feeling within my body. Also for me to do grounding ....like? name 5 objects in the room, 5 sounds, 5 colours and OR look at my hands and legs. It is for me about expanding my awareness. Although I feel 'lonely' I can learn to be comfortable with it and ground myself where I am. I use to think I have to get rid of these negative feelings like extract them. I am trying this way because the pyschologist made me realise the 'feeling' is smaller than me, a part of me but smaller. I use to feel consumed by feeling 'lonely' but now I use this and yeah it helps. I am not sure what I want others to say and do to alleviate this lonely feeling. I can't fit everyone in my head lol Stay well....

Hi there @Whim,

I think what you have just shared is also how a lot of other forums users feel and it's really helpful to share that as it allows others to know they are not alone in feeling that way. The forums are there for you to gain support when you are not coping well but they are also a really important platform for others to read through experiences and know that others are also experiencing those same feelings of lowness.

I really like what @Former-Member wrote about being okay with not feeling good, I think it's an important thing to learn that it's helpful to feel low and to give your body a break, to preserve your energy, to see the dangers in certain behavours, who knows but there are numerous benefits of withdrawing from people.

Here for you @Whim,

Lunar 🙂