Hi, english is not my first language so i’m sorry if the title it’s hard to understand.
I’m 23 and i had depression for the last couple of years, i basically study online and play videogames 24/7. I only go outside of my house to walk the dog and i barely do that anymore.
I’m obviously getting treatment though i’m not very sure about the results. Anyway, i spend the majority of my days completely alone but the days i talk to people, for example with my psychiatrist, with my doctor or with a random dude in the street a couple of weeks ago i felt better, with more energy and a better mood, even if it’s just some words.
In the past i went to the gym a couple of months but obviously it’s not the best enviroment to talk to people lol.
I know the normal advice is just do something that you like but my only hobby is playing videogames, i have 0 interest in anything else.
So basically my question is what kind of activities are the best to interact to people naturally? I don’t pretend to get a girlfriend or make friends, i only want to start talking to people again in a chill enviroment that allows me to do that.
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Play basketball. I’ve met a bunch of people just in the past two weeks hooping
There’s this app that connects young volunteers with old folks who are really lonely. It used to be called Mon Ami but I think it has a new name now. Check it out. Old folks are really easy to talk to and you don’t have to feel bad about telling them long boring stories about your life because they’re kindly and have plenty of time.
Get yourself a deck of Chickenshit cards off Amazon and thank me later. Just play that shit as much as possible and in a month you’ll have an entirely new social circle that you hand picked