Hi @Fingerlime and welcome to the forums.  We have all taken the leap of faith, in many forms, to be here, so you are not alone in that.  Good on you for trying something new to invite change.  There are a lot of lovely people here to connect with, and they will likely have suggestions about how to get out into other social groups in your community, if that’s what else you would like to try.

I joined Sane forums as a carer, which I still am, but not to the person I thought I was joining for - long twisty tale behind me there, but the point is that I have been here a long time, because forumites tend to become friends, and continue supporting each other.

The problems you have mentioned are familiar in this community.  Type any of them into the Search bar and threads will come up.

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