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Q: can one be that desperate and lonely?
asked by: Drifting on December 21st, 2008
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What the heck am I doing here writing on a forum? I guess the only way to answer that is pure desperation really, I feel so alone and have know clue what or where to turn anymore, I also feel a deep embarassment for doing this too as i feel so alone, it could be some reason that I cannot explain, so sorry please feel free to delete if this is the wrong place.

I was raised in a Childrens home after being dumped on a doorstep in a carton (literally), parents must have felt that I was the same as disguarded toilet paper or something? lol or not, I don't know, but after exhaustive attempts in finding them over the years, has proven so fruitless it is not a joke, I'm starting to feel like I was planted on this earth, by some other entity, believe me it does feel like that at times.

So hear I am at 47 years old with no Family , no friends and no wife and kids, and yet another Christmas alone, I'm very strong willed so no attempts at suicide, thought about it, but I guess I need to see what is going to be next on the lifes agenda, yep the eternal optimist at play.

So my question is how the heck do people cope when their lives are in such disarray, without resorting to narcotics or alcohol, I have never been that week, but the weekness is really showing it's face at the moment.
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mike9856746
replied on December 22nd, 2008
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Hmmm, it's like looking into my own future really. I'm 23, and by a multitude of irrepairable factors, am and always will be a virgin, completely alone without friends or relationships. You haven't resorted to narcotic abuse? That's good; I sure have.

Let me just tell you this: you can find all the pleasures and entertainments in the world to distract yourself with, but that gaping hole of isolation always shows it's ugly face sooner or later. The only solution, really, is to have a social life. Sorry, I wish I could tell you how, but if I could I wouldn't hate being alive right now.
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riftwarden
replied on December 23rd, 2008
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:hug:
hey!
i don't really know what i'm doing writing here either - i saw this page through a server error, but some of the stories here just break my heart - so i tried to answer...
people can't deserve to be this alone.

you are brave to write this - and strong, since you didn't opt for an easy way out, and honest.
(and i don't think you should be ashamed of how you feel...)

try not to hate your parents - maybe they had no choice, or they could have died - it says nothing of whether they wanted you or not.
life is weird and even cruel sometimes...

i'm an art student, so for me my drawing has always been an outlet and a salvation. and it always gave me source of self-worth, of strength - so if you can - try and be really really good at something - no matter what it is.

try photography, or writing. try to ride horses! (i never tried yet...) or even snorkeling, or skuba diving - there must be more to life than just lonelieness and despair.

(and please please please don't say you are too old for this - my wonderful step-mom learned to windsurf a couple of years ago - and she's about 67 now).

there must be something that will give you happieness!

what do you like?
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