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I have no one to talk with. I live with my husband but since his stroke in 2017 but he really can't speak well and has severe tinnitus. He spends his days on his laptop with noise cancelling headphones on to control his tinnitus better. He also has a feeding tube due to stroke, he can't swallow anything.

I don't have any friends because I don't trust or like people anymore, probably due to all of the abuse by others most of my life. I have family but they all live in the opposite side of the country (US). I was in therapy until I could no longer pay my copay but I was making progress and was going to try EMDR for my C-PTSD.

I am struggling very hard with not having any emotional and physical connections. Due to my husband's health issues he can't hold or hug me nor kiss me, I really miss and need that. I have my 2 service dogs but I need more than what they can do. I feel like I've been treading water for years and don't know what I can do to stop it.

I have had 7 deaths over the last 5 years of family members but haven't been able to process them. I've had too many stressful daily events to battle through such as finding affordable housing before my lease is up. Trying to deal with my health issues, my husband's worsening health and the health of my aging service dogs.

I'm hoping getting these things out there will help me reduce some of my depression and anxiety. Thanks to anyone that has read all of this.

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HaBeBe7

::Sending you a hug🌼::Your post brought tears to my eyes. It's probably because I can understand how lonely it is without support. I've been completely isolated and alone since I moved. My partner got a job in a state I never wanted to live in. I don't know anyone here. I have no friends or family. If you'd like to know more about me- feel free to read my posts and I would be happy to offer some support 💛

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VerickChar in reply toHaBeBe7

Sorry it caused you to tear up and thanks for the hug and support. I'll check out your posts in the morning. We live in the mountains with terrible cell and internet service.

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Sitaqui

i'm so sorry you have been struggling for so long. i'm glad you shared this with us here. i hope it helped you feel a bit lighter, less intense anxiety... i always think volunteering can be a great way to meet people. is that an option for you?

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VerickChar in reply toSitaqui

Unfortunately due to my disabilities physical and emotional, I'm unable to do much of anything consistently. I rely on my service dogs to be able to even leave the house and even then I have bad social anxiety. I appreciate the thought though, thank you.

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Sitaqui

🌻 I'm sorry it's this hard for you.

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Wildflowhour

wow you’re really going through it. I’m sending you love. That’s so hard not having anybody to talk and then you have the responsibility of taking care of your husband. That’s a really hard thing you’re going through. I wish you both well. I hope it gets better soon. That’s good that you found this place. I’m not sure how much it’s gonna help but it is nice to know that there’s somebody else out there even if they’re not close by that cares.

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VerickChar in reply toWildflowhour

Thank you, I'm glad I found this site too.

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