This is my first post on this site so I am not used to this type of thing. Getting to the initial point, I was always the outcast in my home town, by both my family and in high school. Everyone else at school was happy and I never was able to make any friends through my 4 years. I told my family about this and they told me that it was me, I was called antisocial and a loser and all that. I believed them, I still do to this day. I don’t want to go into all the details of what went down in high school, but let’s just say that I was a major outcast and considered to be a loser over there(resulted in me trying to commit suicide several times, no one not even my family seemed to care), I did not even go to my high school graduation. Now I over the summer after I got out of high school this year I was trying to look for work since I am at the age where teens are trying to look for work, the only 2 things that happened were the following : no one was calling me back or went to the interview in proper attire and everything and got rejected. My family blamed it all on me saying I need to change something about myself(I believed them on that). And now fast forward approximately 2 months after all that, I am still in the same suicidal and depressed state as I am now but it is even worse, going to college(I am a freshmen) and and I see everyone else being happy and talking and all that. The means of communication that I ever had since I was 10 years old and on was talking to myself pretending that there was someone there. Am I wrong or insane for talking to myself everyday? I do not know if I am or not. Anyway nothing seems to be getting better, no one seems to care about me or my problems which drives the depression further. It is only a matter of time. I am sorry if my story may confuse you readers a little bit, I was always put down by teachers for my confusing writing.
2 comments
Hey, welcome to the site. 🙂
Your family seems to have a terrible effect on you. It sounds like they’ve treated you horribly. They seem to have a really detrimental effect on your sense of self-worth, which is understandable considering the things they’ve said while you’re struggling. Being depressed can have the same effect. But please try not to believe the things they say, the things you start to believe… You shouldn’t be blamed for any of this. You’ve put a lot of effort into keeping your life moving forward even while you’re suffering. You shouldn’t be forced to keep suffering this way, but what you’ve managed to do despite it all is incredible. Your family should appreciate all your effort.
I don’t think it’s wrong or insane at all. I think it probably shows that you’re very lonely and isolated. It doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you – just that you’re in a difficult, painful situation.
Is there anyone you could talk to at college about some of those things, like a counsellor? It could really help to talk things over and learn ways to feel better about yourself. It doesn’t sound like you’ve had any help to treat the depression yet. Meanwhile, keep posting here whenever you like. Lots of people care here. 🙂
I second what trix said.
Don’t let others define who you are.