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Struggles With Building A Support Network

NAS39135

Hello, 

I am mum of two little girls aged five and nineteen months and have tried and failed to build a positive and supportive support network. It is just me, the girls and my husband. I don't have any friends as I can't stand small talk (hate it with a passion lol) but it is essential for everyday relationships or so I am told. 

I just hate socialising because it makes me uncomfortable. The last time I had a functioning support network was when I was at school nearly twenty years ago. It's ironic, really because school wasn't a great place for me, either but most of the teachers cared about me enough to offer support and guidance. 

I feel like this is my life and that I don't have a future Disappointed

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  • Hey y’all!

    So you’re all looking for support, but not necessarily people you feel like you need to socialize with? That’s tough. The best I can think of is something that involves doing activities in parallel, like knitting or painting, where you’re not directly interacting with each other but can still somewhat socialize and enjoy each others’ presence.

    I find that some of my favorite moments with friends has been playing video games in parallel, where we might not even be playing the same games but still hang out around each other.

  • in reply to profdanger
    1.    That would be good but I don't know where to find anything like that. 
  • in reply to NAS39135

    Yeah it’s a bummer I live in the States, I can’t recommend actual groups. But depending on what your interests are you could possibly check out a local shop of that kind (ex. if you like pottery go to a pottery studio or if you like knitting go to a yarn shop) and see if they have groups.

    I recently took one of my clients to a game shop to see if they have employment and he found out that they have a Pokémon card game group, so he might engage with his community through that.

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  • in reply to NAS39135

    Yeah it’s a bummer I live in the States, I can’t recommend actual groups. But depending on what your interests are you could possibly check out a local shop of that kind (ex. if you like pottery go to a pottery studio or if you like knitting go to a yarn shop) and see if they have groups.

    I recently took one of my clients to a game shop to see if they have employment and he found out that they have a Pokémon card game group, so he might engage with his community through that.

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