Intro - Hi

I'm 39 and severely depressed. I've been avoiding coming to a place like this for a long time, because I'm so bad at talking that I can't even do it online, much less in person. Having recently lost my job, I feel even more adrift than usual, and I think it might not be a good idea to keep this stuff to myself anymore, no matter how I sound. It's a struggle to get through each day now, and I have no friends or family I can turn to.