rich442

Stroke Survivor - male
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  4. I am so glad that so many of you have responded and have given me words to be confident about. I took your advice about the counseling and have had one for less thn a year. In fact, it was she who directed me here. If I could do it all over again, I would liked to have had trustworthy companions when I left the hospital. It was just so hard. They have support groups here in my home town, but I never used them because I was so upset about what had happened. I appreciate so much the responses that I have gotten here and it makes me happy to see that there are others out there. Rich
  5. I have had my stroke 17 years ago. I have never had good relationships with people ever since. I shy away from people and especially to those who were no threat all to me. As a result, The people I have known have turned out to be abusers in every possible way to me (sexual, religous, social and etc.). Now, at 33, I have never known how to make friends, I don't trust anybody and I am so depressed about my whole life being ruined by the stroke. Some of my friends are married and have lovely houses and children, but I wonder why. It is easier to abuse (at least sexually) someone who is handicapped and this is all I remember about relationships. Sometimes I wish I hadn't made it past the ER doors. Do any of you ever have a lot of depresseion over friendships you have lost or the inability to make friends because of your stroke or how people have reacted to you and your new disability?