its good that you found out early.

I do a few things, either get some friends to go and sit elsewhere in the pub/cafe so they're close by, and get them to ring/text to ask how things are going and give them a word that is either its fine or no help me get out of here kinda thing.

There are good people on the forums though, sometimes it takes a while to find them. For example the library and fetlife are good. Collarme has been a never ending source of grief for me