Bipolar Support Group

As my condition progressed i lost a lot of friends, some i closed out, some just moved away and i never replaced .

I made my wife and children the center of my world, I totaly relied on them for emotional support.

Now the wife is gone, and the children are with her for a week at a time, and i sit at home watching reruns on netflix.

I feel so alone and disassociated, I am adrift, and as I become more and more balanced I also notice how alone I am and have been and I don't really know how to fix it, i have never been that good at socializing, I am bit weird.

god damn dude :'(

idk what to say - but e-hugs!! (no homo!!)

Lost2me. It is very easy to fall into the habit of sitting about home and watching reruns. I do a bit of that. Fortunalty being alone can get the better of me, so I clear out every so often, take a train to a shopping centre I really like. ie MacDonalds on the second level above the train station and other shops etc very close by.

We are a pretty friendly bunch here, sometimes there is a talk with someone on the train, there and back, then most times I end up sitting at the same table (table for four) at MacDonalds and have a talk with some oldies who are sitting there with me.

About two weeks ago, was sitting with my son's temporary pdoc's father and his wife. Talk about considences. They were very nice.

This way I get company when I need it and company which is easy. Meaning there is no work involved in keeping up friendships. Most times I find someone to talk to. Some people and that includes oldies (I am one of those) can be very interesting indeed.

Good luck,

Jennywren

Interacting with people is difficult for me, too,lost2me. One of my new year's resolutions is to make myself talk to someone every day. Maybe it will get easier with practice.

I fear I require more of a connection then that, when the kids are here its "ok" I need more but i can get by, when they are gone, i have little connection to anything and i wonder how long i can live like this?

Have you thought about joining some kind of a group? Meetup is full of groups. If you join a group you're interested in, you are bound to meet people who share your interest.

Just a thought.

I just joined a corvette club, but they only meet once a month in the winter, they don't start doing the fun things till summer.

hey i was always slow and it was hard for me to make

friends so i did drugs to fit in and be a pothead

well now i am disabled and it can be hard cuz some

folks do not understand why i do not work. I hate

being alone really and I really do not know why.

You hate being alone becouse we were built to be around people

Better this morning, I hope it stays that way all day.