https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/8107#M1111 <P>Welcome back, you might remember me? I'm still here lol.</P> <P>You have been here before so you have a mental health issue.</P> <P>My estimates of people's understanding of mental disorders is-</P> <UL> <LI>60% don't, won't or can't understand illnesses that are out of sight</LI> <LI>20% have undiagnosed mental illness</LI> <LI>10% have the empathy and try</LI> <LI>5% do understand as they are incredibly kind and empathetic </LI> <LI>5% have a mental illness diagnosed</LI> </UL> <P>Very rough figures but the number of people that you think should understand is very low. My main point is that your journey of coping with your problems need the support of those outside your circle of family and friends. Your GP, group or personal therapy etc.</P> <P>If an astronaut was a family friend and he was describing his flight, would you understand how he felt? Try as you will, many of us wouldn't. Hence the dilemma.</P> <P>I hope that helps.</P> <P>TonyWK </P> Sun, 01 May 2022 10:48:26 GMT white knight 2022-05-01T10:48:26Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/8106#M1110 <P>Hi my names Geniue I used to be on the forums and I did find it helpful I just joined up again after a break away. I guess you could say im feeling so lost and lonely.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> Sun, 01 May 2022 04:37:55 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/8106#M1110 Geniue 2022-05-01T04:37:55Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/8107#M1111 <P>Welcome back, you might remember me? I'm still here lol.</P> <P>You have been here before so you have a mental health issue.</P> <P>My estimates of people's understanding of mental disorders is-</P> <UL> <LI>60% don't, won't or can't understand illnesses that are out of sight</LI> <LI>20% have undiagnosed mental illness</LI> <LI>10% have the empathy and try</LI> <LI>5% do understand as they are incredibly kind and empathetic </LI> <LI>5% have a mental illness diagnosed</LI> </UL> <P>Very rough figures but the number of people that you think should understand is very low. My main point is that your journey of coping with your problems need the support of those outside your circle of family and friends. Your GP, group or personal therapy etc.</P> <P>If an astronaut was a family friend and he was describing his flight, would you understand how he felt? Try as you will, many of us wouldn't. Hence the dilemma.</P> <P>I hope that helps.</P> <P>TonyWK </P> Sun, 01 May 2022 10:48:26 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/8107#M1111 white knight 2022-05-01T10:48:26Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/8108#M1112 <P>Hello Geniue,</P> <P>Welcome back! I'm new here myself and always happy to talk. I'm sorry to hear you're feeling lost and lonely, would feel comfortable sharing more?</P> <P>Hoping that rejoining the forums will be helpful once again.</P> <P>Beeee</P> Mon, 02 May 2022 02:58:11 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/8108#M1112 Beeee 2022-05-02T02:58:11Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/617350#M35092 <P>Hello im sorry to hear your going through a difficult time right now but believe when I tell you that you can find your way through the darkness there is hope believe that things will get better because they very much can.&nbsp; Im a living testament of that.&nbsp; Hold on and never ever give up.&nbsp; Anything is literally possible</P> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:21:04 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/617350#M35092 Geniue 2026-01-19T00:21:04Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/617351#M35093 <P>Your not alone ive felt that way my whole life.&nbsp; But know its ok you dont have to fit in.&nbsp; Its ok to be you.</P> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:23:54 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/feel-like-no-understands-me-just-one-person-in-my-life/m-p/617351#M35093 Geniue 2026-01-19T00:23:54Z