I ended up back with my parents in my thirties and was more or less in your place mentally.
I was divorced, had never had luck with relationships, unemployed, and had just gone bankrupt.
Over the next few years I learned that anxiety was my problem far more than depression and started to rebuild how I talk to myself.
Eventually I put myself out there on dating sites, met someone local, and we’ve been together for fifteen years.
Don’t think you’re unlovable, that’s beating yourself down for no reason at all.
But don’t give up on your friends. You don’t have to always be your authentic self every moment of the day. You can relax and go with the flow and the vibe of the day as you relax with people.
It’s one of the ways I learned who I was, by being around people I liked and figuring out what made them tick.
Even when I’d lost almost everything else in my life, I kept my friends.
I ended up back with my parents in my thirties and was more or less in your place mentally.
I was divorced, had never had luck with relationships, unemployed, and had just gone bankrupt.
Over the next few years I learned that anxiety was my problem far more than depression and started to rebuild how I talk to myself.
Eventually I put myself out there on dating sites, met someone local, and we’ve been together for fifteen years.
Don’t think you’re unlovable, that’s beating yourself down for no reason at all.
But don’t give up on your friends. You don’t have to always be your authentic self every moment of the day. You can relax and go with the flow and the vibe of the day as you relax with people.
It’s one of the ways I learned who I was, by being around people I liked and figuring out what made them tick.
Even when I’d lost almost everything else in my life, I kept my friends.
Consider that.