Hi
@LonleyC
I agree with
@Grannie G that attending support groups (with or without your husband) can be very beneficial. It certainly helped me in the early years of caring for my wife.
I can sympathise with you, as my wife's communication abilities were affected very early on, so over these last 6 years, I have found myself becoming more and more "alone". Daft of course, as she's been here with me all that time but I missed having someone that I could share things with.
Sadly, things have changed recently, as she has now moved into residential care in a nursing home. Its only been 3 weeks tomorrow, so it's all a bit raw and I have visited every day but it has been difficult getting used to going home to an empty house.
Fortunately, she seems to have settled in well and is receiving good care. At the start of our journey (early 2014), I made a concerted effort to build a social life for us both (her long standing anxiety and depression issues meant we didn't previously socialise much). We became regulars at a local pub and made some great friends there. This helped her a lot plus gave me the opportunity to escape the loneliness. It is certainly what has kept me going, now so more than ever.
I'm so glad you have found Talking Point - the lovely folk on here will support you all the way.
Kind regards
Phil