New here from Long Island, NY

NewYawker83 · Newbie User Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 18

Hey guys,

I'm a 23 year old male from New York, USA.

I've been a socially phobic guy for most of my life. I never got involved in any extracurricular activities at school and had no close friendships at all. I wasn't hated and I'd like to think I'm pretty good looking, but it was just my nature to be avoiding and distant.

I did EXCELLENT in school, though...all the way through college (I graduated from St. John's University last year with high honors). I had a part-time job at a drive-thru convenience store, which was TONS of fun. But again, all I did was bury myself in books and I didn't have any friends.

After graduation, I got a night job at a lab. Went very well until they laid me off last December. Now all I've been doing is collecting unemployment pay and staying secluded at home with my mom and brother. Life feels so boring right now with nothing to do but sleep and think too much.

I'm going to graduate school for my Ph.D at SJU in a couple months, and I'm dreading it. I feel that I've lost my drive with education, work, and life in general. What am I going to do? How am I going to get myself motivated enough to enjoy college again and overcome my social anxiety?

Paul

NewYawker83 · Newbie User Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 18

Heyy Roxy! Hows it going? Hope all is well with you

As for your previous post, I'm going to school for Toxicology, a science I do enjoy....as the months grow closer to the start of college, I feel like I'm losing interest or confidence in it and I dont know why...perhaps being jobless right now doing nothing is the cause of it....I just hope I'll "snap out of it" once classes start

And as for meetup.com, its an interesting site...I'm thinking of joining a club or two Smile

....maybe we can do one together? let me know! and my aim screenname is Dicodexx, if you'd like to chat more directly...tty soon!

Paul