Hey everyone,
I just felt I wanted to re-introduce myself. I joined ALL I think in 2011 and I just logged back into the forum yesterday and I have made a few posts. I do kind of want to be a helpful presence, but I also am open to being helped myself as I am facing challenges in my life too. It's once been said "I'm alone, but not lonely." That describes me pretty well as I am often alone but not too often lonely. So I guess I would love to try and help people dealing with the very difficult issue of loneliness and try to make them feel less alone, perhaps my leading them to embrace solitude and/or by encouraging them with the knowledge that the future is bright, especially when we have hope. This can be a difficult line to straddle, but it is a good message and it never hurts to hear people say "things get better" because they often do especially when we believe they will.
Yes, for long-time members of the forum, I actually managed to get away with sort of starting and leading a fairly decent religious discussion 4 years ago, as I was a rabid but respectful Christian. Unfortunately, one of the struggles I have faced in these past 4 years is sort of losing hold of the faith I once had and dealing with a mental illness. Those 2 events are deeply intertwined, or at least that's what I believe. So you may hear some hints at some "faith-based" language when I post, that's only my still strong spirituality shining through and I hope you don't mind.
Until we meet again
QuesT
I just felt I wanted to re-introduce myself. I joined ALL I think in 2011 and I just logged back into the forum yesterday and I have made a few posts. I do kind of want to be a helpful presence, but I also am open to being helped myself as I am facing challenges in my life too. It's once been said "I'm alone, but not lonely." That describes me pretty well as I am often alone but not too often lonely. So I guess I would love to try and help people dealing with the very difficult issue of loneliness and try to make them feel less alone, perhaps my leading them to embrace solitude and/or by encouraging them with the knowledge that the future is bright, especially when we have hope. This can be a difficult line to straddle, but it is a good message and it never hurts to hear people say "things get better" because they often do especially when we believe they will.
Yes, for long-time members of the forum, I actually managed to get away with sort of starting and leading a fairly decent religious discussion 4 years ago, as I was a rabid but respectful Christian. Unfortunately, one of the struggles I have faced in these past 4 years is sort of losing hold of the faith I once had and dealing with a mental illness. Those 2 events are deeply intertwined, or at least that's what I believe. So you may hear some hints at some "faith-based" language when I post, that's only my still strong spirituality shining through and I hope you don't mind.
Until we meet again
QuesT