Loneliness
WeekendNachos00
Registrant
I’m at the very beginning of my recovery after almost 20 years of suppressing how I feel, and the past two weeks in particular have been very painful. I’m sure this question has been asked a million times, but how do you deal with loneliness? I have a girlfriend who knows what I’ve dealt with and is supportive, but I don’t want to put too much on her, and she lives an hour and a half away so I can’t always see her. I have friends who know very little, but I don’t know how to talk about it in a way that isn’t alienating. And I’ve avoided seeing people for the past few years because of covid and, probably mostly, how bad I’ve been doing mentally, so I’m not even that close with them anymore.
How do you deal with this pain? I feel so lonely all of the time, and I want to feel a sense of community or feel like people understand, but those options seem so limited. I’m completely lost.
How do you deal with this pain? I feel so lonely all of the time, and I want to feel a sense of community or feel like people understand, but those options seem so limited. I’m completely lost.