Hi Zoe, I’m Amanda! In your post, you did wonder if anyone has seen your post, and considering the fact that I’m replying to it rn, you can bet that at least one person has seen it! (Pls excuse my lame attempt at breaking the ice haha)

On a serious note, I can relate with what you’re going through to a certain extent, feeling lonely even though from an outsider’s point of view, I’m not (of course there’s way more to it but that’s one of more universal problem I guess). Luckily I managed to pull myself out of suffering from severe depression (judging from the symptoms, I was borderline to depression but not too deep into it yet). Alright, enough rambling about me! It’s nice that you are actively seeking help by reaching out to other people from the rest of the world though. Although I cannot guarantee an immediate response to your reply, given the potential time difference and all (also, I’m a bit inconsistent, sorry 🙁 ), I’ll try my best to keep our correspondences fresh and alive (lol).

In short, if you need a friend, I am willing to be one. Further down the line, who knows if we’ll find a lot in common and strengthen our friendship from there?

You can elaborate more on your mental health issues if you feel like it; if you’re uncomfortable up here, we can always privately correspond. Just send me your email address along with your reply if you want to go along with that option!