new friends or support

hi want to make new friends sick of being on my own all the time which is making my depression worse and me eating the foods i shouldnt be eating just need somewhere to go or some support on here thanks

hey
i think we have already meet in chat

but just saying hi again

being on your own
is the pits some times
oh and eating the foods that one shouldnt be eating
well
i know where you coming from on that subject lol

HI Traceylee, What I wanted to say was - that where I lived last I got a group of women together by having a small piece in the local paper saying I was looking for girlfriends! (I knew that quite a lot of people had moved to the area) I was so surprised to get about 32 phone calls - anyway, we met for coffee once a week, went out for lunch about once a month, some started playing Mah Jong (which I still play and now teach!) had pot-luck lunches, a 'some-time' book group (not serious!) and visited gardens etc. The group is still going some 5 years later - none of them ever knew I had depression - I have a good 'coping face' when I'm with other people!!

I'm not saying you should do what I did - but just other people's ideas sometimes start something off - I really just thought I'd meet up with a few women to have a coffee with every now and then!

Food for thought? Others may have ideas to help you meet other people too.

Forgot to say - My thinking was ... 'If it is to be, it's up to me' ..... something I'd read in one of my many books! ........ Daze

PS .... And I have had to overcome awful, debilitating, anxiety to be able to do something like this!

oh wow daze
what an incredibly brave thing to do!!!!

wow!

good on ya daze brave girl and generous thinking, I wish I lived in your area lol

That was a great idea Daze. Well done you!

I wish I lived in Daze's are too Martine.. it would be amazing to be a part of a group like that..

What a great idea to do that Daze - and I think it's brave too .. was thinking of what you've written - not sure I could do that - maybe one day though..

Thanks for your comments - I know part of what made the group successful was - there was no structure - no treasurer etc, although they thought of me as 'the boss' - Lol ... not the bossy one ... at least I hope not! All the women had to do was turn up for coffee when they felt like it - when we went on outings I needed numbers that was all. Sometimes others arranged things. I would ask for suggestions of places to go - sent emails telling everyone what was going on - phoned those who didn't have email - mostly phoned when the ads were on TV, when coronation st was on!!!!!!!! For one woman, who I knew loved Coro st, the conversation went - Hello Sue, Ruffles tomorrow, 2 pm, bye ... we used to laugh at that ... mostly we had a lot of laughs ... potluck Christmas lunches - some of the women had big houses so could accommodate 20 odd people! .... mmmmmm .... might have to do something similar here!