this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
70 points (98.6% liked)

Mental Health

7065 readers
274 users here now

Welcome

This is a safe place to discuss, vent, support, and share information about mental health, illness, and wellness.

Thank you for being here. We appreciate who you are today. Please show respect and empathy when making or replying to posts.

If you need someone to talk to, @therapygary@lemmy.blahaj.zone has kindly given his signal username to talk to: TherapyGary13.12

Rules

The rules for posting and commenting, besides the rules defined here for lemmy.world, are as follows:

  1. No promoting paid services/products.
  2. Be kind and civil. No bigotry/prejudice either.
  3. No victim blaming. Nor giving incredibly simplistic solutions (i.e. You have ADHD? Just focus easier.)
  4. No encouraging suicide, no matter what. This includes telling someone to commit homicide as "dragging them down with you".
  5. Suicide note posts will be removed, and you will be reached out to in private.
  6. If you would like advice, mention the country you are in. (We will not assume the US as the default.)

If BRIEF mention of these topics is an important part of your post, please flag your post as NSFW and include a (trigger warning: suicide, self-harm, death, etc.)in the title so that other readers who may feel triggered can avoid it. Please also include a trigger warning on all comments mentioning these topics in a post that was not already tagged as such.

Partner Communities

To partner with our community and be included here, you are free to message the current moderators or comment on our pinned post.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Flagstaff@programming.dev
Mountainaire@lemmy.world
givesomefucks@lemmy.world
70
[Continued post] I took your advice (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world
10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I wrote the other day, that I am having problems with loneliness, both as a cause for and as an effect of my depression. You advised me to take small, although concrete, steps - litterally - by going outside and trying to chat with people. Well I did that today.

I went back to where I recently bought my glasses to have them adjusted. My head is just too big. While waiting for the attendant to adjust my glasses, I tried to make small talk. I asked, "how is your day?" We ended up bonding over a certain subject and we became so hyped over this, that I decided to ask if they would like to have a cup of coffee with me someday. We are meeting next Tuesday after work.

I cannot believe that I did this. That another human being said "yes" to meeting me FOR THE SAKE OF TALKING TO ME. I am happy and anxious and nervous.

I just wanted to let you know, that I really appreciate your advice.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Impractical_Island@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I had a similar experience getting my glasses the last time; the person filling out my information and I bonded over talking about poetry! I read your previous post, too. I had a breakdown in college and became scared to go outside and talk to people. Learning to juggle helped me, as it gave me the confidence to be out there and allowed me to give myself exposure therapy. Juggling changed my life, and I highly recommend to everyone facing loneliness that they should invest in an art they enjoy that will allow them to meet people with similar interests. I'm happy you had a positive experience!