computer illiterate carer. is this working?

[emily]

Hi, i hate computers and am so bad at all of this so i hope this is working... helloooo?
anyway. stumbled across this site and forum whilst sitting in tears of despair and feeling ever so alone. same old cliche i suppose, but 'i thought i was the only one...' etc etc! always so reassuring to know you're not alone.
anyways, i'm rather new to the whole caring business, and am about as good at it as i am with computers, alas. anyway, i am an unfortunately old and jaded 24 year old, caring for my father who is a severely immobile, alcoholic, wheelchair-bound, chronically depressed sufferer of strokes (3 'mild' ones so far. not looking forward to the next one) and a bloody wonderful man (if a little demanding on occassions). generally try and embrace the 'carer mentality' and my new life in a cul-de-sac with cats, medication, social workers and a stairlift, but occasionally envy my friends out at the pub... and then i feel bad for thinking that. is that wrong?
gosh this is confessional aint it?!
genuinely have no clue how these forum things work. 'tis rather cathartic anyway.
all the best to all the lovely carers out there.

[rosemary]

Hi Emily,

Welcome to the forum where you will meet a great bunch of people who will be able to relate to some of what you're coping with.

As well as carers sharing their own experiences, the main site has a wealth of information so please take a good look round when you can.

Realising you are not alone in itself means you have taken a step in the right direction by joining here.

If you click on this next link you will find a list of words people have used to describe their feelings.Just see how many will be similar to your own.

http://www.carersuk.org/Forums/viewtopi ... s+describe

If you want to ask any questions please do.We may not have all the answers but will surely try help you if we can.

Look forward to getting to know you.

Rosemary

[pixienubbins]

Welcome to the site!

you'll find so much support and nice people on here!

[Matt Carers UK]

Hi emily

Your IT skills can't be that bad as you managed to get registered and make a post. and you posted it in exactly the right place.

There is soem useful info at this link which explains some of the jargon like forums, posts, threads etc and what on earth it all means!

http://www.carersuk.org/Forums/faq.php

matt

[Alison]

Hi Emily welcome to the site. You will find that everybody here is so friendly and are always there to listen and offer advice. Don't worry about your IT skills, I am not that good and I can't spell. So don't worry Alison