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Loneliness & estrangement

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xoxo39 · 09/03/2024 12:47

I'm estranged from my parents due to emotional abuse, it's been 6 years no contact. My younger sister was my best friend but after I gave birth 2 years ago she became really distant & she's only seen us 3 times since. I don't have any close friends. I was close to my grandad & aunty but they both died whilst I was pregnant. I have my partner & his family but it doesn't feel the same.

I've thought about contacting my parents, but I learnt recently that they know I had a son & they've never tried to contact me. I know deep down there would be nothing to gain by resuming contact. In the past I've been homeless & lived in homeless hostels because I had no family or friends to stay with. I'm sick of feeling so lonely, I've felt this way all of my life. Recently I was having relationship problems, I had no one to talk too, I had no one I could go & stay with to get some headspace. Does anyone else feel this way? How do you get through it?

OP posts:
ParrotParrot · 09/03/2024 12:50

It must have been pretty serious for you the go NC with them for 6 years so I would leave it personally. I’m in a similar situation however without a partner so it really is just me but that wouldn’t prompt me to start contact with my relatives as what they did was too awful for me to forgive but only you know if you can forgive your relatives but 6 years is a long time.

Loubelle70 · 09/03/2024 20:33

I am also NC with mum...9 months. I won't go back, too risky for my mental health.
Im lonely at times OP...today...seen 3 couples within space of 50 metres ... holding hands...i never had that with my ex, im.tactile he wasn't... loneliest place. I also dont have family around me etc...i get that loneliness. You can dm me OP id youd like to chat xxx

MinervatheGreat · 09/03/2024 20:56

Sending you love and a huge hug.
Take up the offer to DM the previous poster who has reached out to you. Strangers are friends you haven’t met yet.
Lots of us have had dreadful periods of loneliness throughout our lives but it passes and we get through it. You will too.
This link might help?
https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/

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Every Mind Matters

If you are feeling stressed, anxious, low or can't sleep, Every Mind Matters can help with expert advice, practical tips and personalised actions to help you.

https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/

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