https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59544#M10230 <P>I hear ya jord...I used to go out of my way to help family and friends and when I needed help they were never there. After a while I turned my back on everyone as I felt so let down by the closest people in my life. Although I would not recommend this as it has left me with no one! Pride can be a silly thing at times but its about all I got</P> <P>It does get very tiring doing everything on your own. I am the very last person who should be giving you advice but go see a gp or have contact on &nbsp;this site. Maybe one day I will take my own advice!!! Hang in there buddy</P> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:02 GMT bman42 2013-06-19T06:27:02Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59543#M10229 <P>Feels like I'm constantly alone. Most of the time, people only contact me when they want or need something. I've reached out to people a couple of times &amp; I don't think people know how or can be there for me. I know I've set up these unbalanced relationships because of a need to please others. It just feels like when I need a little help or even human contact, wherever I turn, its not there. Feels like I need to learn to do everything alone, but there are times I just don't want to. I spend a lot of time on my own. I feel like I just need to connect, to not feel alone anymore.</P> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:11:25 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59543#M10229 jord 2013-06-19T04:11:25Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59544#M10230 <P>I hear ya jord...I used to go out of my way to help family and friends and when I needed help they were never there. After a while I turned my back on everyone as I felt so let down by the closest people in my life. Although I would not recommend this as it has left me with no one! Pride can be a silly thing at times but its about all I got</P> <P>It does get very tiring doing everything on your own. I am the very last person who should be giving you advice but go see a gp or have contact on &nbsp;this site. Maybe one day I will take my own advice!!! Hang in there buddy</P> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:02 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59544#M10230 bman42 2013-06-19T06:27:02Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59545#M10231 Yep Agree 1000% People only contact me when its in their best interest i give up on society and friends Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:23:54 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59545#M10231 Shifte 2013-06-19T09:23:54Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59546#M10232 HI Jord my son is name Jordan so felt bit connected to what you wrote. You know what time to say NO to these people and just worry about number 1 yourself. Do some voluntary work that really helps and gets you out there meeting people. Hospitals nursing homes are always looking for people. I volunteer heaps as being a depression sufferer for 22 years and I got stuck in a bit of a rut being at home on my own not mixing with people ect. I also have joined a gym 2 yearsgo and that is great too I have met heaps of people there all willing to chat ect. Find a new group of people to mix with when you find people use you eliminate them immediately. This happened to me too so dont worry I now have a small lovely group of people I associate with and lot of my friends have had depression so we have a ot to chat about. Bite the bullet and find something you would like to do and enjoy and assure you , you will find some really nice genuine people out there. Take care of yourself remember your number 1 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:51:00 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/alone-again/m-p/59546#M10232 vip 2013-07-22T19:51:00Z