Greetings my brothers and sisters ;)

[SteelBlue]

Just joined. Hi all 🙂

Found just enough strength to create an account here and introduce me to all you wonderful souls. (Yes from my bed as like you I'm going through serious stuff)

This may ring a bell to some of you guys.

Life was swimming along, great job paid well all my life, married many years and great young kids.

Bang(universe explosion)

Separated. Living away from kids. Alone. 1 year.

Job redundancy. Same month. Despite qualifications and experience, outsourcing has put me 10 months unemployed.

Consolation came as a gift meeting an angel by chance. Became my rock, partner and best friend !

Lost my licence and now my partner has left even though we made a pact to love and be there for each other.

Losing her has left me a shell. I must have leaned on her to help me start a new life of love and hope.

As i lay in bed all day looking out the window I'm wondering how she left and how everything in my life disappeared in 2018.

I bet someone reading this has had someone they love walk out suddenly that they relied on during depression.

I bet someone reading this has had lots go wrong all in one year.

Im looking forward to hearing from you wonderful souls and Im thinking about everyone on this forum at the moment. Strength to you all.

In my darkest hour, broke, alone again naturally, still looking for work, i have found strength to wish you all well.

Amazing feat by me !

Take care of yourself (because sometimes you can't rely on someone else too). But we must hope.

[Summer Rose]

Hi SteelBlue

Thank you for sharing your story and congratulations on finding the strength to post.

You've sure endured an awfully horrendous year. When it rains, it pours. I know what that's like.

What I found wonderful about your story is that you remain optimistic. Hope is a powerful thing, the best of things. One step at a time we just keep moving toward the light. I hope you get there soon.

Thank you for your best wishes and kind thoughts right back to you

[baet123]

Hey SteelBlue,

Welcome to the forums and it is great to have you here! Sorry to here your going through such a rough time at present but you are not alone. You will find these forums as a loving, caring and non-judgmental platform where you can post as much or as little as you please but we will be here for you. You will find people in similar situations as you and as a community we aim to grow and support each other through tough times.

It is amazing that you have the bravery and courage to post and express your emotions to us and this is a huge feet and step in the right direction and you should be extremely proud. I can tell you are extremely resilient and strong to say the least and these are amazing qualities you possess.

Have you spoken to anyone about how your feeling? I know this is extremely difficult to do from my own experiences but it helps so much. Sharing your situation on these forums is a great first step and when you feel comfortable enough, I would recommend seeing your GP and asking about a mental health care plan which will provide you with 10 free sessions with a psychologist. Your emotions are still raw and I believe that when your emotional well-being is impacted negatively, this is the time to intervene and professional assistance would greatly benefit you, should you feel comfortable reaching out.

You speak about hope and I think its amazing that you possess hope. Hope allows us to push, push and push some more until we start to feel better and that day will come for you mate, sooner rather than later. It will get better mate.

Thank you for your kind words and thoughts and we are here if you need anything. Hope this helped and look forward to seeing you around and enjoy the rest of your week!

All the best,

Nick.

[geoff]

Hello SteelBlue, a warm welcome to you, and what you have been through must be devastating for you, I'm very sorry, and yes your story does relate to other people, in one way or another.

It's a shame that when one tiny bit of disappointment happens, it starts a ricochet, this happened to me and I'm sure it's happened to many other times.

The points you have made, I could put a tick against, so you aren't alone here and I hope you can feel comfortable talking to us.

I won't repeat what's been said but hope to hear back from you.

Geoff.

[Guest_820]

Hi steelblue

You come across to me as a person who has a faith of some kind by your introduction Topic.

Yes we must hope, have strength, courage + endurance to undergo whatever life throws at us to keep going.

We can't always be relying on others to help, we need to do our part as well. By reaching out to others is one of the most greatest joys one can give to overcome any type of adversity. By doing this, you'll not only help others but also yourself.

We all face challenges in life.

BB is an excellent way to start.

Takr care.

Regards,

Chikkenleggs