Hi...

[Bert-22]

Gday, I’m new to this so forgive me if I am posting in the wrong place!
im not really sure what to say... I’m not sure why I feel the way I do!
I have trouble making real friends, lost of people I know, but no one that I would say is a close friend. I can go months without anyone making contact to just say hi or see what I’m up to. I have reached out, joined groups and really tried to establish friendships... I get really lonely even though I am surrounded by people every day.

[White_Rose]

Hello Bert

Welcome to the forum. So pleased you found your way here. Not having friends and family makes life sad.

Being in a crowd but not having someone to talk to is difficult and I'm not sure how best to help you. Can you tell us a little more about yourself? What sort of work do you do and if you are happy in that job. Do you have family members nearby? Family is important and it's hard to go solo if your family live away from you.

It's good you have joined groups and reached out to meet people. That shows a lot of courage. Out of all these people are there any you feel you would like to have as a friend? Do you feel depressed or anything like that. Sorry for all the questions, I'm trying to get a picture of you.

This is a friendly community of people who have a common goal. To help with getting well again. It's time to make a huge effort to keep in contact with some of these people. How would you manage if I were to appear at your home one night? Don't worry, I'm not at all likely to do this. Would you be welcoming or suspicious of my motives? It's hard to make friends when the other person does not respond.

I hope you will post more about yourself.

Mary

[geoff]

Hello Bert, welcome to the forums and pleased that you've posted your comment, by starting your own thread is a great way to begin.

When anyone suffers from any type of depression their friends, they had once believed would be there to help all the way through, decide to disappear and could especially happen with the person you're attracted to.

They could be understanding and wanting to help for a long time until eventually all the advice and suggestions do not make any difference in how we are feeling, so you lose contact with them.

If possible can you copy and paste these into your search bar:

-https://au.reachout.com/articles/how-can-i-stop-feeling-lonely

-if you're 25 or younger then

-https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/coping-with-loneliness

We'd like to hear back from you when it's convenient.

Geoff.