Hello New Friends

Hi all Howzi here (M38 south uk) , finally plucked up the courage to join up to the forum and speak

New to all this but after suffering with R&R for over 10 years an not having much of an oulet to people who actually understand the things i go through an have to deal with , i thought it was about time to try some support

I did alot of therapy groups an awareness groups etc in my earlier days but i found them to be too troublesome for me

Anyway before i blab for to long , what I really need right now is to speak with / make friends with / others with ms

What i have struggled with is finding people of a similar age , who might be at similar stages of there life an deal with similar things to me

So here’s me reaching out to meet new people in the hope i can make some friends who i can turn to for a chat that understand, and also provide the same in return

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Welcome!

Don’t be afraid to jump in. Nobody bites (and even if they did, they can’t reach you online)!

Best to read and research MS extensively. After a while, you can work out who/what you are and what bits are relevant to you - and soon work out which bits are bullshit motivated by self-interest and which bits are genuine. Besides, the more expert you become, soon you can be helping out others too :smiley:

Hi Howzi, welcome to the forum, I’m sure you’ll be happy here! I’m Poz - 43, Yorkshire, RRMS 3yrs/dx 1yr😁

I’m not quite at the level of experience as you and I know I’m fortunate so far in my journey to not have many physical struggles. As a result I find this forum invaluable as I’m being prepared for the future and all the honest posts help stave off the dreaded denial.

Hello Howzi,
Like You I Am Not Fond of Attending Groups. And Its very Hard to Except MS. I Had a Busy Life. I Was a support Worker For Mental Health, And learning Disabilities. I Also Ran A Youth Club for Children Aged 7 Years to 15. Then when I was Diagnosed In May I Havent Been Able To Continue :pleading_face:
How ever I would Be Happy to Chat if you would like to Howzi. Talking will Help Your Mental Health.

Hi there and welcome.

Looking forward to reading your posts. On a personal note, what I like about this forum is that you are in control.

I may not respond on all posts, sometimes the content is not in my scope but that said I still read everything.