Loneliness and Human Contact

@Hawkeye61

Hi there. Have you tried any of the dating sites? They are surprisingly pretty good & accurate on who you might want to spend time with going forward. Also, I know a lot don't like it but exercise is always helpful too. Just to clear your head. Take in the beauty everywhere around you. Try to notice and be observant of your surroundings. It's been cold & dreary in a lot of the parts of the country & you better believe that has a lot to do with it too.

I'm familiar with that feeling of not particularly enjoying your friends. I'm not a clinician but meds have really worked incredibly well for me. In fact, so well so that once I started feeling better, I got up off the couch & actually enjoyed some fast walking & watching my diet. I didn't starve myself at all but just those simple added routines helped me to lose 45 LBS!!!

Now when I walk into places, people check me out & are interested. I never thought losing some weight would change my life around the way it has? The meds (for me anyway) as it was explained to me are just something my body needs. It is deficient in some of the chemicals we need to feel good. Never feel bad about trying or starting with meds.

See a true professional. You can start out with your PCP but honestly, my PCP screwed my meds up a few times and thank goodness I was better, because he made me worst at a few different intervals. I would suggest seeing a psychiatrist to start. Then they can send their recommendations to your PCP.

They don't need to hear about problems. They are trained to understand how you are feeling & then prescribe meds to help alleviate those feelings. Again, nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, I take 3 low dose antidepressants as my own "formula" to help me with different areas.

I hope this has been helpful. If not, no worries. Always do what is best for YOU!!! YOU deserve to feel love again & be touched & feel great. Start living life again!!

I really and honestly do wish you all the best & lots of continued success!!

Be well, my friend.

Take care. M

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for the support, just having people showing a little kindness has made me feel a bit better. I appreciate everything so far. It had made me feel a little less lonely knowing others are out there willing to share and talk. I am up for and conversations anyone wants to have. The human contact part of my life will show up one day I know but is still hard right now. I do have a positive attitude towards where my life is going but have had set backs like everyone else in life. I am just needing some help and encouragement on getting there. Thank you so much. Please continue to message and if you want to chat, we'll let's talk. Thank you

@Hawkeye61

I feel the same way as you it makes me feel so good to lay in my bed and only see my parents that’s all ever since I lost my ex fiancé things have been so hard for me I lost my unborn son a month after he was gone and it’s like my whole life was taken from me so I feel so much better by myself and I feel that I’m being attacked if I’m around other people the walls close in and my chest caves in as well so it’s hard for me I still wish I could hold someone hand without feeling like my guard has to be up or I have to tell them to leave me alone for me to feel better I feel as if my mind wants to just be in this bed forever.

@Hawkeye61

My experience is very similar to you. I'm not married and don't have kids, but I am all I have. I have to journal a lot just to meet the need of talking to someone. It's such a closed up, imprisoned feeling not being able to talk to someone.

@Hawkeye61 Do not worry. Actually, I believe that we just need to do what we can decide to do, and everything will be fine. Just take your time and do little steps, take care.

@Hawkeye61

Hey there! I hope all is well. Dropping by to say hello and see how you are doing today? :)