Dear Lee, thanks for the welcome. And might I say, you are lucky indeed to have our very own Grandy as a regular visitor and supporter.
Yes I have read your thread and am aware of the issues which bother you the most ... seemingly loneliness is perhaps the major one. Its hard isnt it? I am in many ways lonely too, even though I am married. But I do not have any friends, and have no family nearby, so I am fairly isolated. I gave up work earlier this year when I was going through a particularly difficult time personally which resulted in hospitalisation. Now, with my husband being seriously ill with a terminal illness, I am a full time carer. As a result I have become even more isolated than I was before. I have many outings for medical appointments, but seemingly very little else. Despite that I would not really say that I am lonely, as I am very much an introvert. But I definitely feel very alone at times. There is a big difference I think, between feeling lonely and feeling alone. Anyway, Beyondblue helps a lot in that respect, and I have 'met' many lovely people here. I often think how nice it would be to meet up with these people in real life. Although in RL, I would never have opened up about my life as I have done here on my thread, or through other's threads.
You asked if its okay to get to know me. Yes thats really nice of you to offer, and I would welcome that. You are very welcome to visit my Long Term Support thread "C-PTSD - Am I opening up a Pandora's Box?". I wouldnt suggest you read it all the way through, as it is now pretty long. Although if you want a bit of a summary, you could read a series of posts made to my thread from 11th May (Page 34 of my thread). That would bring you up to speed fairly well and a good background. But please do not feel obligated at all.
I really love your profile pic with the kitten, its gorgeous. Charli is a mixed breed 5kg mini fox terrier. Very finely built and short light hair, easy care and not much there to shed. The best little mate you could have. She always knows when I'm distressed and nestles in close.
The clinical trial sounds promising, I hope it proves to be helpful. Good on you for giving it a shot. How was the beach today? It was warm and sunny here, maybe low 20's, but got windy in the afternoon and cooled down quickly.
Are you doing anything for the weekend? I'm not .. just home doing usual nursing duties. At least weekends give respite from medical apts.
Amanda 🤗
