I'm not depressed, but..

[Snowalker]

I just can't shake the feeling that my life is supposed to be better. I mean, I just got my drivers license,and I just got back from Europe. I'm supposed to be happy as can be, but I just can't help but feel that if I were to have someone to share this with, I mean anyone, I would be happier. I've never been good at relationships, and thats not what this is really about, I just feel like it affects it. I mean, most guys that would be in my shoes would be out on the town right now, doing some bullshit, but I just don't feel the need. I just ...

I just think I'm supposed to enjoy this more than I am. I guess I just need to grow up. Stop sulking, and do something, but thats where the problem comes in, wtf am I supposed to do? everyone acts like just by getting out there, you become happier, but when I get out there, I just look awkward. I feel like whatever it is that makes people socialize well with other people, I was born without it.

So, I guess for discussion, you guys ever felt like you were going to get something so amazing it would change your life for sure, and when you got it, nothing really happened and it was a big disappointment?

 

[Mr Montmorency]

I've had similar feelings as you have. I'm assuming you have problems finding women who you can relate to. I have this problem myself, but I'm currently over it.

What use is success when you have no companion to share it with?

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Bah. These "big" moments in life are just over-hyped, that's all.

Driver's license. Woo! Now I can...do stuff...Yay?

High School Graduation. Most underwhelming moment of my life, really.

First Job/Paycheck. Now I can hate life, become cynical, and hate paying taxes!

Next year, I can legally drink. Will my life really change at 21? Doubt it.

 

[Macgyvercas]

Bah. These "big" moments in life are just over-hyped, that's all.

Next year, I can legally drink. Will my life really change at 21? Doubt it.

I can legally drink in 19 days. I plan to test my limit to see how much I can drink before I pass out or become a huge jerk. After I have discovered that limit, I will never cross it again.

 

[Nooners]

Bah. These "big" moments in life are just over-hyped, that's all.

Next year, I can legally drink. Will my life really change at 21? Doubt it.

My 2 cents in that regard? It's only as big as you make it. My 21st came, I had a beer, didn't like the taste, and moved on. Whoop-dee-doo.

 

[ShadowKatt]

Everyone knows that feeling, every normal person goes through that at some point in my life. It's not quite a life crisis, more of a cross roads where you have to evaluate your life. I will impart some of my advice.

Happiness can only come from within. WHen I was feeling depressed about being alone, I was forced to look inward and decide what was really important to my happiness. Like you should not seek happiness from possessions, you should likewise not place your happiness in people, because people, like possessions, are transitory, with the added dangers of trechery. Instead, look inside you and find your own happiness, shed the desires for the material and physical and just enjoy life for what it is. Once you've done that, then everything else is just icing on the cake.

WHen I couldn't find my way out of my depression, I turned to religon. When faith didn't cut it for me since I can't bear to believe in some ethereal god, I studied buddism and learned meditation. It helped me to find my happiness, you may want to try it.