Posted by octopusprime on September 15, 2003, at 0:33:30
In reply to To Octopusprime, posted by cubic_me on September 14, 2003, at 15:20:44
> Hi there,
>
> I just wanted to reply to your intro, cos you sound like a nice person, and us new/shy people could do with some friends round here.
>Hey thanks. Glad you're not upset that I hijacked your thread. I hope you feel comfortable talking to everybody here ...
I am so sorry to hear about your friend's death. You don't need to be able to dish out advice to be able to talk about it. I think all you need to do is to listen and to care.
> I've been away from my friends for 3 months now. I'm home on my summer vacation until next week. Its hard when there's no one around for you to really talk to - I have trouble with that, even when there are people around I feel comfortable with. I've got one 'sms buddy' who I talk to abit and one friend who I see once or twice a month who I can talk to, and I'm lucky for that, but most of my buddies round here I just go out for a laugh with - if I'm not the life and soul of the party they practically ignore me. But next week I'm going back to uni, 300 miles away from my parents which is great.
>oh man, university is hard with depression. all the moving, and activity, and separation from friends, and lack of money ...
I feel for you, cubic_me. I hope the counselors at your school are more skilled than the ones at mine were.
Funny - I felt the pressure more to be the "life of the party" while I was at school, not away from school. I'm glad that you are working on finding an outlet for real, honest communication for how you feel.
Take care! Hope your move goes well.
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