Hello, new here.

[Flutter77]

I'm 39 mother to three boys and have recently moved with my partner and youngest from London to Cambridgeshire. I've been depressed on and off most of my life but only the past year actually taking meds and having counselling. I'm diagnosed as depressed and social anxiety with generalised anxiety. My partner of 17 years is also diagnosed the same.

My only joy in life at the moment is my boys, ones at uni, one in the army and my surprise baby is 3.

I struggle to socialise and have no friends , by friends I mean someone anyone I could turn to if I just needed someone. I have people I talk too but not frequently and I struggle to keep conversations going. Looking at this as a new possible way to find out I'm not just the only nut job, that other people feel like I do.

Anyways.

Hi

[ThemysciraDrive]

Youre not the only nut job - welcome to the mad house!

Seriously, welcome to the site and I hope we're able to provide some support.

Themys

[Elsibells]

You're absolutely not a nut job lol

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Well if you are a nut job then so are the rest of us! Don't forget it takes time to find true friends who are there for you. You also need to be a good friend back and be there for them too as I am sure you are aware. Do you feel up to this?

Good for you on seeing your doctor and the meds and counselling. Do you feel they are helping you? I think that no matter how much you struggle socially it is important with a young child to just be you sometimes and not a wife and mother. Are you working outside the home at all? If not how about doing a few hours a week volunteering or joining a class or something? That way you will not have pressure on you to keep a conversation going and you can relax more. x