Posted by Empathy on August 17, 2005, at 23:01:37
In reply to Despair, posted by Tom Twilight on August 15, 2005, at 16:13:36
You are not alone.
See all of us here? We are like you - a group of folks in the same boat set to sea on a rough ocean... but we keep fishing - please keep fishing, there is something out there that will help you. Hope keeps us a float.
I have come to realize that I will never be as social as I once was (which wasn't very dang social). My goals are modest now, I am working on adding one new person at a time over a long time... Slowly drawing my circle larger. Baby steps
I cannot emphasize enough how important it has been in my life to have some friends that suffer from all the same mental problems that I do. I love my Mom & Dad, but they never had my exact life experiences. I think they have had some type of depression on and off in their lives, but not anything like myself.
My father brought an article to my Mom not long ago and said to her, "I think I have this"... it was an article on Agorophobia... I always suspected he had it... didn't my Mom always say I was so like my father??? LOL!!! I felt so glad to know that I got it from him... Sad that he has lived his 69 years not knowing what it was until now.
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