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I'm new here!

Hi, I’m a 24-year-old woman who moved to another country from home. I have anxiety and sometimes get panic attacks. I often feel pretty lonely and don’t really have anyone to connect with here. I do have a partner, but because of my panic attacks, our relationship isn’t always the easiest. I’m looking for a place where I can share my experiences and connect with others who might be going through something similar.

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Lonely not alone

I am so incredibly lonely. I am at a gathering with my siblings for the weekend. There are 5 out of the 9 of us here (2 deceased 2 chose not to come). So 10 of us total with SO's. Age range 56- 67. (I am 60). We are in beautiful West Virginia at a cabin/campground. Everyone has taken off for the day to do physical activities. Zip lining, hiking, fishing in kayaks, white water rafting etc. I am alone at the cabin.
I have fibromyalgia, which causes extreme fatigue and pain, limited movement due to neck and spine which results in limited mobility, and yes I am overweight! On top of all my regular daily pain and fatigue I experience, I also broke out with shingles on Thursday. The pain from that is unbelievable.

The reason why I am lonely is I feel like I never have fit in to my family. I have always been the "fat sister", and judged for that. I mean, literally I still get asked, " do you really need that" when or if I take a second helping. While nothing is said when someone else takes a second helping.

I do not look anything like my siblings. Not just facially, my body size , my lack of height, physical structure, even my hair and eyes are different then the rest of the family. I always have felt like an outsider that no one talks to.
When we were younger, it was all"you don't know what your talking about", just because my opinions were different. It still is like this, where I feel dismissed by everyone.
Last night while sitting by the fire everyone is talking, laughing etc. and I just sat and observed. I never feel like I can really share anything. People ask how u am doing, and I just respond, ok, because if I am honest and really tell them what is happening, I start getting the lose weight, exercise more, if you really wanted to you could do it. You are just not trying hard enough. All my life this is what it has been.
Do they think I like how this feels? To get left out of activity, conversation, gatherings? Do they ever take me into consideration when they are planning things? Literally the booked the Whitewater rafting for all 10 of us, and were surprised when I couldn't go. My DOCTOR told me I shouldn't go as I am risking further damage ony neck.
Like I said, I am lonely, not just alone.
Thanks for reading this. I needed to put it out into the universe. Maybe I will heal.

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is Aloha621. I'm here because I have PPMS and have been falling more than usual. I even fractured my left foot (this side has been impacted the most). I hardly drive and if I do, it can only be within a few miles. I hate that I am disabled and losing my independence!!! I also hate having to rely on others for help shopping and keeping up in my house. I find myself not caring about the mess these days, which is so unlike me.

On top of my PPMS, my husband is bedridden and I'm his primary caregiver. I also still work full-time because I have to. It's depressing seeing my husband in this state and I just think about that being me in the bed in the future. That scares me big time. I notice my decline more and more. I notice my foggy brain and the chronic FATIGUE, which worries me because it's starting to make my job harder. The fatigue is unbelievable, I find myself drifting off in meetings and at the computer. WTH?!!!

I have a 2 story house that we live in and raised our children in. It's getting so hard to do the stairs, but I remain grateful for the fact that I'm still able to navigate the stairs, but it's not pretty. I am normally a very positive person but this has really been rough. I was diagnosed in 2023 and it's the worst form, PPMS. I mean, really? I didn't even have the luxury of time to slowly get used to this ever-changing new normal. My family doctor always attributed any symptoms to my needing to lose some weight. However, it took me going to a different doctor and about 6 years later (had to start from scratch to figure out what was going on.

There's more but I'm exhausted typing and checking my spelling and sentence formation. Any insight, advice, support, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I get so lonely and I feel so alone and isolated.
#MightyTogether #MultipleSclerosis

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is Stormy120577. I'm here because I suffer from mdd, and all the other acronym s except ocd. It gets lonely being an adult with serious depression along with anxiety and other issues. Just want to learn more or meet people struggling like me

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #Migraine #PTSD #ADHD

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I'M BACK! Some life updates

I know last time I posted here was 5 years ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't access my account due to being under 18. Probably a new policy that didn't allow minors to use the app. Anyways, I turned 18 this year. I graduated from high school with a high grade, and now I'm doing my first semester of uni. After years of therapy and medications, I can finally say that I no longer suffer from #MajorDepressiveDisorder and #SocialAnxiety . I do still get a few symptoms of anxiety, mostly psychosomatic symptoms about general concerns rather than only social interactions. I made lots of meaningful friendships in high school. I had a wonderful friend group and teachers. Well, nobody knew I suffered from anything. I found it better to keep it a secret plus I had support from my parents, therapist, and a special friend of mine. Checking this account after years of being inactive was interesting because I forgot some details about my past struggles due to memory issues. I would like to thank everyone who helped me through this app. Your comments, tips, and support are appreciated. I liked this app back then because it made me feel less lonely about my struggles. I would like to keep using it. Hope you have a great day everyone
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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is lexi2000. I'm here because I am a lonely person who feels like she has nothing to hope for anymore. I’m looking for friends/relationships, help to navigate my gender and sexuality because I’m questioning myself and always have, looking for people to hang out with and get to know, just looking for people I trust to talk to because I have family issues because my family is judgmental about everything I say or do

#MightyTogether

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People in my life are aware of the fact that I have BPD but they don't understand. They don't acknowledge that it affects my daily life. When I show symptomps or do such things that caused by my bpd, they don't grt that it's from bpd. I try to inform them as much as I can but nobody takes it seriously. I mean they do but they don't do anything to learn about it. They are not aware of the fact that i have a disorded personality and my life is croocked. They don't get that my world is diffrent than them and they should put effort to understand it. I feel so lonely and unseen.

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