Feeling lonely, alone in a room full of people.

Hello,

I'm a mother of three young children and a wife to someone who loves me dearly. Yet I feel unfulfilled and lonely. I feel bored in my life and I dont know why?

Maybe it has something to do with losing joy in my life. I work six days a week, of which two are half days but that doesnt mean much because the day is pretty much over by the time I get back home.

I enjoy work, but i enjoy 'me' time more.

My sister is in hospital, and will be discharged on Wednesday. So I think i will feel a bit better when she's home. I will be busier and will have someone to listen to. She does most of the talking.

I have also reached out to my friends who I lost contact with over the last two months. That recreated a line of communication. And I felt a large sense of relief that I had gotten back in touch with them.

All in all, I should be grateful for the life Ive been dealt. However I sat at the counsellor's office today crying my eyes out because of all my hardships in my life. I was emotionally neglected as a child, though I dont blame my parents - they did the best they could given their circumstances. My father passed away in 2018, which I still havent resolved in my head. My mother is still extremely critical of my sister and I. And I know that it's not helping either of us. My sister and I both have mental health problems. But I always thought positive. Possibly thanks to my sister because she would constantly reassure me and tell me that she didnt think I had a mental illness.

So I am looking forward to Wednesday. And looking forward!!

Thank you @Former-Member for reaching out to me on my other post. I'm sorry that you feel alone every day. I know how that feels right now.