Im 21M and currently in college. When Im experiencing any personal issues and want some closure to it, or when I came upon some realizations or dilemmas about certain situation, it mostly just takes up space in my head. I dont have any friends (at least the ones close enough) that would actually care about it. The ones that I have at best will give shallow advice, but mostly they will not care since it’s not their problem.
My parents say that I could talk to them, but sometimes I feel like they really can’t help me with my issues and I’m done talking just to talk. It’s shameful for me to admit this, but my only outlet for talking about these problem is reddit through alt account. I mostly just distract myself through work and leisure activities and hope they don’t come back to me.
I think there is a way to this. Most people have a way to this. Most young adults can handle their own shit… somehow
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Okay, a couple things here. One, this is WHY people make friends in the first place, so they can have people who support them, care about their issues, bounce ideas off, get good advice etc. (And you need to do the same for them.) So one goal would be to start actually making a friend or two.
Second thing is that colleges usually have a free counseling center where you can go for feedback/advice etc. And if your issue needs longer-term support they will often have someone you can go to who is less expensive than a traditional counselor/therapist. (this varies by school but is definitely worth looking into!)