Introducing Spondy66 (Chris of Asgard lol!)

[Spondy66]

Hello all. My name is Chris and I sit here on day 9 of the 14 day self-isolation my girl Kelly and I have been on since returning from Vacation in Jamaica. To say the least it has been very mentally challenging. COVID-19 has augmented my seemingly uncontrollable effort to search for purpose in life, mostly through the internet, which has lead me here.

Tale of the Tape

• I am turning 45 in April
• Lived all my life in Northern Ontario, except for the age of 5 to 10 in Alberta
• Oldest of 8 siblings
• Depression since about 16 years old
• Was married for 14 years but divorced
• 6 months after separation my children stopped talking to me....remains the same to this day
• Multiple health issues in addition to depression
• Feel I am fairly intelligent but definitely broken
• Many different Dep Meds but am currently only on 1: Fetzima
• Religion: Catholic but not a very good one
• Number 1 belief: Everything happens for a reason, even the bad stuff. Just wish I could understand 10% of it all!
• Love to laugh
• Getting increasingly bad at hiding my feelings as i get older...the masks we wear

Thank you for reading!!

[paul m]

Hello Chris and welcome to the forum. It's good to see a newbie taking part in the forum. Take Care. paul m

[uni]

Great to have you here Chris/Spondy66. I replied to another post of yours before seeing this one. Thanks for letting us know something about you. I can relate to you on a few counts, especially "feel I am fairly intelligent but definitely broken". In part that may be why I feel so at home here. I hope you will too.

[AJ]

Welcome to the forum Spondy66. I have just finished a 14 day self isolation after a trip out of the country. It was much easier to self isolate then the challenge of trying to disconnect from the daily bombardment of 'breaking news'. I find having a sense of humour helpful. (Click on photo to enlarge)

[uni]

Haha AJ I love it! Maybe I can make one for myself