https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/can-t-make-or-keep-friends-anxiety-depression-dissociative/m-p/473904#M36584 <P>Hi Hello and welcome to the forums.I can so relate to your situation I find myself making friends and then losing them because I push them away because of mental health. I found nice people on here to talk to who are non judgemental which is a start at giving confidence and being able to make friends out there. I understand how lonely it can be without friends and how it can effect your mental health. I hope you can make some friends on here. </P> <P>Take care, </P> <P>Mark.</P> Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:50:41 GMT Matchy69 2020-07-16T05:50:41Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/can-t-make-or-keep-friends-anxiety-depression-dissociative/m-p/473903#M36583 <P>Hi everyone. </P> <P>I'm struggling big time with relationships at the moment in a social, work, and home situation. I lost a lot of friends due to my mental health struggles, and battle to make new ones since my ill-health is currently consuming every part of me. Then, if I try and be open about it, I eventually push everyone away or scare them away. How do people deal with this? How can you form any legitimate friendships when you're so unwell - especially with dissociative disorder (a very new diagnosis for me that I'm still trying to figure out)</P> <P>I just want love and support and genuine friends - a support network... It's VERY hard going through all this with only paid psychological support and medication. </P> Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:40:31 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/can-t-make-or-keep-friends-anxiety-depression-dissociative/m-p/473903#M36583 hello_ 2020-07-16T05:40:31Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/can-t-make-or-keep-friends-anxiety-depression-dissociative/m-p/473904#M36584 <P>Hi Hello and welcome to the forums.I can so relate to your situation I find myself making friends and then losing them because I push them away because of mental health. I found nice people on here to talk to who are non judgemental which is a start at giving confidence and being able to make friends out there. I understand how lonely it can be without friends and how it can effect your mental health. I hope you can make some friends on here. </P> <P>Take care, </P> <P>Mark.</P> Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:50:41 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/can-t-make-or-keep-friends-anxiety-depression-dissociative/m-p/473904#M36584 Matchy69 2020-07-16T05:50:41Z