Thanks for the support.

I've not considered Craigslist - tbh I've not heard very good things about it. I've looked briefly at it now but it doesn't seem encouraging. Perhaps if I dig around a bit but I'd rather not read even captions of individuals seeking extra-marital affairs...

Emotions anonymous sounds interesting but in the UK it doesn't seem to have caught on yet - seems to be only 2 cities have it. I'd prefer somewhere I wasn't overwhelmed, in fact if I could be invisible so I could find out what a place is like first, that'd be ideal!

I've told my therapist everything. I told her how attached I am, how it feels unhealthy at times, how I don't feel I'm moving forward, how I appreciate the changes I have made, and she knows about my utter loneliness. I can be pretty articulate and try to be very honest. She cares, but offers no advice. It's a real struggle week after week.

I have 2 friends who live about 2 hours (minimum) away from me in different cities. One is getting married, the other is leaving the country soon. I'm stuck. I don't have any friends in the city I live or really beyond those two people and I don't have the opportunity to talk too much to them as life is pretty busy (for them). They care though, which means a lot to me.

I've tried to explain my feelings and isolation to my therapist. I've brought up wanting to go to new groups and the anxiety it creates and how I'm often left overwhelmed even if it goes well, and how that almost puts me off trying (in a sense). She talks through my feelings but doesn't offer advice on how to overcome my anxiety and there is no plan of how I can start to move forward. This isn't the therapy she offers, I've heard her tell me often. I've only tried one type of therapy so it's hard for me to know what else could be offered.

Perhaps a mental health clinic near me would be an idea - how do I start to negotiate this though? My therapist isn't in the same city as where I live, do I just ring up?