I just want to be useful

[TheLastGreySky]

I think one of the reasons I struggle with recovering is I feel useless. It's not so much that I feel unwanted but I feel unneeded.
I have empty nest syndrome and I've been a wreck the past couple years, are there any ways that I might be able to fill needed?
Like maybe someone needs a pen pal,
Or maybe I can become one of those "awesome discord mods" I hear so much about.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Have you looked into volunteering placements in your community? Back during covid, they set up a 'helping' network where you could call elderly people in the community for a chat or, pick up groceries, prescriptions for them etc. That's so lovely that you want to help others.