Finding New Things (and people)

Posted by acaciabby @acaciabby, 13 hours ago

I'm in this struggle of finding things to do and people to be around.
I go to meetings as much as possible, and try to schedule appointments but anything for joy seems hard.
I'm not working so I have a lot of time on my hands and it feels scary.

I'm also having a hard time connecting with people. I attend bible studies and meetings and feel loved and supported when I'm there but as soon as they're over I just feel alone again.

I'm not sure what to do but I feel like I'm always watching the clock waiting for the next thing on my calendar. I want to enjoy life not wait for it.

Any advice would be great!

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frouke | @frouke | 11 hours ago

I’m really sorry about how you’re feeling because I suffer from the same thing. I stopped working after the pandemic started and shortly afterwards I had to deal with cancer, I definitely stopped living my life due to health anxiety, it’s similar to what you described but different too. I know that distraction is advised, getting busy with others and just doing things, it sounds easy but I still struggle with it. I read that you’re not working, is there a reason why or did you recently retire? Also I think you’re trying to get involved with other people but nothing has changed yet, if you can try asking someone what they know about social gatherings or maybe taking a course in something you like and never had time to try it, don’t worry because I’m confident you’ll find something eventually that will make you feel more comfortable with your new lifestyle, best wishes.

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