I have my 3 best friends, 2 of which I've known most of my life and 1 I met at my daughter's preschool. These 3 mean the world to me and I'd trust with my children's life. 1 is a teacher (head of dept), guiding leader and has 2 kids, on of which is on the ASD, so she's pretty busy and I don't get to see her as much as I'd like. The other 2 I see a couple of times a week and talk to everyday. The friend I met 11 years ago, I saw in the queue waiting to pick up our kids and she looked so shy, I thought I'd introduce myself. We've been through so much together, and she's the one person, other than my mum, that hubby trusts to look after me when I'm ill.
Other friends I've met through church, through the school run, through other friends etc. I've always found it easy to talk to people and maintaining friendships is vital to me to maintain my mental health. So I spend time with them - I contact them as often as I can, as much as I'm well enough to - though they're pretty good at calling me if I go quiet as they know that means I'm not too good.
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