anyone else bored with life

guest1994 wrote:

I’m only 22 and already I’m tired of life and suffer with social anxiety and depression pretty badly. I literally have nothing in my life to look forward to or live for and have given up. I’m thinking of just packing my life up into a backpack and going traveling alone to clear my head and find meaning in my life. I’ve always been held back by bad anxiety and can’t help but think I would just be as bad and socially awkward even if i start fresh in a new place. But I kind of want to force myself to just do it to confront all these thoughts head on and finally learn independence and sociall skills I’m clearly missing. Has anyone else ever traveled alone while suffering with anxiety or depression? Will this be the fresh start I am looking for or is it just wish full thinking hoping that backpacking alone will magically transform me from the boring loner I am into a new person.

Hey,

I felt like that, still do occasionally. I went to college, in my 30’s so a bit older than you and no it didn’t improve my life one iota, but it did give me new skills at how I view the world and so new coping mechanisms, which helped and still helps. The college is called Ruskin college, google it, they provide amazing support for folk with the same issues you describe and you wouldn’t be left on your own. Consider further education, if you haven’t. If you can, yes, travel, just get out your environment and life really does change. Bite the proverbial bullet and just go for it, trust me, the fear is greater than actually doing it.

Take care.