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Off to a terrible start

mrs.snooks

Hard to know what to say, as I have already upset someone on this forum. But I am new here. I have recently been diagnosed and was hoping to come here because I also have mental health issues: feeling low, low self-esteem and big problems communicating with people. I think at least some of these are related to my poor social skills and life long inability to fit in.

I have 2 children and a husband. I know that I have much to be thankful for. But sometimes I feel so alone. 

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  • Hello

    please take heart - I like your contributions and your positive attitude. We all have problems communicating in some way or other, otherwise we wouldn't have been diagnosed.  And when people are already down and upset (note: already), sometimes there will be a reaction triggered that was not the one we expected, that is probably a projection of their own internal misery. 

    I saw a horrible argument between 2 members on the first day I joined the forum and I thought "yikes! I hope they don't come after me!"  but it calmed down and I haven't seen those users again. 

    I am not very good at maintaining friendships (and I can't use the personal messaging on this forum as it doesn't work on my android phone) but I would like to be your friend in some distant way.   

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  • Hello

    please take heart - I like your contributions and your positive attitude. We all have problems communicating in some way or other, otherwise we wouldn't have been diagnosed.  And when people are already down and upset (note: already), sometimes there will be a reaction triggered that was not the one we expected, that is probably a projection of their own internal misery. 

    I saw a horrible argument between 2 members on the first day I joined the forum and I thought "yikes! I hope they don't come after me!"  but it calmed down and I haven't seen those users again. 

    I am not very good at maintaining friendships (and I can't use the personal messaging on this forum as it doesn't work on my android phone) but I would like to be your friend in some distant way.   

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