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I was searching online for more immediate local help and found myself here. Maybe this isn't what I was looking for but maybe it should be. I'm so very lost and feel like a stranger in my own life. I have family, buddies, and lifelong relationships and yet feel like I don't have a friend in the world. The few times I have reached out I made a mess out of explaining where I was at. I look forward to finding hope here.

You're not alone. Most of my life I've felt like an alien, no matter where I am.

Maybe your buddies are not real friends. Sometimes people are desperate enough to settle for anyone, compatible or not, rather than spend time alone and face the ghosts.
If you have a loving family, you still have a lot to be grateful for. Just try to find hope in life's little pleasures: sunshine, ice cream, walk with your pet... whatever makes today a bit happier.

I've felt this way too....for so long. I don't belong anywhere.....every where I go, I'm an outsider. I can't fit in. :S I go on though, I just wish, I could find a place again where there are others who understand what it's like to feel this way. That's why I'm here.

I'm beginning to think that I found the right place. I have battled with depression on and off for many years. And with that came the feeling of not belonging anywhere. I'm married, but feel completely alone, as the marriage is pretty much falling apart. I have a few friends, but no one that I could truly confide in, or that would understand what I'm going through. And I have no real relationship or connection with my parents or siblings. Feeling lonely does not even begin to describe it.

I look forward to gaining some understanding and support from this site, and hope I can help others too.