Hi, I am new here

Concomitant — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:43:13 GMT

Hi there, I don't know where to start off by posting so I thought that I would introduce myself here.

I struggled with depression in the past but I have been feeling a lot better especially since 2018 onwards. My girlfriend had to move back to her native country recently due to the covid-19 pandemic and since then she has met a new guy there and wants to leave me for him. This has currently left me devastated that I could lose her so quickly to someone she has barely known for a month. I have tried to talk things through with her and she says she is confused, but I get the feeling that she is gravitating towards him.

This is the first time I have been with a girl (I am early 20s) and I also fear now that it will be hard to find someone in the future, since I am insecure about how I look (I was bullied at school) and I find it hard to connect with people easily, especially females.

I guess I was just hoping to connect with people here who might understand this type of experience and know how to get through the pain. As of now, I feel devastated and heartbroken for sure. I genuinely want her to be happy and move forward with her life, if this is best for her, but I feel alone and lost myself.

Also from reading some of the posts here, it makes me realise just how devastating it would be to lose someone the longer you know them. I only knew her for 2 years, but to be married to someone and build a life with them over many many years must truly be more painful than this. Even so, the pain I feel now is emphatic and difficult to process.

Hi, I am new here

josh1245 — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:24:32 GMT

hey concomitant I would firstly like to welcome you to this wonderful online community and I would also like to applaud your incredible strength and bravery its something that you should be very proud of. I would also like to say that I'm really sorry that you are going through a hard time at the moment but you have the support of everyone in the beyondblue community for you. its hard losing someone you love so much but stay strong. I would recommend you go to your gp and talk about your current situation and what you are going through and them refer you to a qualified professional.

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