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I Am Sad and Lonely

Why I Am So Alone and Confused

By: wanderingone
Written on October 17th, 2008
Age: 22-25
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16 responses
  • Caraiya

    you're so courageous... you're able to make self-assessments and declare your feelings, and reach out to the world. i hope that you were able to find a way to show your brilliance to others.

    Apr 2
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  • Frenel

    Just because you dropped out of college doesn't mean that you weren't smart enough. What you were studying probably wasn't a good fit. One day you will find something you are passionate about, and you will be motivated to do well.

    Jan 27
    2 likes
  • annagashi

    just have faith in that what one day will everything will be ok.
    i understand u how do u fell

    Jan 12
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  • midnightmosesuk

    Hello. Believe me when I say that it won't always be this way. There will come a time when you can say "That was a bad time for me but I made it through."

    22 is still young enough for you to change your life and be happy and many people have gone on to be rich and successful without an academic background. You will find what you want to do, just work hard at it and have some faith in yourself.

    I sincerely wish you well. I don't know you but I still care about what happens to you. Good luck.

    Oct 27, 2012
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  • dreamer00555

    yeah. i get it and i feel this way a lot. i never wanna be here. i just wanna be happy. i see people all around me that smile and look so happy. i think why not me. why can't i just be happy. instead i hate life and i think i don't even wanna be here in 5 years. god kill me now. day after day of the same ****. i haven't cut myself in a while. i used to do it a lot. people just don't get it. they don't understand why. all the pressure that your under. all the stress. blahhh it sucks. i can't even believe that im on this. but oh well. i talk to hardly anyone and the people i do talk to i don't tell then anything. they wouldn't understand or they would think im a crazy person who needs help. go talk to a therapist people might say. blahhhh. sorry im going on and on. just wanna say i get it and it sucks. hope ur life gets better. ever wanna talk message me. see ya :-)

    Aug 22, 2012
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  • fnordnerina

    why do you have a conception of stupidity



    if you no like it?



    drink moor water



    have you're moral standing be something else



    orsumption

    Aug 20, 2012
    1 like
  • itsallmeee

    I read it, and I get it, and I kinda feel the same at the moment. sometimes life just sucks. sometimes for longer periods than others.. try to be strong and fight for the things you want to do, and to achieve in life, and then soon it'll get better.. and I know its easy to say, but if you want your life to get better, you have to keep fighting, because dreams and life aren't supposed to be easy.

    Mar 17, 2012
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  • polly10

    I like most have experience a hard time, when I reach out to the right people it was hard to understand that the people how are visible care and want to help. I spent years not excepting my condition and not appreicating the people around me I could only think about me. Now I have the help I need I try to make the best of my situation. The right treatment could be GP, counselling, a friend, a socail event, exercise, psychlogist, family members, groups your not alone. I don't know you but is page only shows people care take.

    Jan 20, 2012
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  • nmach

    awww I will be your friend! Your experience is almost similar to mine. The state that im in is probably the worse feeling in the world...lonliness is a disease. i know and understand completely how you feel about all of this...I wish I can give you some advice but unfortunatley I can't because we are both on the same boat...my hope is, it will get better....atleast that's what im trying to convince myself to believe.

    Nov 6, 2011
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  • sweetheart91

    I am sorry you feel this way, but know that there are people here who are willing to be there for you! I know I am! I understand how hard it is to feel like your life isn't really going anywhere and you're miserable and don't see an end to it. I've even considered ending it myself. Truth is, I don't know why we feel the way we do but I do know that you don't have to suffer alone!

    Sep 10, 2011
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  • TOMCHARL

    HONEY.

    You can get a lpt of advice but need to find out what is thr reason you feel this way.

    I had a son that went through this.

    I know hqw pianful it can be,

    I am here for you if you need me!!!

