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  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    edited April 2021
    I'm very sorry to hear about what you've had to endure @Boyden1964. Thanks for sharing your story with us.

    Have you considered accessing any grief counselling? It can be really helpful to talk things through with someone who understands.

    I'm sure the memorial will be lovely, and will give you some closure. I hope that you're able to hug your loved ones soon. Do you have any plans to meet up with them in the meantime? Are you able to keep in touch with them remotely? 
  • chloeblue04
    chloeblue04 Online Community Member Posts: 234 Empowering
    Hello Tori_Scope to answer to your question I'm mostly lonely at home because last night I was in the dinning table having dinner on my own and none of my parents wanted to join me as I wanted to make an effort. Can you help me please? 

     I do have meals at the table with others on special occasions. I often have my meals in my room so I decided that it is best to have breakfast, lunch and dinner downstairs. 
  • oldngrumpy
    oldngrumpy Scope Member Posts: 236 Empowering
    I am lonely. And have for most of my life. I am now used to the feeling and experiencing loneliness.
    But if I have several people around me I get freaked out. Get back to being lonely. A Double Edged Sword.
    ( I hope that saying is applicable, otherwise I will look a right plank )
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    I'm sorry to hear your parents didn't want to join you @chloeknight16071992. Did they say why they didn't want to eat dinner with you? 

    I'd say that's correct usage of the phrase @oldngrumpy, something that has both good and bad consequences. Do you find one on one interactions easier? Does chatting to people online help to ease any feelings of loneliness? 
  • chloeblue04
    chloeblue04 Online Community Member Posts: 234 Empowering
    No my parents didn't tell me why they didn't dine with me at the table. 

    Yes the one on one interactions is easy. 

    Yes chatting to other people helps me to ease my feelings of lonliness. 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    Have you spoken to them about how it made you feel when they didn't want to eat with you at the table @chloeknight16071992? They might not have realised that it made you feel lonely, or that you'd like to start eating your dinner at the table. 
  • chloeblue04
    chloeblue04 Online Community Member Posts: 234 Empowering
    No I haven't.
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    I think that might be a good idea @chloeknight16071992 :) Perhaps you could try speaking to them about it tonight or tomorrow? 
  • chloeblue04
    chloeblue04 Online Community Member Posts: 234 Empowering
    Hi Tori_Scope I confronted my parents via text on WhatsApp about they way they wouldn't dine with me.
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    What did they say @chloeknight16071992?

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