Hello. New here.

[Arty1]

Just signed up a couple of days ago. Not really sure why to be honest - maybe so I won't feel so alone, maybe so I can feel there is a chance I can be helpful to someone else. Anyway, here I am -Hi.

[geoff]

Hello Arty1, welcome and thanks for wanting to join the site.

You seem to be very lonely and that's not good, but your help to those who are struggling with some sort of depression will certainly go a long way.

Are there any particular sections you are more interested in and the reason why you have come on board?

We don't want you to feel alone and perhaps you could visit 'the cafe' where people welcome any sort of comment, it's just a chit-chat thread where you can talk about anything.

Great to talk with you.

Geoff.

[Agronomy101]

Hi Arty1

Hopefully you find what you are looking for here. Haha last night I wanted to post a 'somebody please notice that I exist' thread. It makes me laugh today but felt pretty serious yesterday.

Anyway just wanted you to know that I notice 🙂

[Arty1]

Thanks for the welcome Geoff.

I had the middle -of -the-night feeling of being all alone in the world when I wrote my post! It's easy to feel like that after a day/week/lifetime of faking it for others I suppose.

I think what I'm interested in changes depending on what 'problem' is dominating my life. Some days it's the depression, some the anxiety and so on. At the moment I'm mostly noodling through the sections.

Arty

[Arty1]

Hi Agronomy.

Thanks for noticing - it's tough to feel invisible in the crowd sometimes.

So today we both had someone notice our existence - that's not nothing! 🙂

Arty

[Arty1]

Thanks for the welcome Geoff.

I will check out the cafe as you suggested. 🙂

Arty

[Hang10]

Hi Arty1

Do you like painting, I wish I can paint. Painting can be very relaxing. It a talent I wish I had. Some people are really good to it.

Hang10

[Arty1]

Hi Hang10

I do enjoy painting - I'm not sure I'd say I have talent but, as you say, it is relaxing.

Arty