Welcome New Members

Hi everybody.
I'm Max, and new here.
I'm glad to find a safe space online to talk about everything that is too taboo or sensitive. Sometimes sharing with strangers, and getting advice from strangers, helps a lot. All under the cloak of anonymity, of course.
I'm a computer guy, IT guru, programmer and general tech person. For fun I like to fool around with computers. That's what I do as my day job too, only sometimes I have to deal with users. Still looking for the user manual for humans...
I hope to give and get a lot here.

Hi. I'm a 38 (almost 39) year old divorced female. I have been diagnosed with severe depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and GAD. My issues began in early childhood and persist to this day. I now take lithium and paxil (and xanax as needed) but quite frankly they don't "do the trick" completely, though it is the best combination I've found after years of trying. Since this is only meant to be an introduction and not a life history, I will stop here, but suffice it to say that these issues have caused me tremendous heartache, and I am feeling this heartache every day. Quite frankly, I am here in hopes of not feeling so alone. It will be nice to "meet" all of you, and thanks to those that run this forum. I am sure it serves as a beacon in the night for many people.

Crazy Cat Lady wrote:Hi. I'm a 38 (almost 39) year old divorced female. I have been diagnosed with severe depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and GAD. My issues began in early childhood and persist to this day. I now take lithium and paxil (and xanax as needed) but quite frankly they don't "do the trick" completely, though it is the best combination I've found after years of trying. Since this is only meant to be an introduction and not a life history, I will stop here, but suffice it to say that these issues have caused me tremendous heartache, and I am feeling this heartache every day. Quite frankly, I am here in hopes of not feeling so alone. It will be nice to "meet" all of you, and thanks to those that run this forum. I am sure it serves as a beacon in the night for many people.

Hello Crazy Cat Lady and welcome. It sounds as if you are going through a lot. I'm glad you've found this place to help get some extra support with everything that you are going through. I look forward to seeing you around more and getting to know you better.

MaxQ wrote:Hi everybody.
I'm Max, and new here.
I'm glad to find a safe space online to talk about everything that is too taboo or sensitive. Sometimes sharing with strangers, and getting advice from strangers, helps a lot. All under the cloak of anonymity, of course.
I'm a computer guy, IT guru, programmer and general tech person. For fun I like to fool around with computers. That's what I do as my day job too, only sometimes I have to deal with users. Still looking for the user manual for humans...
I hope to give and get a lot here.

Hi Max and welcome to the forums. Although you won't find the manual for humans here , you will find a lot of helpful and supportive people to help give you some more insight about what you are going through. It is nice to have another new member here.

Anthony39 wrote:Hi am 39 have had depression for at least 20 years I have had some good times but mainly I have put my family through hell.
I am wondering whether it have all been worth it as I am about to lose my wife and children.
I am wondering why I should even bother any more

Hi Anthony and welcome to the forum. I'm really sorry to hear you have been struggling with depression for so long. I hope you stick around and talk more about what you are going through and seek some help for these issues that you face. It sounds like it is tough. Hopefully this can become a place of solace and comfort for you amongst people who have some understanding of what your situation is like.

Carrot wrote:Hi! I've been reading the posts here for a while and I decided to register.

Hello Carrot and welcome to you. Hope you find it helpful to be here.

hrsecrazzy wrote:Hi. Thought I would try this out. This is my first attempt at a forum. I'm excited to share my story and to learn all I can.

Hello hrsecrazzy and welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy your first attempt at joining a forum and that you meet lots of nice and supportive people here. Glad to have you here also.

Hi I'm True I am 24 and I'm not sure what I want to share or deal with yet I was abused as a child and now evewry so often I slip into a really nasty frame of mind and I need to understand what is going on. maybe it is time to deal with what happened because it is starting to cause problems in my marriage. I am not really looking for answers as I am looking for support my support structure is small and I have ended up relying on my husband I recently realized this isn't fair so hopefully this helps while I search for a counselor.

Hello,

I have been looking for outlets and information to help with my depression. I was diagnosed with depression and Bi Polar a long time ago. Recently I suffered a devastated breakup, lost my job and lost my home. I am at a very low point.

Hello everyone! After lurking as a guest for a few weeks I decided to join here as it seems to be a very open and welcoming environment which is very nice to see. I'm 24 years old and hoping some of my experiences will help other people in any way they can. Of course it's not entirely selfless as I hope to snap some puzzle pieces of myself together while I am here, but I imagine this may be the best place to be for now.

Hello guys I am a new member in this forum. I hope in this forum i would share views with many friends.

HI i have been diagnosed with schizoid as well as antisocial personality disorder... when i found this forum it was the greatest relief in the world... thanxsfor existing...

Hi!

I hope that I have finally found a place that is safe for me to chat. I am diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, major depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, and having dissociative traits. I tend to stay in my house rather than go out and meet new people so I hope this will be a place where I can socialize with people that understand. Thanks for reading.

True wrote:Hi I'm True I am 24 and I'm not sure what I want to share or deal with yet I was abused as a child and now evewry so often I slip into a really nasty frame of mind and I need to understand what is going on. maybe it is time to deal with what happened because it is starting to cause problems in my marriage. I am not really looking for answers as I am looking for support my support structure is small and I have ended up relying on my husband I recently realized this isn't fair so hopefully this helps while I search for a counselor.

Hello True and welcome.
I'm sorry to hear that you were abused and that you are struggling with the after effects of that and that it's causing problems in your marriage. I'm glad to hear that you are seeking some help and support, both here and in real life. I hope it helps you.

Ananda wrote:Hello,

I have been looking for outlets and information to help with my depression. I was diagnosed with depression and Bi Polar a long time ago. Recently I suffered a devastated breakup, lost my job and lost my home. I am at a very low point.

Hello Ananda and welcome. I'm sorry to hear you are at such a low point. I hope you can get some support here and also manage to start to get things back on track in your 3D life as well.

h4ppyf1sh wrote:Hello everyone! After lurking as a guest for a few weeks I decided to join here as it seems to be a very open and welcoming environment which is very nice to see. I'm 24 years old and hoping some of my experiences will help other people in any way they can. Of course it's not entirely selfless as I hope to snap some puzzle pieces of myself together while I am here, but I imagine this may be the best place to be for now.

Hello h4ppyf1sh and welcome. I'm glad you've decided to join after lurking for some time. It's a good place to have the opportunity to get some support from people and to help put some of the puzzle pieces together.

Devid8787 wrote:Hello guys I am a new member in this forum. I hope in this forum i would share views with many friends.

Welcome Devid8787. Always good to see another new member here.

thelaranzu wrote:HI i have been diagnosed with schizoid as well as antisocial personality disorder... when i found this forum it was the greatest relief in the world... thanxsfor existing...

Hello thelaranzu. I just said hi in your other thread, but I suppose you can never have too many welcomes.

bastetsha wrote:Hi!

I hope that I have finally found a place that is safe for me to chat. I am diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, major depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, and having dissociative traits. I tend to stay in my house rather than go out and meet new people so I hope this will be a place where I can socialize with people that understand. Thanks for reading.

Hello bastetsha and welcome. I hope this place ends up suiting you as a good place to start socialising. There are a lot of nice people here. I hope you enjoy your time and that you find it helpful to speak with people who may be able to relate some to the issues you are going through at the moment.