@hattenM Most people don't know what they will be pursuing at that age (including myself), it's very normal. You're only 17, you have a lot of time to figure out what you want to do. Also, don't ever listen to people saying something like "this age is the peak of your life", everyone's life is different. At 17, I wasn't doing the best either and it was only recently that I genuinely started feeling really happy.
Looking for friends in games or online is great, but nothing comes close to hanging out with real people. You gotta ask yourself what exactly it is that's stopping you from making friends in real life. For me, it was my communication skills and physical appearance and working on both of those things helped me a ton.
Also, suicide is NEVER the answer, it is going to be a bit rough to figure stuff out, but that's how life is. Everything eventually works out if you put in the effort.
@Manasfes Manasfes said:Most people don't know what they will be pursuing at that age (including myself), it's very normal. You're only 17, you have a lot of time to figure out what you want to do. Also, don't ever listen to people saying something like "this age is the peak of your life", everyone's life is different. At 17, I wasn't doing the best either and it was only recently that I genuinely started feeling really happy. having any job at my age would be nice although I doubt I could keep one with the disorder I have. i'm just more concerned about other goals, like finding a friend, because I know that would make me happy. I already know what type of friendship I would want. it's just so hard to find the type of friendship i'm looking for. oh and by "having the best time of my life" I guess I wrote that wrong, I don't care about the status quo or peer pressure, i'll never care about that vain stuff, what I meant was, I'd want to do fun stuff most teenagers do like, hanging out with a friend at a park or something. I once went to a really cool park when I was 14. I only went there 2 times, I didn't talk much too anyone but it was still fun, I actually included some photos of it in the latest thread I made..Manasfes said:Looking for friends in games or online is great, but nothing comes close to hanging out with real people. agreed, having a friend in real life to hang out with would be nice, having a real friend would actually make me feel loved for once, If I was feeling good and my disorder wasn't being so bad, I could probably hang out with them at that park I mentioned. although if I did meet a good friend online, then I would fine with that too. Manasfes said:You gotta ask yourself what exactly it is that's stopping you from making friends in real life. For me, it was my communication skills and physical appearance and working on both of those things helped me a ton. the whole situation really, the isolation, being alone for so long, I just have such a distorted view of not only people but myself, and then I have a weird disorder that fluctuates between being bad, even sometimes debilitating, to fine on rare occasions. I feel depressed most of time because of all this, it all makes me feel tied down. as much I would prefer making friends in real life, considering all of this, online just seems easier.Manasfes said:suicide is NEVER the answer, it is going to be a bit rough to figure stuff out, but that's how life is. Everything eventually works out if you put in the effort. I don't think I could ever do it, I just think of it often. I appreciate your concern though and that you're willing to give me advice.
that's what i'd like to think, that if you're persistent enough, it can happen, but when I said "spending hours in games like vrchat" I really do mean it, I spent like 5-6 hours almost every day in that game and still didn't find anyone, I found some entertaining people for sure, but they weren't people I could be friends with. I recently decided to take a break from that game since I started feeling burnt out |