The Lonely, Lonely World

[grherrin]

In 2008, there were around 6,700,000,000 people (. That's almost seven billion people...seven billion! How can there be nearly seven billion people in the world and yet still have so many of us feel so lonely, forgotten, invisible?

Over the last few months, someone near and dear to me revealed that the loneliness was such that emotional

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I feel the same very often. I think we do not want to come across as whiners or complainers because these are our children we are talking about, and they have not chosen to be "special". Complaining about autism would be like complaining about red hair or freckles or a penis instead of a vagina. I hesitate to ask for support or help too. I've tried hard to create a support system for myself and I feel like I have failed again and again. I try to be a support and I fail, too, and worst of all, I feel like my friends have failed me. I hate that I feel like that. So ultimately, all I can do is answer to my family- my husband and my children. Love to you, Lena. You are an amazing momma.

This hits home

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Oh wow. This is completely me. I struggle with every post with how real to be (read: raw, struggling). Sometimes I just let it rip. Other times I temper it so I don't make people so sad they stop reading. And it makes me a very lonely mom. Your words are so important on this topic. I've been thinking about this "group isolation" concept for weeks as well. How can we be that support for each other? Maybe a monthly conference call on freeconferencecall.com? I don't want to be lonely any more. I'm available to connect if you ever just want to vent... lauriewallin@gmail.com

Still thinking about this...

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I've re-read this post about 10 times since you posted it. Really impacted me. I am so glad you shared it!

How are you doing today?

Hugs!

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I am sorry you have been "shut down" and feel like you can't communicate either the joys or sorrows that are part of your daily life. I understand where you are coming from.

Keep sharing. I haven't been forthcoming on my blog about how I feel lonely a lot of the time, but it's true. Thanks for bringing it out into the light. It doesn't seem so bad now that it's out there!

~Jennifer