Mr. Average
New member
Hello forum. *Sits for 10 minutes wondering what to say* I guess I'm here because I find it easier to talk to complete strangers. I have been on here several times in the recent past reading other's stories and situations and found myself empathising with just about everyone. I made a login so maybe someone can do the same for me.
So, my introduction.. hmm. I'm a 27 year old single guy on active duty military. I don't have a bad life. I like how far I've come and how much progress I've made. I'm smart, good looking, and successful in my job. I enlisted a little over four years ago in an effort to completely change who I was. Back then, I didn't like myself or my life and I had to do something about it. I knew there'd be sacrifices involved, I just had no idea how much of a sacrifice I would take to my social life. I'm not reenlisting when my term of service is up. I want to go back to college and start over (again) because I just don't feel like I belong where I'm at.
So here I sit, alone at home on probably one of the biggest party nights of the year. My "friends" are out enjoying themselves right now, and I stare blankly at my computer monitor in an effort to decide what I should tell random online readers. I find myself reflecting on how many people I thought were friends of mine back home before they forgot I existed. I wonder how many of my current "friends" wonder where I'm at right now.
This isolation I feel may well be of my own doing. I'm no psychologist, but I've felt like this for the past couple of years and that doesn't seem normal. I don't mean to toot my own horn too much here, but I'm incredibly intelligent, and the way I feel just doesn't make sense to me. And the big question, why don't I feel a connection to anyone anymore? Maybe I'll figgure it out eventually. I look forward to talking with you all.
So, my introduction.. hmm. I'm a 27 year old single guy on active duty military. I don't have a bad life. I like how far I've come and how much progress I've made. I'm smart, good looking, and successful in my job. I enlisted a little over four years ago in an effort to completely change who I was. Back then, I didn't like myself or my life and I had to do something about it. I knew there'd be sacrifices involved, I just had no idea how much of a sacrifice I would take to my social life. I'm not reenlisting when my term of service is up. I want to go back to college and start over (again) because I just don't feel like I belong where I'm at.
So here I sit, alone at home on probably one of the biggest party nights of the year. My "friends" are out enjoying themselves right now, and I stare blankly at my computer monitor in an effort to decide what I should tell random online readers. I find myself reflecting on how many people I thought were friends of mine back home before they forgot I existed. I wonder how many of my current "friends" wonder where I'm at right now.
This isolation I feel may well be of my own doing. I'm no psychologist, but I've felt like this for the past couple of years and that doesn't seem normal. I don't mean to toot my own horn too much here, but I'm incredibly intelligent, and the way I feel just doesn't make sense to me. And the big question, why don't I feel a connection to anyone anymore? Maybe I'll figgure it out eventually. I look forward to talking with you all.
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