Newbie.feel very alone because of my health and mental health.how I can try and have a happier life?

Christine3

Hi I'm a newbie and I've joined up to meet more people.

I feel very alone because of my health and mental health.

I have back problems which mean I can't walk far, I am seeing a chriopractor but it doesn't always help much. Alot of places to go or activities stop me because of my back.

II've also got chronic depression and had it for 30 years.

I hope to hear back from others with ideas how I can try and have a happier life x

66Mustang

Hi @Christine3

Sorry I don't really have any advice but I hope you find company here, there's some nice people here who are happy to support you or just chat about random stuff, and if there's something you want to talk about and it's not on here already you can start a conversation!!😊I hope to see you about

Albus_Scope

Heya @Christine3 and welcome to the community. :)

I hope the community can be a place of friendship for you and help fend off those feelings of loneliness. Have you looked into any other online ways of meeting people? Maybe something hobby related? I'm sure our super lovely regulars will have some great ideas. 😁

MKH

Christine sometimes I feel depressed too but I try not to over think. Im reading a really good book called "The mindful way through depression " Mark Williams. It's helping me. I also listen to podcasts on positive thinking. Sending to hugs.

onedayatatime

Agree with @MKH with the overthinking. Sometimes there is too much time when you're unable to physically do things that you start thinking of all the 'if only' scenarios. Having hobbies and interests can be very beneficial and you don't have to be great at things either, it's the having a go bit that counts 👍 It's a great way of connecting with people who share your interests and learn things along the way. Finding something you enjoy and doing things within your physical limits can be very rewarding for yourself. Not being able to get out and about can be very isolating. Being outdoor, outside of the four walls definitely helps, especially on a nice day. I'm very fortunate to have a garden to sit in, but on days when I need some face to face interactions I put a chair out the front and chat to people passing by. You'd be surprised who's up for a chat, all the delivery drivers, dog walkers, the postie and the school kids.

Tesslynne

Hi, Christine. I'm feeling a bit lonely ATM even though I think it's temporary. Something that helped me out a lot last year & that I still sometimes do is online meetups. Also, sometimes Eventbrite have things, like they had various webinars I'd sometimes just listen to & people use the chat. But meetup has a handful of international online zoom things. That was my whole social life for about 8 and a half months when I was stuck in my room last year, except for when I was being transported to hospital or medical appointments.

So I'm not sure if that's something you might want to look into?

You'll need to have your camera and mike on at the start then you can turn it off, cos I know sometimes people get a little shy.