Feeling lonely and depressed

[Sla24-]

I am feeling so depressed and lonely lately. My marriage hasn’t been very good for a long time now and my children are grown up, my Mum passed away over 3 years ago and I really only have 1 friend. We used to catchup every 2 weeks,and it was really great, but lately we only get to catchup about once a month or sometimes not even that often. I know my friend is busy, but I am always the one who messages her first and I feel really hurt that I am always the one who is always making an effort to catchup and she doesn’t put any effort in. My first baby was stillborn and I have been constantly hurt by family, friends and inlaws in my past, and I am at that point in my life where I don’t know how much more I can take. I often wish that I would go to bed and not wake up, that way I would not have to feel so lonely and have to deal with all this hurt and heartache that I feel. Is there anyone else that feels like this?

[Sophie_M]

Hi Sla24

Thank you for sharing your experience with this community, we really appreciate your honesty and vulnerability. It can be difficult to talk to others about what we've faced and how we feel but we think it shows your courage and strength. 

We think that it could be worth giving us a call on 1300 22 4636 if you want to talk about how you are feeling. You might also want to visit Stillbirth Foundation Australia where you can get support from others who have been through such a loss.

We would love to hear back from you to hear how you are going. Thank you again for being an important part of this community.

Kind regards, 
Sophie M