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[Depressed24]

Hi to all I m new here sadly I got bipolar type 1 and schizophrenia . I m after friends cause I get lonely can anyone help me make or find friends who will accept me and who wont abandon me you know .

[blondguy]

Hello Depressed24

Welcome to the Beyond Blue forums and good on you for having the courage to post too!

You are with friends already. There are many kind people on the forums that be here for you.

I have had acute anxiety followed by depression since 1983 and take meds. The forums are a judgemental free zone so your posts are no different to anyone here on the forums. Its like a family, so I hope you can let us embrace you.

I had a relative with schizophrenia and I have no understanding except how awful the condition is.

You are more than welcome to post as many times as you wish (when you are comfortable doing so of course)

If I can ask you.....do you have a support person(s) that you can talk or vent too? I have about 3 that I can talk to face to face and they understand mental illness which is a huge relief.

If you wish to post about your health or even if you just want to have a chat we are here for you 🙂

Is it okay if I call you '24'? If not no worries at all.

The forums are a safe and secure place to discuss matters when and if you wish to

I hope you can post back and we can get to know you better 🙂

my kindest thoughts for you

Paul

[Kazzl]

Hi Depressed24, welcome to the forum. Like Paul said, you are amongst friends here and we won't abandon you. Many of us know what it's like to feel lonely and isolated because of our mental health conditions, and what a pleasure it can be to know fellow travellers.

I'm Kaz, and I have bipolar type 2. I have real life friends with bipolar 1 and understand how hard and exhausting it can be.

I'd really like to get to know you, so when you're ready, feel free to come back and tell us a bit more about yourself. What do you like doing?

I recently read something that resonated with me - we are people, we are not just a diagnosis. Looking forward to talking with you.

Kaz

[geoff]

hello Depressed, please never feel as though you are on your own and although I don't have much experience with BP or Schizophrenia, there are others who will be able to talk to you, because they themselves either are suffering from it or know someone who has had to struggle through out their life.
I will leave it up to them but I will be checking to see if there is anyway I can help you, so welcome. Geoff.

[Depressed24]

Hi my name is Rachel . And I just see my DR I use to get help from a mental health clinic were I live but they don't want to help me anymore just because I will turning 25 in August . I do Writing, Drawing , Colouring, Watching and playing sports , Going on outings with my parents who are caring for me , Reading, Listening to music, Playing video games, Praying and saving up money . Plus Fishing . Thank you to everyone.

[Kazzl]

Hiya Rachel!

That's an impressive list of interests. Did you know that studies have shown people with bipolar and/or schizophrenia tend to be highly creative? Sounds like you are! I like a lot of those things too - especially music, singing and sports. I'm not so good at saving money though, wish I was! 😊

Hey hun, I read your other post about school. I'm sorry things were so cruel for you. The horrible thing about being bullied at school is that the experience can stay with us for a long time, long after the bully has probably forgotten all about it.

I know this is a really hard thing to do, but if you can, try to keep those times in the past. Everytime you start to feel hurt or dwell on what happened in school, tell yourself 'stop. Those people don't matter now'. And then try to think of something that makes you feel happier - something you love or an activity you enjoy. And stay with those thoughts.

If you can do this each time you start remembering the bullying, eventually the memory will become less and it will affect you less.

How do you feel about having to leave the clinic? Would you like to find another place or people who can help?

Cheers Rachel - I'm glad you came back to talk.

Kaz

[Kazzl]

Morning Rachel - just popping in to say hi and see how you are today.

Also, if you're interested, I have a thead under the Longterm Journey board called This Bipolar Life, where a few of us with bipolar and others who want to join in gather to chat and support each other. You are very very welcome to join us if you want.

Hope you have a good day today hun.

Cheers

Kaz

[Depressed24]

Hi how are everyone I m having a bad day cause I found out my mother might have breast cancer. And I wish my sister Kylie would come home . But I will keep thinking happy thoughts and do my hobbies.

[geoff]

dear Rachel, my deepest thoughts are with you, it's always something a lady would always fear and hope that they would never succumb to.
Are you able to contact Kylie because I hope that she would return to join you to give you and your mum the much needed support. L Geoff. x

[Depressed24]

hi Kylie is on face book every time I try to talk she doesn't talk and she lives on a farm in Coominya QLD and when she comes only comes at Christmas time she stays for 10 minutes to 15 then leaves and on her friends list on face book me and my parents are on the bottom of her list of friends and were not on any of her other friends list on face book she also wants to come home but she cant cause were she lives they yell at her she is like me with depression we have been telling her for years to come home we use to write letters to her but she doesn't reply it is the people she is living with there it sounds like there threatening her you know if you go home we will do this or that she wants to come home but she cant because of them people she is living with