I am a Mum of two and feel stuck in a rut. I have applied for every job under the sun and am having no replies, since becoming a Mum I have lost my friends, I literally have one friend. I tried baby groups and would cry in my car afterwards as no matter how many smiles or hellos I could never get any further conversation. Eldest is now in school, I can't seem to crack the school mums, I try and try, smiles, ask how LO's are, join in social events, no joy, most of them already know each other through their older children and the one woman who I do get on with is leaving after this term and going another school. I feel lonely. I leave the house to drop and collect eldest and that's about it. My OH is in a demanding job working long and unsociable hours. I need a job with set shifts as I will be reliant on a nursery and lots of job s expect you to be fully flexible. I cant see a way out of this loneliness. I suffer with anxiety which makes everything so much worse as I sit alone with my thoughts everyday and overthink everything.