Anonymous #1 said:

Im 19 all my teenage year from about 15 to about 18 ive been a terrible wreck ive suffered from anxiety and terrible self esteem and very bad depression and not motivated to do shit. I never did none of that emo shit, but i just skipped school alot didnt feel like getting up, go out just overall depressed, no friends, used drugs weed everyday, which in itself didnt help as abusing weed causes ME anxiety and low confidence.

Anyways im 19 now and ive grown and become very optimistic with myself and more accepting of me being an introvert or quiet guy, im happy with myself. I took a gap year off college, as i couldnt cope, with people as a whole and i was depressed. In this gap year ive been working on my self a great deal, reading, meditating, weight lifting bulked up and gained alot of muscle mass, going out on my bike, walking down the forest just by my self, stuff like that.

This all started because of shrooms btw, because i read shrooms is an antidepressent and i wanted natural cures didnt go doctors or want any anti depressants, so i self medicated with shrooms, which helped and i havent taken any in over a year or so and dont feel like taken anymore, i respect them.
I still smoke weed but very controlled, couple times a week, or after a hard days work as i work in contruction.

Back to me feeling abit lonley, like i said im happy being an introvert and myself. But i want a few friends or whatever to hangout and relax or a girlfriend. Im going back to college on september, im putting all my hopes to meeting people then, is this right or could this end to more depression if it fails?... How can i fix this problem and neet people? Ive been a abit bad at talking and social skills.
Ive never had a gf or nothing, i know i shouldnt care about this stuff as i know im still young, and things will start falling to place as time goes, but still its abit downish for now.
Thanks

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