I dont know who to turn to. Feels like im annoying my husband. I no longer have friends and i dont feel comfortable talking to many people anyway.
I feel really guilty all the time like im pffending people around me . Im irritable. Someones in my head flip flopping between trying ro help me and then degrading me. Ibdont know if its real. Feels like someone is messing with me.
And no i dont want therapy. Ive had therapy for over a decade and it just depresses me now because they cant help and what i truly need is support from family and friends.
Im not alone engirely just dont know who would want to be there lately feels like everyone else needs me to be there for them you know. I have a pretty good life despite my health issues
i understand, i’ve been increasingly isolated from remembering times i’ve actually offended or irritated people around me and feeling really bad about it. i’m chronically irritable also … both regarding myself and others.
this place is a good place for people like us. i encourage activity here honestly.
I just need a lot of support and i feel like it bothers people too on top of everything. So ibpulled away from people and now im lonely. Im a level 2 autistic with schizoaffective ptsd ocd on top of the physical health issue like fnd
i’m really sorry about the diagnoses, must be really hard to live with all of that. i feel like i need support from others but i at the same time am pretty scared at this point to get closer with new people i meet, leads to me just spending a lot of time only talking to my partners or not talking to anybody n feeling bad the whole time. i wasn’t always this reserved.
Do you have access to a peer support specialist? They can be an extra support and they’ve suffered mental illness too.
I think everyone needs a friend or 2. People are social creatures. It’s in our dna to need others. Do you like to read? Book clubs are great for getting to know others while having something other than our problems to talk about. Not that it’s bad to talk about problems, it’s just that it’s better not to at the beginning of a friendship as I’m sure you know. Unless that is, it’s someone you met that you know has the same issues.
I feel ya. Ive really struggled to make new friends for a while. Very socially awkward and anxious person. I also am an open book with anyone and try to be fully myself around people which seems to actually put people off sometimes. But I’m tired of being fake like I used to be. Growing up I had an extremely close group of mates for many years. We’ve all mostly drifted apart these days and its baffling me about how to make new ones. I theoretically know lots of ways to make friends. But its actually really hard in reality.
Anyways, hope you start to feel better about it soon. Wish you all the best!
