[ SECRET POST #2296 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2296 ⌋

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Comments

[kallanda_lee]

Gawd, all of this.

I used to downplay my problems at school, because "not caring" somehow seemed better that having extreme fear of failure, and not being able to sleep/literally shitting myself before exams.

I apply for jobs almost strictly online or by phone nowadays, most companies even prefer that. On the outside, it seems I'm not doing much, but I send my CV to several companies every week.

As for getting friends, it's difficult. I mean, sure I meet people - but at 30 and beyond, a lot of people are buying houses, getting marred, having babies - and it's not that you can't be friends with them, but they often have little time, or their interests clash with those not in that life phase.I honestly only made ONE real new friend since leaving college. You can meet people, but that doesn't mean you'll be friends - let alone unconditional ones through thick and thin!

[(Anonymous)]

Da. This is probably why the internet is such a huge draw to have people to talk to, you already pretty much know of at least one interest that person has, and if you're having a crap time in life there is the added benefit of not having to talk about real life and just talk about fandom.

Like hell I had a rough time when I graduated undergrad, almost all my friends moved away, I didn't have a job so I had no money to go out, even when I did go out it's like what do you talk about? The problem with interacting in reality is most people's first questions are about what you're doing right now, and if you're not in school or work the conversation gets quiet pretty quickly.

Sometimes it's more depressing going out then staying in all the time. The only thing that really fixed my problem was going to grad school but not everyone has that option.

[(Anonymous)]

I made it through uni without having slept before a single fucking exam, because I just couldn't. So yes, my grades were worse because I didn't sleep before exams. And I sure as fuck played games late into the night or watched TV. But then again, slowly working myself up to a full blown panic attack or trying to last minute cram and unseating whatever actual preperation I'd made would have been a horrible idea compared to trying to get myself into a calm mindset if I wasn't gonna be rested.

[(Anonymous)]

Going out actively seeking friends usually also doesn't make for very great long-time friends. All of the friends I have had for a long time are those I met by accident, not because I went out thinking "Today I'mma gonna catch me some new friends!".

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know that it's broadly true. I have a couple of very close friends I met because I went out with the intent to meet new people. I learned to knit and joined a knitting group, and while I haven't gone in 2 years, I still hang out with a few people at least once a month, and one person at least once a week. I also took up cycling for fitness and joined a local club, and see them every weekend or every other weekend, plus some interaction via facebook and twitter. (Cooking classes, ice skating and tennis lesson, however, did not yield long lasting friendships.)