NEW HERE & LONELY GAD & DEPRESSION

[AndrewR1]

Hey everyone I'm Andrew suffer from Gad & depression been out of work for quite some time living in small town no opportunity,No circle of friends had bad day today & having relationship issues with Ex Girlfriend too quite emotional day

[Bluray]

Hi Andrew

Welcome to the forum,

Bad days suck don't they and not having anyone to talk to or vent to makes it even worse.

I am in a similar situation and leading up to christmas isn't helping at all. I have no family and for the first time in my life i will be alone on christmas day.

Take a deep breath, have a good nights rest and practice gratitude - tomorrow will be better.

[AndrewR1]

Thanks Bluray yeah Christmas is tricky even when u got family but being alone sux period. Need to get out more & stop thinking so much getting hot though

[White_Rose]

Dear Andrew

Hello and welcome.

As both you and Bluray have said, depression is the pits especially when you have no one to talk to. We can help with the talk. It's not quite the face to face conversation we think of when talking to someone but I know from my experience that it's a big help.

You can also talk to some of the online 24/7 phone lines. They are also very helpful. We have become accustomed to sharing Christmas with family and friends, it's part of our culture, and being alone seems doubly worse. Does anyone in your area put on a Christmas lunch for those who are alone? There are a couple near me which made me think about many others spending Christmas day on their own. Your local library may have some information on them.

Meanwhile here are a couple of phone numbers. Beyondblue is open 24/7 1300 22 4636

I am not suggesting you are having suicidal thoughts but this help line is very good and is also available 24/7. 1300 659 467

Lifeline is another 24/7 help line 13 11 14.

Beyondblue has some information about GAD and depression if you think it may be helpful. Look under The Facts tab above.

I hope we can talk again.

Mary

In the meantime please post here and we can chat in that way.

[calmseeker]

Hi Andrew,

I too suffer from GAD and depression, and I am new here also. At the moment I am struggling and have had a particularly bad morning so I probably cant offer you the wonderful and helpful advice that others can, but I wanted to reach out to you and let you know you aren't alone and stay hopeful. These forums are full of positive and caring people and I have gathered some strength and optimism from some advice I have been given on here, maybe you will too.

I am sending you good vibes for a calm and positive day.

Best wishes, CS.

[Bluray]

Thanks Mary. I am loving all your inputs throughout the site. I think you stand out to me because my mums name was mary also. Miss her so much. Anyway the numbers are very useful to keep on hand.

[White_Rose]

Thank you Bluray.

I left out the name of the second 24/7 helpline. It's the Suicide Call Back Service.

I miss my mom as well even though it's been 20 years since she passed away. Also my elder sister who passed away 15 years though this was from cancer. Makes no difference what the cause is, we still hurt when we remember.

Mary