Scared

[InbetweenDreams]

Dude... I've had my battles with depression. been a bit suicidal throughout my life. You know what the main source of my depression is? Myself. I admit it, I had pity parties. I felt like a loser. I was self employed, had no money, felt like a failure and was going to drive my car off the side of the mountain...I even got in the car and started driving. Pretty bad time for me.

Now not saying my case is everyone's case...so don't get that idea...but I do think a lot of people do what I do.

I still get in a slump at times, but I am getting better about not being a bitch about something that didn't go my way. Dating has been a challenge...for a long time, not just now...there are a lot of highs and lows that I keep to myself as I should. It is just the anxiety that comes with dating...or worrying about whether someone likes me or not...when the truth is the person who finds me so unimportant to them after taking them out for an entire day doesn't deserve me in the least bit.

Anyway...getting off track. The solution to the problem as others have stated is you. You most certainly can talk to people about your problems, but the sooner that you realize you are the source and solution, the better. We're human, there are things we suck at and sometimes we're terrible people. You have to want to change and accept the criticism and sometimes people aren't very nice and are going to sugar coat it. The world can be cruel.... So you can sulk about what someone said to you that may have been right or you can take the kick in your pride and take what you can from it and learn from it.

[johnny196775]

Mabye you have bad social skills. Bad social skills can make a person not succeed where someone who is more good at being social can.