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[Connemmara]

I have not been very well with depression and cant get motivated to go out - I live on my own - I was wondering is there anything interesting to do on the computer. Apart from reading news etc. Thanks for any answers.

[albaqwerty]

sorry to hear you've not been well conne, do you like games? lots of them out there, ranging from puzzle/hunt the object etc.

[zzxxee]

what about takeing part in some surveys some even pay you??

[TTG]

Hi Mate. Sorry you are feeling that way. If you are shy, ChatterBank is a good place to start. There are some fun people on here and who knows....you might be able to answer queries along with us! What are your hobbies and interests? Join a few forums on those subjects you enjoy. There a loads of clubs with forums. I am sure you can get along to a meeting and/or club social evening. You will have a common interest if the club is based on a hobby. Good luck and welcome to AB!

[vulcan]

If you like jigsaw puzzles, try http://www.jigzone.com

[TTG]

www.minclip.com Free games!

[TTG]

Sorry it is www.miniclip.com

[TheEqualizer]

Hi Connemmara

As Alba mentions, games are always good to play...... such as spider solitaire or on-line backgammon, as craft plays it and likes it.
You can watch you tube clips/tv programmes old and new...........do you like Starsky and Hutch as all their episodes on you tube now and I Spy....robert culp.............to name but a couple.

Here's a link......................http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=Q1aoNYAVqYc


How are you sleeping now? as last time i saw a post from you, seemed you were having a bad time of it.

Hope you all better now, as you know you can always come here for a chat to good people who will welcome you with open arms.

Take care

yogi the equalizing bear

[zzxxee]

not being nosey but i wondered if you are getting any help for your depression x

[TheEqualizer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1aoNYAVqYc

[TheEqualizer]

^^^^thats better^^^^

[Connemmara]

Hi everybody I have been on here for about a year and a half and have answered some of your questions.

Being on the computer a good bit of the day seems a waste of life to me but whatever I do - when I finish I will go down and feed the dog and lie in bed. I have the most heinous INSOMNIA ever - and am frightened that I am taking too many sleeping pills - I took 4 x 10s tranqs the other night and I was still up. Have loads of friends who have stopped asking me to go out now as I just cant face it and another thing do not want to go do doctors as he has prescribed antidepressants which I tried for a long time and did not work. I do enjoy answerbank most of the time but feel I need to be back in the working world even after working for 38 years in the Civil Service - got medically retired which I wanted at the time but feel "needed". I also do a voluntary job in Credit Union have done 25 years - I have a few pounds - but really nothing matters - I will have to get out out - sorry for rabbiting on here

[TTG]

No problem at all mate....problem shared....

[albaqwerty]

conne small steps, try a short walk around your neighbourhood,
that might start getting your body chemicals going.
You just rabbit away on here anytime you like :D

[tinkerbell23]

could you join a gym or a club to meet other friends?? what about other chatrooms or have you been on friends reuinted to find people from school...what about researching your family tree!?xx

[TheEqualizer]

Dont feel sorry for rabbiting on, Connemmara......that's what this site is all about!

I gotta go ....but back later on.

yogi x

[zzxxee]

are there any websites on depression where you can talk to councellers??

[Connemmara]

Also just looking at all suggestions and thanks for them but I have tried them too - youtube - downloading music etc. I guess at present I am too far down the line or maybe some of you could say too far up my a%se Thanks for concern (am crying now) I really dont know what brings this on.

My life has been quite a sad one losing abut 15 members of my family not altogether of course. But lost 15 year old nephew in bomb/shooting another in drowningin Thailand/ and one of the mothers starved herself to death. leaving 4 small babies.

also I suffered a shooting myself and have 2 quite horrible car crashes. and last year on holiday broke my arm, ankle and atooth. So now I suffer from fibromyalgia i have pain all the time but I know I could be so so much worse. Just brassing off to strangers - sorry!!!!

[albaqwerty]

dear lord conne
Your're grieving me dear.
There's no time limit on that.

[craft1948]

Hi Connemara
I too suffer from depression and live alone........I'm okay as long as my meds are right.....I've just had them reviewed and changed again and must say at the moment I'm feeling the best I have in ages.
I also have mobility problems (I can't get off my fat arse) so I spend a lot of time on my PC.
I enjoy on-line games as Equaliser mentioned and play backgammon and also hearts. Had a few games of hearts this morning.....the internet sorts a game out for you and you can chat with the other players if you want....I've been playing today with 2 dutch guys and a german lady.
My main on-line interest, apart from AB, is genealogy, which you can become totally engrossed by. I have my family tree on GenesReunited and the other members on there are great....they also have a chat forum for interested parties.
You don't have to go out to 'meet' people...some of my best 'friend' are pixels......

[dothawkes31]

Hi connemmara, I agree with craft, you may well enjoy the distraction and compelling aspect of researching your family history, you could include short trips to your local library to access the mibrary version of ancrestry.co.uk for free searches, and it would help you to find a purpose to communicate with family you may have not had the need to get in touch with, see my beginners guide under the article tab in 'family' on here and also check out this site as a taster:

familysearch.org.

just put one of your family surnames in and see what results you get.