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I'm so depressed, and have incredible anxiety because I'm alone. I have no close friends, because I found that when I tried to cultivate them I would end up used or hurt. So, I stay alone and while I don't have issues with going outside, I tend to stay in the house, and I tend to just go to work and...

Hi Jazzy, It struck me that you said that you do not have any reason to be depressed. I imagine that this invokes guilt, but it shouldn't. Rest assured that depression does not have to have a reason, it just is, sometimes. It's an illness that we can get under control with the right meds, therapists...

Hi all, Very tired tonight and won't be writing much, but wanted to make a move out of my self isolation of many years. Recent trauma and abuse has intensified this. I'm so tired and I think the New Year is a double edged sword; it's making me frightened to know another 'nothing' year is ahead of me...