Hello new here

[Valorem]

Hello! New online. Looking to get feedback and read others and their trials/tribulations. I have GAD and MDD, feeling quite empty lately, not sure what my purpose in life is.

[Raggedy-Ann]

Welcome. You will find lots of support here. I have the same diagnosis. I am here if you need to chat.

[Valorem in reply to Raggedy-Ann]

That would be lovely. People here are very responsive (replying). Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

welcome newbie 👋

You will find a lot of friendly people around here who have the same conditions as you. So you are not alone in this. I, too suffer from GAD. Don’t be afraid to join in any post you feel you can relate to or you may have some advice you can offer. We are all here to help each other ❤️

[Valorem in reply to CL3V3R-G1RL]

Thank you!

[CL3V3R-G1RL in reply to Valorem]

You're welcome 😁

[designguy]

Hello and welcome to the group, I hope you find it helpful for you.

I think there is a lot of confusion and too much social pressure about what our purpose in life is. It's great for selling books and people who are life coaches love it but it can be a counter productive pursuit for some. I've come to the conclusion that it's very simple; our purpose in life is to learn to love and nurture ourselves unconditionally and thereby realizing we are all connected to each other and all forms of life on this planet. Once we do that and start cultivating it daily in our life everything else starts to fall into place. As humans we can make it a lot more complicated than it is. So many of us have been taught and even shamed and punished for trying to take care of ourselves and put our needs first, being called selfish and self-centered but we have to take care of ourselves first before we are effectively of value to anyone else.

[Valorem in reply to designguy]

Thank you! Loved your comment, it is very true.

[kenster1]

hi welcome aboard.

[Valorem in reply to kenster1]

hello and thank you!

[Stippler]

Welcome to the group! There are lots of really good people here. I have GAD, OCD & PTSD. I hope you find this group as helpful as I have. 👍