Feeling more isolated as you grow older.

Does any one feel more isolated as they grow older?

From a personal point of veiw I just can't seem to go where I want to go in life. I'm feel totaly isolated for numerous reasons, some in part that I just don't fit in with anyone no matter how much I try. Secondly because I struggle to conform, and that just makes people run a mile. Thirdly I was raised on a really deprived council estate (although I was lucky enough to have working parents and not in that boat), but my intellectual level is higher that the people I knew from childhood, but I don't seem to get a long with academics or wealthier people.

I feel completely adrift from the rest of world, and this feeling seems to grow stronger with age. I sometimes wonder about ending it all, but I don't really feel depressed or ar least I don't understand I feel depressed. 

In many ways I feel like I can't be bothered walking against the wind but spending the last year trying not to do such. I've shaved of my hair that was below my shoulder blades, I've shaved off my beard that had about 11" of growth, I've lost three stone. I've stopped enjoying recreational alcohol consumption. I've started teeth grinding and have consistend mouth sensations as a result. I feel persicuted from all angles of political thought, I just see them all as variations of right wing extremists.

Sorry for blurb. Just needed a moan.

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  • The main problem I've had with isolation is there are times when you neded the help of others.

    I don't have a car. Some local authority services like special rubbish removal are very limited. I would have great difficulty asking someone to help me take stuff to the authorised dump, usually too remote from public transport.

    Not knowing neighbours well it is difficult to get advice about tradesmen, and I do have great difficulty reading the way tradesmen speak to me during a job, so getting reliable tradesmen is crucial.

    Four years ago I was confined to the house for long periods during chemotherapy but there wasn't anyone around I felt I could get to help me with shopping etc. Whatever the adverts say, I didn't seem to qualify for that kind of help from MacMillan nurses. So I ended up doing necessary things I shouldn't have been doing myself. I've always had to lie, when leaving hospital after treatment, that there's someone there to look after me.

    I've recently moved to be nearer family who could help, but it still underlines the problem of generally being isolated.

    Regarding the above points about inspiration to be creative, I've always reckoned that not finding stimulus is a manifestation of depression. If I need to get started on a project I need to get "up beat" about it first.

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  • The main problem I've had with isolation is there are times when you neded the help of others.

    I don't have a car. Some local authority services like special rubbish removal are very limited. I would have great difficulty asking someone to help me take stuff to the authorised dump, usually too remote from public transport.

    Not knowing neighbours well it is difficult to get advice about tradesmen, and I do have great difficulty reading the way tradesmen speak to me during a job, so getting reliable tradesmen is crucial.

    Four years ago I was confined to the house for long periods during chemotherapy but there wasn't anyone around I felt I could get to help me with shopping etc. Whatever the adverts say, I didn't seem to qualify for that kind of help from MacMillan nurses. So I ended up doing necessary things I shouldn't have been doing myself. I've always had to lie, when leaving hospital after treatment, that there's someone there to look after me.

    I've recently moved to be nearer family who could help, but it still underlines the problem of generally being isolated.

    Regarding the above points about inspiration to be creative, I've always reckoned that not finding stimulus is a manifestation of depression. If I need to get started on a project I need to get "up beat" about it first.

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