Hello,
I'm a student, in my early twenties, and I've been pretty lonely ever since I was 15-16. I moved to a new town about four years ago for uni, and I haven't made any new friends. I don't really know anybody around here. The only time I really talk to someone is when I'm in the classroom or on the phone with my mom. The last couple of weeks have been really tough for some reason. I have felt like crying nearly everyday. Sometimes I feel so lonely that it's hard to breathe. I get headaches and stomach aches. I feel paranoid, because I don't know when to consider the symptoms as effects of stress and when of something else.
Even though I feel like I can talk about anything with my mom, I try not to talk about these issues too much. She has a stressful job, and I don't want to be a burden. I wish she didn't have to worry about me. I'm frustrated for not being able to handle all of this. I've always been a bit of a loner, but I do need people to talk to and spend time with. I spent last summer mainly at my parents' place, with them and our family dogs. When I returned back to the town where I study, I felt empty and realized how much the company of my family means to me. That's when the symptoms I described above started slowly appearing, worse than last school year.
I'm shy and get nervous in social situations involving strangers, which makes interacting with people challenging, to say the least. I'm about to start going to a psychologist again, like I did during the two previous semesters. Since my loneliness has been feeling really bad recently and my appointment with the psychologist is two weeks away, I decided to look for a forum for support. I couldn't find one that seems good in my own language (Finnish), so I thought I'd try writing here. I hope my English is okay.
Thank you for reading my post!
I'm a student, in my early twenties, and I've been pretty lonely ever since I was 15-16. I moved to a new town about four years ago for uni, and I haven't made any new friends. I don't really know anybody around here. The only time I really talk to someone is when I'm in the classroom or on the phone with my mom. The last couple of weeks have been really tough for some reason. I have felt like crying nearly everyday. Sometimes I feel so lonely that it's hard to breathe. I get headaches and stomach aches. I feel paranoid, because I don't know when to consider the symptoms as effects of stress and when of something else.
Even though I feel like I can talk about anything with my mom, I try not to talk about these issues too much. She has a stressful job, and I don't want to be a burden. I wish she didn't have to worry about me. I'm frustrated for not being able to handle all of this. I've always been a bit of a loner, but I do need people to talk to and spend time with. I spent last summer mainly at my parents' place, with them and our family dogs. When I returned back to the town where I study, I felt empty and realized how much the company of my family means to me. That's when the symptoms I described above started slowly appearing, worse than last school year.
I'm shy and get nervous in social situations involving strangers, which makes interacting with people challenging, to say the least. I'm about to start going to a psychologist again, like I did during the two previous semesters. Since my loneliness has been feeling really bad recently and my appointment with the psychologist is two weeks away, I decided to look for a forum for support. I couldn't find one that seems good in my own language (Finnish), so I thought I'd try writing here. I hope my English is okay.
Thank you for reading my post!