Originally Posted by
ecojeanne
I have the easiest most fulfilling job but I miss people. I grew up moving from place to place and so my childhood friends are few and far between. I don’t believe I will ever meet anyone to care for or for them to care for me because I never meet people full stop. I try my hardest to get out and about but it’s not working. I’ve joined classes, gyms, clubs and even online dating (what a joke that was). I have finally truly given up.
I’m too tired. I really don’t want to exist anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I would ever harm myself, ever, but I just can’t stand the way things are. I meet up with my gal friends every so often and to be honest it has started to feel a bit weird. They are all attached/married and stick together with double dates etc (and girlie bitching sessions which they know I don’t enjoy participating in so therefore i become useless to share sessions with). I suddenly realize I’m not ‘one of them’. There is a part of me that says ok fine, so I’m not into that or have a bf to share with them but this (today) awful part of me wishes I was like them.
It sounds like you are missing social activities you've had before eco. You are a social person and it must be hard to not be part of a wider community of people you can do exciting things with.
These are some very strong feelings you are expressing here. It sounds like a knot of different issues all tangled up into one which makes you feel this despair that you've posted. I think that once you un tangle some of these issues and clarify them to yourself and realize that on their own they are much simpler to both understand and resolve and are a lot more achievable you will feel a lot better. In short, it may be a good idea to write all of them down and then prioritize which ones have biggest bearing on you. Is it problems with current friends, not finding somebody who would be a right match and a good partner, not getting the attention from the family that you feel you deserve or something else that influence you the most? A lot of these issues are very common and honestly I will be hard pressed to find anyone on LF (or IRL) that doesn't have them in one form or another.
On the bright side these revelations might be a turning point in your life for the better Eco. Now that you understand more fully the things you are missing you can take control of those aspects of your life and engage them directly and creatively.
Don't cry, don't regret and don't blame
Weak find the whip, willing find freedom
Towards the sun, carry your name
In warm hands you are given
Ask the wind for the way
Uncertainty's gone, your path will unravel
Accept all as it is and do not blame
God or the Devil
~Born to Live - Mavrik~