Making friends when vulnerable

[Guest_1643]

Hi all, I'm building myself up after I was unwell recently and was linked in t the Triage, who helped me manage some severe depression/anxiety/suicdal ideation. I'm lucky it's gone well for me, but am now looking to connect more to new people and organisations. I am starting to meet people, but they are now in recovery groups etc and have their own mental health problems - i'm wary although also curious, if maybe they could be real friends for me. I'm also just enjoying being out and about with people. My feeling was alwys that i'd rather be alone than be with toxic friends who don't support my mental health, and when i was very low i feel like my friends gave awful advice, and even discouraged me from taking the time off to get better and get well. So, screw that. But finding friends who can be there for me seems really challenging. How do you connect to people when you feel really vulnerable?

[Guest_1643]

so annoying that all the good stuff is being cancelled! going to concerts is such a special thing, and i'm sure you wanna go in June!!

I heard for those who bought Harry Styles tix that if it ends up being cancelled no one gets their money back 😞

He's coming in November... don't ask me how I know that.
(I love Harry Styles) I truly hope you can go in June Tayla, you deserve a great trip and show 🙂

I did go out to my recovery group today and have an ugly run-in with someone, I had to tell them directly to leave me alone.
Making boundaries sucks. But now I actually feel proud 🙂 As Pepper said it can be empowering. We do need to be around good people.

[Guest_4643]

Just wanted to say hi and check in, since I was going through my threads due to boredom. How are you, Sleepy?

Hi to others here if anyone's around, take care and be safe everyone.

- Tayla.

[Guest_1643]

Hey Tayla!
Thanks for checking in. I just happened to read some of your quotes in the quote thread.... the one about the pineapple 🙂 how cute!!

[Guest_1643]

I find these days very different and odd with all these rules, but not as terrible as I thought.....Just odd. It is weird to be home so much and to imagine that everyone else is doing the same, and this has become our world normal. I can't yet even process what is happening. So weird and intense.