Tough time... Lonely!

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Registered: 04-04-2003
Tough time... Lonely!
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Sun, 10-24-2004 - 5:54pm
I'm still having a pretty rough time lately. I am having a very hard time making friends. I just started a new job not long ago and my new coworkers aren't social, or really my type to hang out with. The closest friend I have is over an hour away! I'm so lonely. My relationship is completely awful right now, as we are on a break much to my dismay. I just spent yet another weekend by myself. The one thing I was really excited about fell through because of weather.

I am feeling like I've made a huge mistake by moving here, even though it was over a year ago. I still have no friends. I'm not a bar-fly, so that scene isn't for me. But I make it a point to be friendly to everyone. At the gym, mall, whatever. No one really responds. It is like everyone is in their own world and is rejecting me from it. It is just really hard.

They say that having a support network is so important, and I have none which makes my depression seem even more inevitable. Part of me wants to give up trying anymore. Nothing I have done in the past few years to try to be happier has helped. Maybe it just isn't possible anymore! I can't even put a finger on what I get true enjoyment out of. Its frustrating.

Does anyone have any advice? I'm losing my ability to care anymore

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Sun, 10-24-2004 - 10:36pm

Oh sweetie, can I relate to what you are saying.