feeling lost and alone

tiredandsad

New member
Hi everyone, I just joined this forum because I have no one to talk to. I have struggled with social anxiety/shyness for a very long time; around others, I feel like a complete misfit that no one wants to invest any time in. Even though I am rather introverted, this does bother me since I would like to have friends to do things with at times (I can count the number of friends I have on one hand, if that gives you an idea of my social network). Currently, I am going through college and studying abroad, but so far living and socializing overseas has been just as painful and trying as it was back home; this makes me feel like a hopeless case. Every day has been a bad day over the last few weeks, and I'm worried that I may get really depressed and actually commit suicide. My expectations for studying abroad weren't really high or anything, but everthing is turning out so horribly. It seems as if I am just some stupid American that doesn't belong at the university; I don't even think that the other Americans I have met think much of me either, which I wish I could figure out why. It's as if there is an awful, unapproachable vibe people get from me. Please, if someone else has a similar situation, I would like to hear it.
 

LoveMyTroy

Member
I think most of us can relate to feeling like an outcast. I don't think it ever fully goes away until you have learnt to except yourself. You have some friends so it is clear that some people like you and you have done many great things by the sound of it going to college thats excellent. :D I am hoping I can acheive the same goal one day.
 
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