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@trish70
Trish, one additional point for you would be to explore some of the other groups/discussions on the Mayo Connect forum.
There are groups on issues you have mentioned having yourself, such as:
sleep issues: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/sleep-health/
diabetes: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/diabetes-and-endocrine-problems/
spine health: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/spine-health/
chronic pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/pain/
and others.
You might find others in some of the discussions there who might be able to share their issues with you and how they are dealing with them. I have found that being a Connect member since January I have made several friends who have become as close as many "real" friends I have made in the past. In fact I have shared more with some people here than I have with most of the people in my own family! Hank
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I have had problems making and keeping close friends myself. I do not or cannot drive to get to places where I could easily meet friends. Not everywhere that I could find friends is accessible by public transportation. The friends I do make are "phonies." They put their phones on answering machine only and do not respond to my messages. They all are engrossed in their families only. The nice thing is that they accept me for who I am. From second to ninth grade I was a total outcast to my classmates. I started having seizures at 6. With all the stigma about that and living in a small town made it worse. I was isolated from my peers. That was me then. Now I live in the city and have lots of casual friends I interact on Mayo Connect. I must get out every day, otherwise I get cabin fever that soars very high