i don't know why but nothing in this world seems to keep me satisfied or happy for very long anymore. i've been praying for a real friend for more than two years and it's never happened. i only have one which only takes me to church on sundays and that's all he ever talks about. i haven't been happy since high school and i'm now (22) and have nothing to show for my diploma. no real acomplishments since high school. why bother trying anymore?
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You are young & in spite of recent politics this is yet a land of opportunities.Understand praying for friend,so have I as in house w/no bus & med probs can't drive but yet hanging in & so should you. I have helped many youths (Was in ministry) & be glad to be a friend & help.PS?My friends like bass & cat fishing? Look at the things you like to do best and make a list.Then look for schools or trade schools in that area.Many companies if see you are really interested will send you to school,some pay half, and some pay all of school expenses plus wages. It is very wise to be ready for more than one career in case of company financial problems laying off.You mentioned Church; what Dem? & if a Born-Again Christian I have seen have a better chance at everything if trusting God.Tonight is my first with this pgm(Was Ya Ans)so unsure if you can contact me through this but you can through my E Mail I gave.Be happy to be a good friend.
I definitely second this question. I was in a very similar state, however, I am in college and I am 20. I have definitely given up on looking for a true friend. I figure, its just not my time to have or make friends.
You just need to focus on you and getting your life together. Go back to school, get a job, volunteer, something. It helped me, and I feel like its working, it gives me a sense of importance and once that started to happen people started cling to me...idk, I still have my guard up, but i really feel like some of them are true...idk.
Why bother trying? God is not going to send you a roomful of real friends. Nor does he intend for you to lay around crying waiting for the black angel of death to swoop in and put a spear in your heart. If you are clinically depressed go see a shrink and start antidepressants. If not, get up, get out, get a job, get a life, and do what you like to do. We make friends everywhere. I met the love of my life while she was standing in the ice cream section of a grocery store. I just walked over and asked her what her favorite flavor was. Life can hurt, it can break your heart, but if you just try to look for the good, you can find it. Life is a journey, and Mother Earth made us to be travellers.
i've just stopped taking medication, why would i want to take them again? antidepressants have more harmful side effects than benefits. and i know god won't just give me a friend. but the only answer my family has given me is prayer, like it's some kind of vending machine, and the angel of death comment was uncalled for. by the way therapy is a waste of time and money. i've wasted too much time with it.
right now i'm trying to see what careers would be right for me.