RE: I'm lonely and it's my fault + other things

[Guest guest]

being a 43 yr. old male and long out of school I can't relate to

scrapbooking but I can relate to lonliness.

As a 14 yr.old I had a traumatic brain injury that forever altered my life. I

had a motorcylce accident resulting in a cerebral contusion followed by 6 mos.

amnesia and a total personality change. I went from being an extrovert to an

introvert, no longer an outgoing person so I withdrew and lost many friends as

the result.

I can only say that I relate to the lonely feelings you are experiencing. Today

I push myself in efforts to reach out to others and try to relate to them as I

am doing now. I HOPE YOU find your way through this predicament.

Bless YOU ! ! ! . . . ................................ . . .

GOD grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change the courage to

change the things I canand the wisdom to know the difference.

Amen ! ! !

To: fibromyalgia_Support_Group@...: erkas_a@...: Tue,

5 Feb 2008 04:00:03 -0800Subject: I'm lonely and it's my fault + other

things

Two weeks ago I felt really lonely. It was during the scrapbooking evening,

which wasn't a huge success for me anyway. I had forgotten to take with me

photos, postcards, stamps... so I couldn't start doing any scrap layouts. I just

did some sketches in a notebook how I want the layouts to look like. Anyway, the

athmosphere was nice, for the others. They laughed and chatted and did their

layouts. The only one asking me anything was the teacher. Last Thursday it was

time for scrap booking again. The same thing. I felt very lonely. Now I had

materials with me so I could do a little, but no one talked to me. Not even my

cousin who is in the same class. I took the courage and asked my cousin

something at the end of the class when we were about to go home and she answered

me shortly. Last week we had to be in pairs, talking about a photo and a

headline for that photo. We were uneven, so who do you think was left without a

pair? The teacher then said I could sit with a pair ofgirls, so we were three in

the group. Anyway, I still like the scrap booking classes, although I feel

horribly alone and sad when I go home. I know it's my fault. I should ask the

others things, smile and be happy. But it is not so easy, for obvious reasons

(see previous post if you don't know what I mean). I can be happy and talk to

people if they talk to me first. It feels good when someone says something to me

and then I answer them back. They don't understand how difficult it is to go to

a stranger and ask them something. I am very tired now. But I still have to be

here one hour. And then I have a few things to buy in town and then I have to

walk home, 30 minutes. In the evening I have folkdance practise. But I must

sleep a little when I get home. I am so tired of being tired if you know what I

mean. It would be lovely to go one day without being tired.I am also tired of

having pain every day and other symptoms. In short: I am tired of having fibro!

But what can I do? Nothing.Okay, must do some work

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[Guest guest]

- I know just how you feel. I have a difficult time approaching people

in social settings. I'd rather wait for them to come to me. But I don't

get our much anymore, so it's not much of an issue.

I give you a lot of credit for trying to remain active and do things. Maybe

you could wear a T-shirt that says " i'm shy NOT unfriendly. " Hope you get

some rest and it's nice to hear from you.

Jeanne in WI

> Two weeks ago I felt really lonely. It was during the scrapbooking

> evening, which wasn't a huge success for me anyway. I had forgotten to

> take with me photos, postcards, stamps... so I couldn't start doing any

> scrap layouts. I just did some sketches in a notebook how I want the

> layouts to look like. Anyway, the athmosphere was nice, for the others.

> They laughed and chatted and did their layouts. The only one asking me

> anything was the teacher. Last Thursday it was time for scrap booking

> again. The same thing. I felt very lonely. Now I had materials with me so

> I could do a little, but no one talked to me. Not even my cousin who is in

> the same class. I took the courage and asked my cousin something at the

> end of the class when we were about to go home and she answered me

> shortly. Last week we had to be in pairs, talking about a photo and a

> headline for that photo. We were uneven, so who do you think was left

> without a pair? The teacher then said I could sit with a pair of

> girls, so we were three in the group. Anyway, I still like the scrap

> booking classes, although I feel horribly alone and sad when I go home.

>

> I know it's my fault. I should ask the others things, smile and be happy.

> But it is not so easy, for obvious reasons (see previous post if you don't

> know what I mean). I can be happy and talk to people if they talk to me

> first. It feels good when someone says something to me and then I answer

> them back. They don't understand how difficult it is to go to a stranger

> and ask them something.

>

> I am very tired now. But I still have to be here one hour. And then I

> have a few things to buy in town and then I have to walk home, 30 minutes.

> In the evening I have folkdance practise. But I must sleep a little when I

> get home. I am so tired of being tired if you know what I mean. It would

> be lovely to go one day without being tired.

>

> I am also tired of having pain every day and other symptoms. In short: I

> am tired of having fibro! But what can I do? Nothing.

>

> Okay, must do some work now...

> --