Hello from Germany

[astronaut]

Hey everyone,
I found this forum last night and I hope it will bring some light / bright moments to my life.
I would love to make friends or at least find one good / best friend who I can talk to, because besides of my parents and my dogs I have no one in my life.
I suffer from a severe depression and an immense social anxiety since 12 years plus. But that’s not why I’m here. I’m in therapy, have my medicine, so I’m in good hands. The reason I’m here is my loneliness, as i already mentioned, i have no friends and the only family I have are my parents and dogs. Because of my illness I‘m not able to work and can barely leave my house. Even socialising online is difficult for me cause “normal“ people with healthy social lifes struggle with my situation. That’s why I’m looking for someone who can truly relate to my life situation. Someone who is as lonely as i am (for whatever reason). I need to know that there are others like me out there. That I’m not the only person to be this lonely. Cause to think that I’m the only one makes it even worse. Thanks for reading and I hope someone will reach out to me!

 

[okidoke]

Welcome. You are definitely not unique with this challenging situation. Browse the forum and you will read similar folks. Hope you find some of what you need.

 

[SherryGee]

Hello
You are not alone in this situation as my life sounds very similar to yours.

 

[Intrama]

Glad to know you found this place. It's nice to meet you!

 

[Unsigned]

Hi and nice to meet you!

 

[giro]

good day to you

 

[astronaut]

Thank you very much to all of you for the warm welcome! It means a lot to me!

 

[TheRealCallie]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[SquareBin]

hello ^^

 

[astronaut]

(^o^)/

 

[Tiina63]

Hello, Welcome to the site. I am also very lonely so can relate to how you are feeling. My family all passed on many years ago and although I have some friends, it doesn't take the emptiness away. I can also relate to your anxiety as I have Asperger's. Und ich spreche deutsch, aber leider habe ich viel vergessen.

 

[yohannbiimu]

Hey everyone,
I found this forum last night and I hope it will bring some light / bright moments to my life.
I would love to make friends or at least find one good / best friend who I can talk to, because besides of my parents and my dogs I have no one in my life.
I suffer from a severe depression and an immense social anxiety since 12 years plus. But that’s not why I’m here. I’m in therapy, have my medicine, so I’m in good hands. The reason I’m here is my loneliness, as i already mentioned, i have no friends and the only family I have are my parents and dogs. Because of my illness I‘m not able to work and can barely leave my house. Even socialising online is difficult for me cause “normal“ people with healthy social lifes struggle with my situation. That’s why I’m looking for someone who can truly relate to my life situation. Someone who is as lonely as i am (for whatever reason). I need to know that there are others like me out there. That I’m not the only person to be this lonely. Cause to think that I’m the only one makes it even worse. Thanks for reading and I hope someone will reach out to me!

Hi Astronaut:

I guess I'm sort of like you, in that I have trouble socializing and connecting with others. It's weird to me because I've really tried to do so, but they seem unresponsive to my sincere attempts. What I've figured is that there is something intrinsic about "me" that people find off-putting. I also do not find many things that people find interesting and essential things that I can relate to, basically because I don't like any of the things that people are entertained by nowadays, here in the United States, and prefer music and films from years past.

Also, I'm in my 60s, so people in my demographic are typically married and already have grandchildren. They also have careers and associations tied to them. I have been single my entire life and have not been successful in a chosen field, I do not have a "legacy" to speak of, so I cannot imagine talking about anything relating to who I am or what I do with other people. I also cannot imagine being married at my age. It just doesn't seem realistic that I'd ever find anyone now when I haven't been able to when I was younger.

So, what does interest me? I like "Classical Music," especially compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven, but I also like Mendelssohn, Schubert, Mozart, Brahms, Bach, Haydn, Handel, Dvorak, and Tschaikovsky. I also like "Classic Rock" era music, like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Heart, Kansas, Talking Heads, and Boston (Talking Heads is perhaps "New Wave," but I find many of David Byrne's songs very interesting).

As I've said earlier, I like "older" movies, but I also like a lot of what is currently happening in Japanese film and animation, as well as more "vintage" titles. I like Akira Kurosawa's films and Hayao Miyazaki's animated films. So much anime is simply amazing. I'm always amazed at how talented Japanese artists have been through the years.

I guess I'll stop for now. If you wish to talk about anything I've mentioned or bring up things that interest you, please share with me what's on your mind. If not, then I hope life gets better for you in your life's battles.

 

[Kar]

Hi and welcome, glad to meet another astronaut!

 

[astronaut]

Hi and welcome, glad to meet another astronaut!

Nice to meet you colleague

 

[user 188685]

Hello and welcome