I have three none-local friends. Two I've known for 45 years. One I talk with on the phone and the other two via e-mail. All have had clinical depression for several decades. I could count my wife but she never wanted to learn about bipolar illness and still has no interest,though she has some type of mood/personality disorder, but she doesn't believe she has mental health problems.

I don't make friends, easily, and the friends I know have been in my life since we were teenagers. Thank goodness for the Internet and also being a ham radio operator. Day or night, I can always go online or go on the air to find someone to talk with. But it is nice to have someone local whom you can hang out with.