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I'm in college and this kills me everyday

Discussion in 'Loneliness' started by EvenBetterMe, Oct 4, 2018.

  1. EvenBetterMe

    EvenBetterMe Fapstronaut

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    I made a long emotional post in the rebooting thread, but I will be active here as this is the main driver of my borderline depression and anxiety. (I say borderline because a medical professional hasn't diagnosed me with either)

    I am sad constantly about the lack of female attention I have had since my breakup over a year ago. A lot of the girls that surround me are so damn attractive, and I am just not. The depressing reality of going on dating apps and having no one talk to me or match with me while seeing my female friends with 100+ matches, or even other guy friends having some success on it, made me realize that there is a harsh reality here. I am just not attracted to get the girls I am attracted to, which is probably due to the porn. My social circles have evolved obviously, as I am in a new place now (new university) and in a major city, compared to my small town. Being an adult has been hard socially. I have had a hard time making close friends. I thought it was my last school (commuter school and overall shitty environment), but honestly, I didn't make close friends when I lived in another major city 400 miles away from my home this summer. And now that I am arguably in the best college town in the world, I am making friends but slowly, and having a hard time forming close relationships. When I talk to people I always feel better, but those conversations are often short-lived. People around me always have people blowing up their phones, and I don't anymore. It's just really depressing to me. I have been better recently with this, as I have been really involved here and it's helping me meet people and find my place. My professor emailed me and invited me to office hours, which was so nice to him, just because he wanted to get to know me better. It made me want to make the effort to talk to more professors here and be more involved. I hope I get over the fact I am not having sex and don't have anyone, and stop taking it personally.
     
  2. Atlanticus

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    Hey guy!

    Sorry you're feeling down...and sorry if what follows seem high on "tough" and low on love. It's not meant to hurt at all.

    REBOOT (!)... it'll make you stronger spiritually etc. Really, we all do it, but there is no point in hoping things will be different _without_ rebooting. Give it _at least_ 90 days.

    Sounds like you're comparing yourself to others a lot and wishing you "had" things or people a lot .... neither's healthy. IMO, life's about _being_ someone. The rest follows from that. So.... along with your reboot, what can you do to _be_ the person you wanna be, can be, could be, and should be.... and thus attract those who appreciate that, male and female (I'd begin with regular buds; it's way less intense/demanding)? This too can take some time to develop, but it's a great way to keep your reboot on track -- in fact, I think it's essential.

    Best of success, bro!
     
    Last edited: Oct 5, 2018
  3. EvenBetterMe

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    Thank you, I have identified that as my issue but I guess it's about getting there. Rebooting will hopefully play into that, which I guess will be a long process, but its necessary.
     
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  4. I know how that is been there done that. Here is something that realy woke me up on dating its a mindset " IF YOU DONT THINK YOUR SOMETHING SPECIAL WHY IN THE HELL WOULD ANYONE ELSE" If you don't think you a prize why would anyone want to be with you? I know that may seem a little harsh but its true you have to have some value of yourself no one wants to be around someone who will take anything it makes the other person fell cheap and you attracted low self esteem people I know myself that to be very true ,the better I thought about myself the better women I attracted.
     
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  5. Angus McGyver

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    As a former student-athlete at a US-College for four years, I can somewhat relate to what you just wrote in your post. My advice to you is to not care about what others around might say, do or think as that will do nothing but drain your energy and motivation to achieve greater things.
    Due to my anxiety, neediness, PMO-use and short fuse (today I am quite calm/chill) I had a quite hard time getting women's attention and the few times I stood a solid chance of getting laid, I resisted as those women were of poor quality overall. Despite my hardships and struggles during my college-years, I was still able to focus very hard on my Chemistry Major which landed me a well-paid and very satisfying job further ahead. With my career came some confidence and the focus on self-improvement.

    Today, I am a (still) young, fit, confident and healthy-looking man who makes good money and who have a much larger selection of women than in the past.
    Many of my former team-mates though, who were often chasing women, bragging about their conquests, bullshitting around (i.e. not caring about schoolwork and doing unproductive things at their spare-time) do today have very simple, dull and unsatisfying jobs that they hate plus they have put on some weight.
    They haven't developed jack shite in these last six years to be honest. Just because things might look grim now doesn't mean they have to be in the future.
    Much of it is indeed in your own hands!
     
  6. One of the best replies I've ever heard on this site.
     
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  7. Angus McGyver

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    I also forgot to add that I today have a much larger selection of high-quality women than my former team-mates do. To make matters worse (for them), some are still PMO:ing, then bitch and complain all day long how life has been treating them unfairly, although it is entirely the result of their poor life-decisions such as being lazy and complacent about their studies, despite having a full-tuition athletic scholarship.
    Another funny observation; Most of the women that were attractive (and bitchy) during my college-years are today fat and used-up skanks that I wouldn't even touch. They might have been the shite (and catch) back then but today, I am the shite and the catch!!
    The best way to describe this turning of the tide is "Pointdexter's revenge"

    Keep in mind, that as a man/male, your SMV will only steadily increase with time through your 30's and up until your Mid 40's, provided you take good care of yourself and focus on self-improvement!!
    For most women on the other hand, their SMV will plummet the day they turn 30. Some angry feminists and SJWs might call me a sexist, misogynist and all kind of names for telling the truth but I couldn't care less because this is how nature works and has always worked. Thousands of years of evolution cannot change that, despite our modern lifestyles.
     
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  8. EvenBetterMe

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    Thank you, everyone, for your replies.
     

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