Sure, apart from friends, God, Lifeline and these forums, I also find that the staff at the local mental health drop-in centre take my calls if they can, if i'm distressed. Of course, you have to go to the local mental health drop-in centre to get to know them, and once there, these centres are a rich source of networking, social life and support. If a person was really struggling, they could certainly ring up a local mental health drop-in centre and see if someone there could listen to them; then, once they had gotten out of the house, going to these centres is a good idea. There are a few lovely support workers at the local centre who support me over the phone through a lot of things. I can recommend building a relationship with your local mental health drop-in centre. The world is a source of support in all sorts of ways when you learn how to find it. The churches will help as much as they can. There's a few things I try not to do these days: put any undue pressure on myself at all, blame myself for my situation in life (on pension), etc. It has been said of me that I give very good advice but don't take my own advice, so you can all keep me in your prayers too, if you like! god bless and take good care 🙂
