>signed up for the book club>read the book>took two ativans for my nerves>showed up>sat across the street and watched people go in>decided to go home Books for crippling social anxiety and loneliness?
>>24750295Read Pessoa
>>24750295>talking publicly about a bookI’d rather talk about the last shit I took
>>24750295What were the two books and how were they?
>>24750307I agree mostly but I have no idea how to meet people. When I was a young man I was meeting people all the time, going to parties, hanging out and talking to friends of friends, but I let all of those connections die because I never felt like they had much depth, or if they did they were destroyed by resentments and growing apart and whatnot. Now I'm in a loveless marriage and my wife has a large social circle of unbearable young women and I'm just desperate for any real face to face human connection but I can't find it.
I'm a lifelong friendless NEET and feel similarly about going anywhere basically even though I don't even plan on talking to anyone.Never tried drugs, does that stuff help in general ?
Crush up the ambiens and snort them then drink an old fashioned and smoke a joint and cigarette in that order. Should produce quasi psychedelic effects
>>24750295>took two ativans>ativansWhat's that?
>>24750327Getting drunk helps you to talk to people but often the conversations you have are stupid as hell and if you try to follow up afterwards it's just embarrassing and you have nothing in common. I had a cocaine phase and that stuff was incredible for conversation I would stay up all night having what, in the moment, were the most riveting dialogues of our time, but cocaine comedowns are nightmarish and everyone who does cocaine is a complete mess and trying to turn late night cocaine chats into long term friendships is even worse than with alcohol.
>>24750327*ativan>>24750336They're high strength anti anxieties aka benzos like xanax
>>24750295Go to the next meeting. It's fine, if they hate you then they hate you. They probably won't but if they do there's nothing lost and nothing gained. If you hit it off with them and have a good time then you've gained something and lost nothing. Worst case scenario you embarrass yourself and don't go back. You're not a perfect being, you should get used to fucking up and spilling the spaghetti every once in a while.>>24750307why
>>24750318I’ve met all my friends in my late 30s through hobbies. Do you make music? Buy and sell gear locally and make friends with those people. Do you enjoy a particular hobby (not reading)? Go to a meetup or event for that hobby. I hate people but making a handful of friends based on mutual interests is incredibly easy if you try.
>>24750379I am a musician. I had a band and played shows and released an album years ago. I've struggled to even find someone to jam with since then.
>>24750318You were supposed to have sons. That's the point of marriage.
>>24750295>Books for crippling social anxiety and loneliness?How to Stop Being a Faggot, by Who Fucking Cares, Just Stop Being a Faggot.
>>24750536We had a daughter and I'm an incompetent parent. I'm planning on running away to a different city and starting over.
>>24750567run clubs are big now. I hear people use those to date.
