New & Isolated

[Riotgurl]

My therapist told me to seek out online support groups. I don’t even know where I am or where to start. But I guess today’s the day as it was possibly one of the roughest days in a while. I am a 40-year-old woman with a nine-year-old son from a previous relationship. I am one month separated from my current marriage and actually in transition to go back home. The quick turnaround and my separation was Harley due to the fact that a week after I left and set myself up an apartment with my son, my uncle and last living relative passed away. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and will mark the 30th year that she has been gone having lost her when I was 10 years old. Today I found myself pulled off on the side of the interstate grasping my son and crying Uncontrollably after dropping off some items at my spouse’s house as I move back in later this week. It was yet again another confrontational experience that left me feeling alone, and utterly depleted.

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Hi, I’m sorry to hear of your struggles.

Things can improve and I truly hope you find peace and joy in the future.

I’m glad you found us here and I hope it helps you to read posts and interact. I’ve learnt a lot from forums such as this, which has helped me to better manage my MH ...

You are not alone !

Welcome to you 🌺🌷🌺🌷🌺🌷 xx

[Ayla-Kat]

Hello, Riotgurl. I am also isolated where I live. I moved to a new state to start over as well. The first 6 months I slept a lot. Depressed because I had to leave my best friend. But, he has a girlfriend and we are not the same anymore . SoI'm better off being alone than feeling constantly rejected.

It's understandable how you are reacting, sweetie. You are grieving and releasing your pain. I'm sure the transition is stressful. It's unstable and scary. To start again. But, you can make a happy life for your son and yourself.

I'm glad that I found this forum because I was looking at meetup groups in my area for anxiety and depression and there were none. So I looked online and found this forum.

People are so supportive and caring and understanding. Please share your feelings here to help yourself. It's hard being alone. I am alone here as well. But talking here has helped tremendously .

Everyone here is going through hardship. It's our sensitive nature that makes it hard to cope. Breakups are always hard. I have abandonment issues, so it cuts deep for me.

There is this book that helped me called The Journey from Abandonment to healing. By Susan Anderson.It helped me through my breakup from my college sweetheart of 8 years. I was a wreck.

I send you hugs and support. Feel free to reach out. It helps me too, knowing there are people out there that are being human. we don't have to be perfect .Just be yourself , we will accept you.

Hugs and love.

😻Ayla-Kat

[arcenciel in reply to Ayla-Kat]

Yes, we are human; we're not robots. We're doing the best we can.