Hello Woody: Thank you for bringing your concern here to PC. Since this is your first post... welcome to Psych Central.

You wrote you're hoping to find people here to talk to about your issues until you seek professional help. Things tend to move pretty quickly here on PC. Based on my own experience, I have found it can take a while to become known. However the more you post your own threads, but also the more you reply to other members' posts, the more a part of the community you will become.

There are also opportunities to chat with other members in real time. (I think you may need to have 5 posts reviewed & approved by admin before you can chat.) Chat is something that, I believe, is being worked on at the moment. I don't know where that process is at, at the moment. I personally don't chat. So I'm less familiar with that function. However, under any circumstances, there is a lot of support that can be available here on PC. It's simply a matter of being as active a member as your schedule allows.

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.