    Aug 14, 2011
    3 likes
  • angcoish

    I was in a situation almost identical to yours. I was pressured to go to university by my parents, but never got the grades. They gave me hell about it even though I worked so hard. I have never had many friends and went through a long period where I had no girlfriends, I still don't, only acquaintances. I felt so horrible for a long time, but eventually had had enough. I left university and started working in homecare, which I loved! I found out around this time that I hve ADD, my parents still think it is an excuse, but I know it is not so, whatever. After a few years I started working with a kid who had been abused and was in foster care. That was the most rewarding expirience. I found what I wanted to do even if it didn't fit with my parents expectations. I just ignored their comments and kept moving in MY direction that made me happy. I eventually decided to go back to school, but this time to one of those small college's, and do the Child and Youth Care Program. It was so much different then university. I can handle it and actually have done very well. There are always other ways to go, or other skills that you have that you can use. You were made for a purpose and if university didn't work out then it obviously wasn't suppossed to! Find something that makes you happy and don't listen to judgements of others, just do it! I can tell the children I work with that I understand how it feels to be alone, I can relate to them, and that is worth more then words can say. Start looking at your expiriences as an opportunity to relate to others and help them, to prevent them from feelling so sad. I know this is long, but I can't help it. I know now that I was so wrong to let those feelings control my life so long ago. Just the fact that you chared your story as honestly as you did says that you have such purpose. Who knows how many people you have helped so far, including me. :) Keep opening doors and eventually you'll find the right one! :)

    Jun 18, 2010
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  • secretsicanttellever

    I completely understand, but am not wise enough to give advice.. I apologize.

    May 1, 2010
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  • leebrondon

    Im 24 year old nd living with my self this world is like cage for me. 2 times a week im crying i dont know y? im feeling i lost something long long time ago nd i cant find it..

    Only my friend is Night it mean i know night nd night know me 2 nd we talking to eachother behind the day i love night nd night love me 2 we reading poem for eachother.

    I dont know what life want from me nd nd i dont know what i want from life...:) sorrow never leaving never nd never.

    im going out when its rainy 'coz when its raniy my heart s raniy too more than sky..nd im standing on the street until i get wet when im came back to my cage my door s waiting for me ......stil i dont know where i came nd where i have to go..:)

    Aug 15, 2009
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  • iHogTheGround

    Wow, dont beat yourself up no one is perfect and neither is life, you've got alot to live for, you just have to find out what that purpose is, I feel like that sometimes, but then i remember that its not just about me but its about my family and I have to be strong for them too and that helps me through the day, Im now facing a tuff marriage, been going through alot of things too but I learned that I cant beat myself up about it or drink it away ( i bet i could drink you under a table =P ) You just have to face your problem and take back control over you life, so your not alone, everyone struggles they just deal with it differently.



    God Bless you!!!!! Dont give up, you have a purpose find out what it is

    Oct 17, 2008
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  • Coyotegray

    Your mind/attitude/assumptions create the "cage".



    Like the Eagles said "So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and never realize we have the key".



    What do you want? Are you measuring yourself by other's opinions of what you "should" be? If you are, you will never be free - there'll always be someone who doesn't like you or what you've done.



    Measure yourself by your own standards/goals; just be sure they really are yours.



    Since you left college anyway - consider doing something really different. Get away from old scenes, old influences, old acquaintences and challenge yourself to face something truly new. In the process you'll be likely find out more about yourself than you will if you stay in the same old same old.



    I am not advocating anything foolish. If you have a debt to pay, get a job doing something "out of character" and use the money to pay off your debt.



    Keep a journal - write down your thoughts and experiences every day. Make yourself acknowledge something good every day as well as all the bad things you've conditioned yourself to notice. Be rigorous and disciplined about this. You don't need to show it to anyone else, ever - the act of writing and observing will give you what you need over time.



    And BTW - most people can consider themselves blessed if they have two or three real "friends" in their lives. Most folks will never be more than "friendly". So don't try to live up to any false standards.



    Have patience - it takes time to become an "adult" Not numerical time - experience time. One year of new experiences is one year of growth. Ten years of the same experiences is one year of growth. You get the point?



    If you want, message me. I will listen.

    Oct 17, 2008
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