Posted by Poet on January 15, 2014, at 13:21:20
In reply to Lonely, posted by Roslynn on January 15, 2014, at 11:53:03
Hi Roslynn,
You must have been reading my thoughts. I have lost friends over the years, I email or leave voicemails that never get returned. I figure they get tired of me being depressed and/or unemployed. I know they probably have their own issues that might factor in, but as they don't come out and say why they ended the friendship I just draw my own conclusions.
That said, I swim with the same people three times a week and we sometimes get together outside of class. I consider them to be my friends and they are amazingly supportive of my unemployment and depression. In the beginning all we had in common was exercise, but now we talk about movies, books, food, etc. Maybe join a book club or some other social group? I know being social is tough when you're depressed (I also have social anxiety so I need meds to go out to dinner with even close friends).
I'm lonely right now because I've been out of work for over a year and while I never made permanent friends out of co-workers I miss being around people (even if they were annoying me).
Like PC, I have made friends through babble and have met posters in real life.
Poet
"I'm not quite myself today!" Cary Grant: "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Bringing Up Baby."
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