Quick bit of background - I've suffered severe depression in the past couple of years and I'm over the worst of it now, but still find that I get quite low and tearful when I'm by myself.
I also suffer from social anxiety, which makes it difficult for me to make friends quickly and feel comfortable with them, and means that I'm very anxious in busy, crowded situations (eg. shopping centres etc).
Anyway, I'm a junior doctor, living in hospital accommodation at the minute. I do have a few friends here, but they tend to go away at weekends, either home if they live close enough, or to stay with friends/boyfriends etc. I'm too far away to go home at weekends, and don't really have anyone I can stay with locally.
I'm having problems at weekends trying to keep myself occupied. There's only so much time you can spend watching TV or reading, and I find myself getting very lonely and depressed again. Anyone have any ideas as to what I could do?
2007-01-21
08:17:01
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Jen
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