ruoutthere143 Forum Posts (272)

Hi

Just saying Hi from Freehold, NJ.. I'm new here and I'd like to introduce myself... my name is Ann, I'm 42 and have an 8 year old son who I adore. I was married for 10 years and just recently divorced the week before Christmas. And like most in my situation, this whole dating scene feels strange and different. I was once told it's like being in High School again, but I don't recall feeling like this in High School. What it feels more like is being a virgin in some weird way. After all, being with the same man for 10 years and then all of a sudden, this... it feels strange!

Well, I'd just like to say Hi and I'm happy to be here, to meet different people, make friends and maybe... something more. Time will tell.

Love,
Ann

RE: Depression

Me too.. Became worse after my seperation/Divorce although I have to say that I am getting much better day by day. It helps to change the attitude about yourself. It might sound silly, it certainly sounded silly to me at first, but tell yourself as soon as you wake up, that you like yourself.. that you are a good person. Say it out loud. Then look in the mirror and say out loud the same thing. Then take a shower, get dressed and again look in the mirror and say to yourself out loud, yes, I like myself, I'm a good person, I work hard and any other positive thing you can say about yourself. Do this every day. If something bad happens or you find yourself slipping, again look in the mirror, tell yourself okay, this may be a bad thing, but I've survived through before, I can survive through this too.

Ann