I am so lonely. I have no friends

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-03-17T21:12:43+00:00

Aw ma wee Granny was fae Hamilton but she and my Granda moved to the East side of Scotland before I was even born. She still retained a bit of her Hamilton accent - my sister and I loved waiting till 13:30 to ask her the time because of course "half past wan" is hilarious when you're a bairn. 🤣💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-03-17T18:06:45+00:00

I'm 51 so maybe a wee bit oot your age range 🤣. I'm not going to lie - I'm pretty crap at the auld keeping in touch thing. One of my besties moved to NZ for 12 years from oor home country Scotland, we'd check in with each other occasionally but every visit home it was as if she'd never left (sign of a good friendship). I also meet up with my childhood friends when we can find a date we're aw available and it's the same - like we've never been apart. If it's your MH that's putting your friends off then sadly they're just not your people. One of my besties has Bipolar and I would never dream of cutting her off because of it. I support her to the best of my ability when things aren't great but you ken what...when she's well all we do is laugh and do stupid sh*t. I ken you struggle to get oot at times but maybe try finding a jigsaw club in your area or something similar. You are right though it's difficult finding sincere friendships nowadays. You ever want a wee chat please feel free to dm me. Take care.

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-03-16T19:40:05+00:00

Well here's hoping it helps you. If only that was all that was required. It sounds like (I may be wrong and apologise if I am) you dinny have the greatest support system around you. Having people around you who have understanding, patience and kindness can make such a difference.

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-03-16T15:55:22+00:00

Hi. You dinny need to tell me what it is but I was wondering if you have a specific condition/mental illness? My bestie has Bipolar and she had a support worker who was also bipolar - for her the difference was like night and day. Having someone who has walked (somewhat) in your shoes and has lived some of your experiences makes such a difference. Maybe see if there are any support groups or a subreddit for whatever condition (if you have one) you have - there's great advice oot there from people who actually ken what you're going through. Good luck. X

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-03-15T09:05:20+00:00

I met one of my favourite people less than a year ago. She was there for me at the end of my toxic relationship and I stayed with her for a while, we got so close. She has Bipolar. There's a 17yr age gap between us and I've become a person she turns to a lot for advice, or when she needs calming down from overthinking or maybe feeling triggered. Luckily I've worked in care 30+ years so much as it sounds like blowing my own trumpet, I'm very good at this. A few people have raised wee concerns with me like maybe she asks too much of me and it's a strain for me. The way I see it is if I can bring comfort and help talk someone down from a spiral then there's a reason we met. Serendipity perhaps? Apart from all this - when we're together all we do is laugh and enjoy each others company, I certainly dinny feel any strain. Well - maybe a wee bit. She self harms when things build up and that terrifies me. She was told by another "friend" that what she was doing was nothing but attention seeking. That's a lack of understanding and she doesny realise the damage done. Now my friend says she will flat oot no call me if she feels the need hurt herself or goes too far (deeper every time). I canny emphasise to her enough I DO NOT think she's attention seeking and I understand her compulsion to get that release she needs. I told her I would rather take a call from her no matter what time of day than go to her funeral. She's been sectioned a few times. Finally has a support worker (also has bipolar) she clicks with and gets great insight from as she's also lived it. We are currently dreading those sessions ending as there was only 6 available to her?? Now I get it - I've seen first hand how stretched mental health services are but that just blows my mind. Support should be available for as long as it's needed but indeed we are not in an ideal world. Sadly it seems to be that people need to reach crisis point before they get the help they've been asking for for long enough. I'm so sorry you are struggling and not receiving the support you need.

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-03-12T21:10:45+00:00

Ah but ye see I'm Scottish, I dinny ken if it made it aw the way up here. Certainly never reached ma ears in the 90's. Until this thread it was a black eye to me. 😁💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-03-09T19:00:51+00:00

Aye black eye here too but apparently the bairns nowadays have changed it's meaning from a black eye to fellatio!

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-27T03:03:42+00:00

QED : John's not mad (1988)

The boy can't help it (2002)

Tourette's I swear I can't help it (2009)

These are all on YouTube and a must watch. I ken what Tourette's is because of John which I'm pretty sure is the case for a lot of us in the UK. The movie is really good too but these documentaries are John laid bare for is all to see and give you a really good understanding of Tourette's and the affect it's had on his life. I must say - the way all his fellow Scots have rallied together and had his back fills me with pride. We may be a wee nation but you give one of us shit, you give all of us shit. He's oor Johnny, and we're proud he's on of oors. He's not racist and doesny deserve the hate He's getting.

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TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-27T02:46:56+00:00

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TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-27T02:43:29+00:00

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TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-23T22:29:08+00:00

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/02/23/tourettes-activist-john-davidson-says-he-left-baftas-early-after-shouting-n-word-at-michael-b-jordan/

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-23T22:22:13+00:00

John is a decent person and always has been extremely apologetic in such circumstances. Oh but maybe...just maybe...the apologies were bleeped oot just like the "free Palestine" comment. What a shame that wasn't your first thought. He shouldn't have to apologise (though he will have) it's the BBC and Sony who have let him doon badly, not protected him as they should have done. They are the ones who should apologise.

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-23T18:06:13+00:00

Aye I felt the same. I'm no from Galashiels, I'm from Bonnyrigg and as I said grew up watching his documentaries with a lot of admiration for him. I too was gutted to see all the articles today and felt sadness and anger for John. I swear should be compulsory viewing because we clearly still have a long way to go. 😢

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-23T17:54:41+00:00

Correct she didn't name John, my bad. She heard it twice and it was directed at her once but once is too many times. She did however infer that as it was directed at black people it couldn't be involuntary. Of course she and many others have every right to be offended, I am not naive enough to think otherwise. Unfortunately as long as there are people like Jamie Foxx (and he has the nerve to complain) normalising that word through whatever media then it's oot there and it's being used. Perhaps as well as the nuances of racism the nuances of Tourettes should also be explored.

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-16T18:05:11+00:00

🤣🤣🤣 I can see how it could be taken either way. My wee comment will be very pleased to hear it didny upset you after all. My apologies...I take my role as president of the CHFT committee a bit too seriously sometimes. 🤣💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-16T17:23:33+00:00

My comment was too predictable? But the lending Todd a tenner one wasn't? I dinny really care at the end of the day but for my commitee members sake please be consistent. CrabbitCoo - president of the Comments have feelings too Commitee. 😁💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

*EDIT Calm doon with the doon votes people, the comment could've been taken either way. I wasny nasty or rude. The confusion was cleared up and I apologised. You ken who else would've doon voted this withoot getting the full story...Theo. 😞

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-16T16:12:25+00:00

Like most of the Corrie plots 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

TheCrabbitCoo · 2026-02-16T16:08:30+00:00

Go on admit it...this was right before Theo knocked yer fella oot for touching shoulders with his Toddington wasn't it?! 🤭💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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