I've been pretty much a lonely person my whole entire life. I was born with a pretty severe disability and its not like I want to be lonely but because of my disability, I was teased horrifically as a child and shunned as an adult. I have personally decided to not have any friends because people have treated me shabbily pretty much all of my life. The only "friend" I have is my husband but it seems like he's starting to shun me too. Its become a daily occurence for him to not be around me. I have a job, but I don't get involved with anyone at work because I see how they treat me. (In the breakroom, I've wheeled over to a table and ask if I can join them, and people look at me and leave.) I'm not dishonest, I'm a hard worker, but I've never had the knack of making friends and keeping them. I know that I can ramble on and on about things and I'm learning to stop doing this, but still, my life is pretty much spent alone. Is anyone else here, disabled and face similar situations? I would like to talk, to find out if you have succeeded and what you can maybe offer to help me find friends that want to be my friend and not people that I know are going to hurt me in the end. Thank you for having this group, I hope this will help me.
kmclawson
kmclawson