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@trish70

Hi Rachel, Thank-You! For reaching out to me.
I have no friends. I cry a lot. Just about every day. I’m on disability so I don’t work. The only time I go out is to go to the grocery store. I’m terribly lonely. I can’t afford to live on my own so I live with my mom. When she dies I’ll be homeless. That scares me very much. I take a lot of medication.
I guess I don’t really have any coping skills.
I have a lot of hobbies.. I make beaded jewelry, soap, I work with resin and Simply Earth oils. I journal sometimes. With insomnia I’m up about 20 hours a day. It gets very boring. All my life I’ve just wanted people to like me. But I am always putting my foot in my mouth.. it’s very hard for me to keep any relationship. I’m just so lonely…

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formerpaa70 | @formerpaa70 | May 26 12:45pm

Lonliness is v debilitating as you must know. Please stay connected here and reach out. Do your best to deal w this as it makes the journey more difficult.
Life is so hard. We are here for you

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vicscats | @vicscats | May 26 1:50pm

Imm sorry for your situation. I have similar. But I won’t be homeless.
Living with mom has turned out to be my worst pain agravater what are your physical issues?
I have so many I feel like a kook lol
Always nice to connect

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Rachel, Volunteer Mentor | @rwinney | May 28 8:30am

Hey Trish, your hobbies sound fun and occupying. Love that for you! Being disabled and limited does make it challenging, but as I've learned from my disability , after no longer being able to work , I really needed to focus on brainstorming and thinking outside of the box. It does get lonely. My mom is disabled and I do a lot of advocating for her. One thing I found through her Medicare insurance is coverage of the organization called Papa Pal. If you have insurance, have you looked into any sort of a visiting group that offers companionship ? How about any volunteer organizations through church or local charities?

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