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So. In late 2021 my father passed away, and I found myself dropped in to the position of being the full time carer for my blind and disabled mother. Before this, I had been living alone for quite some time, and my relationship with my parents has never been good. There is no family that lives...

Yeah. I have touch deprivation. Sometimes .. well, often .. I crave physical contact with someone. Human touch. The feel of skin against skin. The lack of it is something quite palpable, a very tangible pain.  But I also crave emotional intimacy and affection. It might not involve actual...

Trying Tinder and Bumble yet again. But, not going to pay for either of them this time. Or ever again really. Have done that before, and it didn’t help in finding anyone who wanted to even just chat. That’s why I always feel extremely doubtful of anyone who says that they have found someone on...

Anyone know any good chat apps to try? Have tried discord, but don’t really like it much. The dating apps are useless, only people who reply are scammers. Tinder, Bumble, ect ect, all garbage. Random chats are pointless. Get the m/f question and then that’s the end of that. Need one where people...

Feel even more lonely, more isolated and invisible, than ever. And know that these feelings are only increasing.  I have given up even trying to do small talk when buying something at a shop, or when getting fuel. Nobody is interested. I would get just disinterested grunts, or ignored. So...

Just tired of being alone in the world.  Tired of it always feeling like a fight to just even find someone to talk with, let alone hope for any other kind of connection. Tired of being ignored and dismissed.  Work. Volunteer. Gym. Have tried groups and classes. Dating and chat apps. There is...

It is a week until Christmas Day.  I can't remember the last Christmas that actually felt like it was something to look forward to. Something to enjoy. Even as a kid, Christmas was always a lesson in disappointment, more a reminder that I wasn't wanted. It is not even about presents any more...

Anyone else ever been told to just be yourself, and yet when you are you then kind of get told to be like someone else?  Or that you get told to speak your mind, even show your emotions more, and then when you do you get shut down for it.  Seems to happen a lot.

I don't think I am, or have ever been, someone that people see in any romantic or sexual way. If I am seen, I guess I am seen as the "awkward ugly quiet guy". Or as the "moody ugly loner". Something like that. Not someone that is seen, or considered, in any sexual or romantic way. I think that...

It feels like the isolation is getting worse.  Yes, I do go out and do things. Go to work. Go to gym. Go to bowling league. Go walking. I have done volunteering in the past, and done courses at university, TAFE, and at community college.  I just don't meet people though. Don't make friends...

So. After a long while, I am back here.  Sometimes I have looked in over the last 2 years or so. Maybe made one or two posts here and there. But most of the time I have, well, tried not to.  In the last 2 years I have lost 51kg (about 110lb I think that is). Am a lot more active, go out a lot...

Hi, So yeah. Does anyone want to talk with a lonely Australian? Doesn't matter if you're not in Australia yourself, just, I guess I have found that the time difference seems to be a problem for some people. I have Skype, or however you would like to chat, we could work it out. I'm just, well...

How do you feel when you find out that someone you used to know is getting married? In this case, we weren't friends of course. The total opposite actually. He was one of the worst bullies I ever encountered, and had to endure for 9 years. And ever since, when I've run in to him, he's never...

Another weekend is over. I've painted alone. And read alone. Watched TV alone. Went out alone. And came home alone, feeling more isolated. I ended up playing with Siri on my iPod Touch, just so it felt like I had someone to talk to. So I could hear another voice talking to me. Huh, but that made...

Not sure where to put this on ALL. It's about loneliness, yes, and it effects self-esteem and confidence, but it's also about relationships. Maybe it's even a social problem. So I'll put it here anyway ... Does anyone have a problem with feeling as though your not accepted, or recognised...

Maybe I don't belong in this group. I sure don't seem to fit in .... I'm having those thoughts right now. It happens with very group I try to join. And you'd think that an online group would be easier. They won't like you. Nobody does. They only like people they already know .. I'm just the...

I try not to, since I always know it leads to disappointment. But it's difficult not to wish for something for, or by, Christmas. I'm not talking about some material object. Anything like that I want I can go and get myself, at any time of the year. But each year, I always hope to have my first...

I feel that biggest weight holding my self-esteem down is the lack of physical contact. I'm 36, and can't even remember what a hug feels like, let alone a cuddle. Haven't had my first kiss. It makes me feel as though I'm always kept at a distance. And of course, I've been called ugly...

Hi, Just joined this forum, and this is only my second post. I'm not really sure of what to say, so I'll just give a run-down of the things I'm interested in. I live in Australia, on the NSW Central Coast. Photography. Art. Movies. History, sci-fi and fantasy books. Video games. I suppose I...

Hi, I'm Chris. I just found this forum, and thought I'd join. So. A little about myself ... I'm 36, and I'm in Australia. Don't really have any friends. Never have. I just don't fit in with anyone, don't belong there. I went through a lot of bullying during high school, and university, and even...