Hi, everyone.

This is my first post. I am having a lot of trouble coping with depression right now, too. To make a long story short, I'm a widow of 6 years (we were really happily married for 23). I've used work inappropriately to "fill the void" as I never had children. I can't imagine how awful it would be to lose a child; I'm so sorry for your loss. Right now, I'm tending to isolate, and realizing that people I thought were friends were users. I'm not sure how to make meaningful connections with people, although outwardly, it must appear that I'm socially o.k. A close family member has also recently "let me have it," and is now out of my life.

It helps just to know that others are struggling, too. Anybody have ideas on how to go about making REAL friends? How about keeping energy levels up & sleeping at night.

Sounds like there's a lot of wisdom among you guys!

Thanks -

JPicklemom