It is true I met all my friends in High School and through work. It is so hard otherwise. I have had many transitory friends. I have moved a lot or they moved and we never kept in contact. I have now moved to my hometown and am reconnecting slowly with high school friends. Some are true and supportive (three so far) and others I will have to be guarded with and stick to the superficial.

I have found that I can have people in my life who also suffer from depression but they are not really friends. Like in a support group or just people I meet. I don't have to be really close friends with them but just knowing they are there and truly understand me really helps.