I'm 30 and my life has never been worse.
I live in a city where I know almost nobody except my boyfriend, whom I live with. I am lonely and need some other friends besides him, since it's not fair to count on one person for everything. I'm not a person who makes friends easily--usually a good one comes along every 5 years or so, so it took me a lifetime to build up 5 or so people I really love and trust. I have been moving around a lot the last 5 years or so, so I don't have any good new friends and I've grown apart from my old ones since we're 3000 miles apart. I'm also depressed, and because of that, have low self-esteem (but I have no problem opening up to people once I get to know them).
The main problem with making friends when you're depressed is that you don't want to be a downer or clingy, but you can't get rid of the depression until you have a good support system. Catch 22. What should I do? Please do not say church, because I am not religious and never will be.
2006-11-20
03:57:06
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