On a desert island

[TimboJenkins]

I am surrounded by friends and family most of the time but i cant help but feel completely alone. Sometimes i find new friends who deal with depression too and il think to myself here is someone i can talk too someone who really knows me but the problem is there often so much like me that we share the same fear of appearing vulnerable that we end up avoiding each other.

[manuel_moe_g]

Hello TimboJenkins! Welcome to the forum. Yeah, getting comfortable with vulnerability and being appropriate really help in connecting with people.

All the best, please take care, we here are all cheering for you and your best today and tomorrow!

[TimboJenkins]

Thanks manueal_moe_g i appreciate your insight i like were you said "being appropriate" sometimes i feel i may go to in depth to my friends about my problems and make them uncomfortable i think these discussions might help me become more skilled in expressing myself and listening to others without being uncomfortable.

[Leif]

Hi there. I just wanted to let you know that I very much understand being in the situation of being fearful of over sharing. It's sometimes hard to know what to say and not to say at the beginning of a friendship or relationship. I know I've pushed away my share of friends and partners by over or under sharing. I think this is a pretty great place to talk without being harshly judged so you're definitely in the right place.

[meh]

Oh god I know that feeling. LIke I'm surrounded by people who know me but no one knows I'm there.

Sometimes if I'm out with my wife and kids I'll let them go a bit ahead of me and let them 'lose' me, just to see if they realize I'm gone. Usually they do but I always expect them not to. Sometimes I think the only thing that's keeping them from deserting me at the mall is the fact that I have the car keys...