I made my two best friends online, one a woman who has a bipolar son and totally gets it ,on a community forum- so now we have coffee two hrs every week. The other is a man in New Jersey, we talk at least an hour every day. I call him my brother because he is so supportive. Nolongerlonely ($40)online has boxes you can check for just friends. It is a matchup site for people with mental illness. I ambulding a whole online family of people who understand mental illness because mine certainly doesn’t. The support gives me more self esteem to help me have the patience to deal w my real family.
LIke many of us, I am very introverted and dont do well in large groups. Online is perfect for me! I made a mistake at first and dated a guy who mainly wanted guess what, so I slowed way down. Now I’m in my comfort zone. And I think I may have saved someone’s sharing info about bipolar.
Always be yourself, show appreciation, keep trying!