Re: Does anyone besides me feel isolated and lonely with IBS-D???
11/09/09 05:58 PM
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Toady
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1299
Loc: A small city, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
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Feeling isolated and lonely definitely can be a part of ibs, especially if you are not stable.
You need a support system. Doesn't sound like you have that right now. Family first, then friends. I'm hoping you are close with at least one person in your family with whom you can confide how you're really feeling.
As for friends, if they cannot accept you for you then the really aren't a friend are they? I don't have a lot of friends. One best friend. A few people I talk to at work but don't see outside the office. And 2 friends I've know 1 my whole life literally and 2 since high school. That sums it up. My colleagues know that I have IBS. I don't hide it because educating people about it is just as important as getting stable.
I hope you feel you can always vent to your online IBS friends. That's why we're here. I know it's not the same as sitting with your girlfriends for a cup of tea, but it does help.
Once you're stable, if you're not already, you could try meeting new people - change churches for a sermon or two, take a class at the community centre or library etc. There's lots of ways to meet new people.
If your "friends" are still there in the end then they are your friends. If they are not there in the end, they are not worth lost sleep. Sorry, brutally honest, but I've been there too many times.
I suppose I'm very lucky. My husband and family are very understanding. I don't know many people who stand outside the bathroom door making sure you're still conscious... but my DH does. And my best friend sympathizes as she's dairy free too so she is compassionate to what I go through.
Hugs!
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Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up! 
Edited by Toady (11/09/09 06:02 PM)
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