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Appreciate everyone's comments and concerns. I find it so damn frustrating to deal with it all. Social gatherings make me want to hide under a rock. Holidays suck too. They feel so superficial and meaningless, so I gravitate to being alone. Hate the theatrics of socializing. Some folks know how to '...

Beautiful day. Memorial day. Was invited to a large barbecue. Lotsa people, great food, perfect event. So, what did I do? Stayed home, had a couple drinks. Guess I was looking for an excuse not to go. Social anxiety? Now I get to make excuses as to why I never showed. Everybody was expecting me. Too...

New to this forum. You can read my introduction post to understand where I've been. does anyone feel like life is just a daily routine to perform while you wait to die? Seems like a visious cycle to me. Get up go to work, make money to fund my existence, come home go to bed and wait for the cycle to...

New to this forum, but have been on others in the past. Always felt like an outsider on the others. Everyone seemed to care and offered encourement for my plight. Once the introductions were over, however, I felt like someone not good enough to be included. Kinda like a club where I wasn't really we...