Believe me Calley33 - do not hibernate - it is poison - I too have moved around a lot and spent a lot of years keeping in touch with old friends from all over - but the last few years I have realized that I am doing all the work and didn't get the reciprocation... so I just stopped calling... it has been very lonely and isolating... i am now trying to build up a new group of friends at 53 - it really isn't as easy as it was at other stages of my life - having young kids etc and it is hard finding someone in this busy lifestyle that we live that will be the friend that contacts you... so get out there and find that someone/s that will keep you happy... good luck

I thought it was going to be great as I retired this year now I have nothing to do so I started buying coca-cola and I have talked to a lot of nice people out there.

i had a bad experience that was drug related once (Epilim) - my natural insecurity was heightened with the new medication at the time - it was horrible, ended up on the floor in tears.... had to change medication after that.... and I have felt depressed with no drugs in my system at all - but I can say that they were very different experiences - the drug related felt wrong - it was extreme - the no drug related was me just being miserable - didn't feel right - but it also didn't feel wrong.

😢 big big hug @A MyEpilepsyTeam Member try not to hibernate it bring on depression. Good luck with the job try to put yourself out there. I know it is hard. Talk to all of us on here. We are here for you!

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Every single day. I moved back home a year ago after 10 years in NH. I had friends up there, but everyone moves on. I lived down here until I was 30, and even the friends I've had my whole life have moved on, gotten married and started families. I got married, then divorced, then met my Brian, we put a deposit on a house in Connecticut (where he lived), and I was getting ready for the big move. He suddenly, unexpectedly passed away last month from a massive heart attack - the "widow maker." Except I'm not a widow. So now that I'm down here for good, I need to build a life for myself. I'm hoping my job that I start tomorrow will help keep me busy and betweeen that and my church, I can build a social life. I'm very outgoing, but after everything I've been through, hibernation is tempting!