New girl

Hi everyone. I'm very new to this group and a bit nervous. Outside of my home I don't have any support system. It's difficult to talk to my family so i tend to lean on a friend or two to just hear me out but as of now, I officially have nobody. I guess I'm hoping I have a place I can open up to without feeling judged.

[Lupi87]

Hello 👋🏼 I’m in the same place like you I have family but they really don’t understand me when I feel the way I do. So I’ve learned on here you can say exactly how you feel freely with no judgment.

[Hidden in reply to Lupi87]

Hi! Really? Do you find this online group support helpful? Ive hit such a low these past months and realized I don't have a social life. I wanted to try online therapy first because I have social anxiety but I have in person group therapy in mind too. They recommend it for people who are alone etc.

[Lupi87 in reply to Hidden]

Well I’m trying this out as well to see if it helps me and so far it has I also thought about going to a support group in person because I’m the same no social life outside of home I want to do many things but last minute I shut my self out end up just staying home it’s sucks because a part of me loves to be out and about enjoying life but my anxiety keeps me from it so I say we keep are options open and try this and possibly look into going to a support group in person as well anything to help us overcome this.

[Hidden in reply to Lupi87]

I can totally relate to that! I get random energy and want to be sociable and go out but then get anxious and back out. A social life is really important. Yeah i definitely wanna give this a go first but I’m still doing research on in personal group therapy. It doesn’t help that i take online courses instead of going to campus and that was one way to be social but i also got anxiety. I’m Yvette by the way!

[Lupi87 in reply to Hidden]

Exactly what you explained is exactly how I feel, see we are not alone I guess a lot of us are going through it feeling like we are crazy or something wrong and why can’t I be normal but many of us deal with different situations but have same feelings. Hi Ivette I am Lupita nice to meet you 😊

[Hidden in reply to Lupi87]

Yeah I think it’s easier to speak to people with similar issues as us because they understand us. Exactly. Although we have different situations, we can relate with the emotions. Hi Lupita, pleasure is all mine☺️ Thank you for greeting me here. Hopefully we can help each other and everyone else too!

[Lupi87 in reply to Hidden]

Of course any time, when I have a chance to help someone even though I’m going through the same emotions it helps me to help others as well so whenever you like to chat I’m all ears. 😊

[Hidden in reply to Lupi87]

I agree! Thank you. And likewise. I’m literally rarely busy. So any time you need to talk or vent, I’m here!

[Agora1]

Hi Truman_black13, you've come to a safe, non judgmental place to express your anxiety and fears. This support group consists of men and women of all ages throughout the world who feel as you do. We are never alone in what we experience. I see you have already met Lupi87, a wonderful addition to our group. We welcome you and within your own time, let us know how we can help you. Looking forward to you joining in. My best to you xx

[Hidden in reply to Agora1]

Thank you so much! I’ve noticed everyone helps one another and it’s a welcoming environment. I’m hoping this is a good start to finding ways to cope with depression and anxiety!

[Agora1 in reply to Hidden]

xx

[Hidden]

Welcome. This site pretty much got me through a rough time, so to return I’m always happy to help

[Senator_McCat]

Hi, nice to meet you My cat who seems intent on sniffing the phone and smashing his face against it is apparently saying hello as well!

I find talking to anyone in a comfortable manner to be helpful for anxiety. I also have been doing EMDR which is a form of therapy that doesn't require as much communication, if communicating with a therapist makes you nervous. Basically you watch a light move across a screen and picture images in your mind that are prompted by the therapist. It's helpful if your anxiety is caused by trauma, like it was for me.

[HearYou in reply to Senator_McCat]

Hello to all! People are so welcomed that their cats want to talk. I'm on a computer, not a phone, but at 3 a.m. our cat is head- butting my computer and I am having a hard to to get this message written. Seeing a cat do a head butt can never fully express in words what it looks like.

So I need some help with being able to add something more than a occasionly.....My career had assitance in the typing area, and I dictated on Dragon and very good, appreciative assistants cleaned up the errors that Dragon or Grammary didn't.

But the small corporation we have, my sexy partner runs all the computers

systems,emails,spreadsheets,etc., commissions, etc and has not the least bit of interest in our "trivial art signs". Hummm, but he has great deal of interest in the amount of revenue I help generate. His spread sheets look like the records of long golf drives to me. beforethey are sent to the cloud. So, really dumb question for you, as my law documents could Never Ever have such things.....how do I acquire a program or whatever needed so I have a full circus load of such great ones (they often depict in "art" in a second what we could not actually describe in words.

SO A CRY OUT FOR SUGGESTIONS!

Thanks,

Hear You

[Marquis784]

Hello! Reaching out for support is an important first step! You will find that once you realize you aren’t alone it won’t feel so overwhelming. Everyone’s situation may be similar but also different in many ways. This is provides you any opportunity to share with people different experiences.

The next big step you need to take is to find a therapist. Insurance and other issues may complicate this but another important piece of feeling better.

Good luck! Hugs to you!

Kelly

[howard327]

Support groups are great because you find people from all walks of life that have problems like yours. There isn't any reason why you can't use both avenues to reach out to people like us. The first time I went to a support group I actually cried because I found out that I was not alone with my problems. It's good that you are reaching out to others. The time will come when you beat these problems, as I did. You're on your way!