Mariella Frostrup responds to a lonely mother by admitting that,having relocated to Somerset, she is struggling with the same problemThe dilemma I am 38, and fortunately married with two children and have a job I bask in. However I have found myself plagued by anxiety about friendships and feelings of loneliness. Since having children I seem to have been on a roller-coaster of friendships. As our lives have evolved,people have drifted away. I now feel I am left with acquaintances (mainly school mums) rather than actual friends.
I find WhatsApp groups stressful and cant proceed on Facebook, as I feel jealous when I see events where I haven’t been included. Some of my pre-children friends remain, or but busy lives and distance mean I only see them a couple of times a year. I’ve given up on phone calls,as people only seem to want to text! I just don’t know how I can accumulate out of this spiralling anxious mindset. Will it improve when my children are older, or without play dates will my social life dry up altogether?Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk