I am alone most of the time,I talk to my mum and niece on the phone and text my niece too.There is no one else that I know though and I get lonely and isolated a lot.I go to the cinema but I am always alone.I realise it is up to me to initiate friendships and that relationships are hard work.I think I have fear of being hurt and so back off and find excuses not to make the effort.This leaves me with the pain of being so lonely and makes things worse not better,some people I speak to about this say it is confidence I lack.

I have this forum and I like Twitter.Facebook is an awful place,there is a lot of abusive people there,sexist ,racist,etcI prefer not to socialise on there,but am about to open an account cos there is a cancer sufferers support group on there I want access to.I would be more painfully isolated if I didn't have the computer or internet.