Hello Community,

This will be my very first posting here. I am glad to find you and look forward to reading your posts as well.

I am in a state of depression lasting now about two weeks. I am just not very fun to be around right now. I am the matriarch of the family, and I have lots of responsibilities, so I can't be down for too long I'm having a hard time securing vital women friendships in my 40's. Can anyone else relate? I seem to fall on my face at every turn, which has made me feel terribly insecure. I moved away from "home" 8 years ago and haven't been able to feel comfortable in my new surroundings for quite some time. I know, if I could establish a few good friendships, I would feel better about things. My problems are much, much more complex than this. But, that in a nutshell is what has caused my current state of depression. As the Beatle's song goes, "All you need is love..Love is all you need."