Anybody else without plans on this Saturday night? Anyone else sitting at home?

I woke up to more snow this morning. Luckily it all seems to be melting fairly quickly.

Huh?

Hooray! Drinks all around!

Thought I killed the thread there for a bit... haha

I agree. I would like to see this thread kick up again so I can get to know some new people! That's why I joined this site, and I'm assuming that's why (at least some) other people did too.

Yeah, it got away from me there.....

Anyway, are there any single women left in Minnesota? I'm on two different dating sites, and having a hell of a time getting a response, let alone an actual date.

I just moved to the north Suburbs, and I'm looking to meet new people. It's a hard thing to do when you work all the time!

Are all the single women south of the Metro extinct? Or are there still some of you left?

Yeah, I'll have to do that... Thanks for the info. They didn't tell me any of that.

Fair enough lol

interesting? Is that good or bad?

How's it look? Be honest...

Oh, I always understood those to be for people at risk of suicide... Thank you

The VA told me that if I want counseling through them I would have to go to the VA clinic, and I'm 3 hours from the nearest one.

And I don't think a crisis hotline is for me. Isn't that for people who are seriously thinking about suicide? I'm just looking for counseling for my depression.

Yes, I'm a veteran of the Army.



I've been searching online for an hour now looking for some sort of live chat counseling that is free of charge. The only thing I've found so far, however, costs $2.50 per minute. I'm looking for some sort of live chat that's actually free, or someone on here that has a therapeutic background.

I've tried that route a few times, and in a few different ways (it obviously didn't work). I'm in a strange way these days. I have no plans of killing myself, but I really don't care if I live or die, which causes me to be reckless at times.

I just feel very alone, and frequently wonder if my absence would be noticed by my family and friends. I've been single for a long time now, and I wonder if that will ever change. I want to remember what it is like to be loved, and not wake up every morning wondering whether or not I'll talk to someone that day. I miss the feeling I used to get when someone who loves me touches me.

I'm extremely empty, I know I've accomplished a lot in the past year, but I still have very low self esteem, and I feel worthless most of the time.

Yeah, I know I need meds, and I know a psychiatrist needs to write them out. And I know for sure I have an imbalance. I have a lot of issues with depression and anxiety, but I've been managing without medication for years... It's just getting worse now for some reason.

I guess I should have clarified... Really I'm just looking for some counseling until I can get insurance and see a psychiatrist.

Sorry, I should have been more descriptive.

Okay, so my insurance doesn't kick in at my new job for another month, but I would really like to speak to a therapist about my depression issues. I know this may seem selfish, and like I'm begging, but if there is a therapist on this site, or even someone studying to become one who is willing to do this for free, I'd really like to talk on an instant message program from time to time... Even just once a week would be great.

This is starting to overwhelm my life and needs to stop, but I can't afford to see a therapist yet.

I'm born and raised in Minnesota, actually. I'm originally from Owatonna, but now I live about an hour away, and I'm hoping to find someone to hang out with that lives a bit closer.