Hi, i had not heard of elefriends so i looked it up and i see its managed by mind. So its going to have lots of pple with mental health issues like this site. Unfortunately sites like this can be very intense. Because of pples issues they may not act in an appropriate way. These sites have warnings ...

Hi, ive not heard of therapyforyou, maybe someone else has and can help out. My experience of when i had counseling was that i got 6 weeks free (through my GP) and then i had to pay £6 a week. This was dependent of what your income was and i was only working a few hours a week. That was in Bromley, ...

Having a crush can be something to enjoy, we've all had a crush and weve all fantasied about someone. Having a crush on someone is loving them from afar and its safe and i think this is the reason for your crush. Like you say youve never had a boyfriend and youve got all this love to give but no one...

One of things i hate about the working environment is that colleagues talk about other colleagues, gossip like you say. But then this is true for all areas of life, pple getting involved in other pples lives. Personally i think the more a person gossips the less they have going on in their own life....

Ive never been an animal person, that was until my son moved back home bringing a cat. Now ive turned into a crazy person talking a cat. I let him out and say "go explore, have fun, see you in a bit" I mean really?!.. He's not what you call a lap cat and doesnt like to be stroked a lot, bu...

Ive been where you are, you may find this site helpful, my counselor used to give me work sheets from it.
http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/depression.htm

"sometimes what you are most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free"

Feeling stupid because you cant cope as others have gone through worse... do not compare yourself, you are an individual and what affects one person will affect another differently. The old you wasn't happy tho was she? She was carrying around a lot of hurt, hurt tends to grow like a splinter if lef...

Hello, i hope you find some comfort here.

Hello

What exactly do you mean by a racing mind? Can you explain a bit more? Anxiety? Over thinking? Snap, 47 also, the thing ive noticed the most in the last couple of years is that i dont feel cold anymore in the night. Ive gone from being wrapped up like a mummy in my pj's and hogging the duvet, to sle...