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Finding Friends Who Understand My Mental Health Struggles

MommaShark

415d

I want to make friends and have friends to chit chat with long distance or not it don’t matter but my problem is sometimes I tend to go a long time without texting. And no one ever wants to text me first probably because I don’t reply all the time I have 3 kids my bipolar mind forgets everything I just wish I had friends that would talk to me and understand and not get mad if I do take a while to reply sometimes I’m fighting with my mind everyday and it’s hard man.

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    • SwordInTheDarkness

      410d

      Message me anytime. I'm bipolar too, and I'm forgetful and sometimes take a while to answer as well. Won't bother me at all. That's why we're all here: we get each other. 💕

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    • SwordInTheDarkness

      410d

      Message me anytime. I'm bipolar too, and I'm forgetful and sometimes take a while to answer as well. Won't bother me at all. That's why we're all here: we get each other. 💕

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    • LexaPeach91

      410d

      I'm the same way. If you message me, I'll answer. I've been coming back every few days.

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    • Crumbcatcher

      410d

      Hey, I’m here to talk anytime, I do the same thing so it won’t bother me at all and we can pick up where left off every time

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    • FTW

      411d

      I only work 3 days a week. Im available to chat, if any of you need to. I work Saturday Sunday and Tuesday. Just to put it out there. Dont mind the downtimes.

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    • pandasss

      411d

      Same! My messages are always open. This goes for all of you, no one in specific 💕

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    • faerywyrm

      413d

      Feel free to dm me anytime. I have had similar issues. My true friend now knows that I go long times between chats. It took awhile, and I rarely encounter someone willing to understand. I have been working on it for some time, but have never really been able to connect.

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      • MommaShark

        410d

        @faerywyrm I’m the same way I’m definitely down to chat

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    • klazikel

      414d

      I've been feeling lonely and wanting to connect with someone myself. I'm fairly isolated without friends, and the only time I get to communicate with other people is during group therapy every Wednesday night. I get how you can get busy and distracted and drop out of the communication loop for a while. I get that way myself sometimes. If you'd like to chat sometime, I'm up for it!😁

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      • MommaShark

        410d

        @klazikel I’m up for chatting

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    • venus137

      414d

      This is literally me. Live in a new place, not made new friends, text old friends, but only when I'm able. I'm bipolar and have 3 kids x

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      • FTW

        411d

        @venus137 Hopefully you get some you time! I thought I had it rough with 1 child. Lol

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    • DariaFae

      414d

      I'm not sure I ever had a real friend, even for a day of my life, because of that and so much more...

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      • MommaShark

        410d

        @DariaFae I feel the same way

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    • MissApril

      415d

      Same! I have 3 children and some friends feel too needy for me.. they expect calls and texts daily and don't understand I can't always do that

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      • MommaShark

        415d

        @MissApril I wish it wasn’t like that. I have no friends because they stop talking to me if im not talking enough for them sometimes I can talk for days then I get in moods where I go a few weeks without talking and they are gone. It’s hard to find people who understand the struggle of living with bipolar disorder. Also I have ptsd and anxiety. I think I just have to many issues to keep a friendship with someone.

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    • DariaFae

      415d

      Same here life is just crazy lately. People just don't understand if you just can't talk for a few days and get upset and just never talk back. 😥💕 being unwell and having a busy life because we are unwell ...

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