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I hate my life and I don't know what to do

1) I have no confidence whatsoever and it's been this way for life. It comes and goes in bursts but I can never be for a period without feeling insecure, scared, panicky and full of hatred for myself.

2) I am not enjoying my uni degree. But I am now in third year and it seems pointless to quit, with only 2 more years to go. I do not fit in with the people here and dread going in on most days.

3) I have no real friends anymore. And due to my lack of confidence I can't seem to make new ones due to leaving such a bad impression. One girl I have gotten to know has turned out to be absolutely horrible, she will take advantage of my lack of assertiveness and constantly have digs, pull faces and is generally very defensive and argumentative. How do you deal with people like that? :frown:

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Reply 1

Don't worry I'll be your friend :gthumb:

Reply 2

thanks :frown:

Reply 3

Anonymous
thanks :frown:


If only I knew who you are.....

Hmm...:iiam:

Reply 4

Emy8643
If only I knew who you are.....

Hmm...:iiam:


Does it matter? I'm female if that helps :smile:
Thanks for replying..

Reply 5

Anonymous
Does it matter? I'm female if that helps :smile:
Thanks for replying..


Nope it doesn't matter at all.

I think you should forget about that girl your talking about and find some new friends who really appriciate you for who you are. You should go out more and maybe join some Societies in Uni to meet new people, it would also bring your confidence up a bit :smile:

Reply 6

Seek counselling.:dontknow:

Reply 7

Try joining some societies. I know it sounds weird/sad, but often with the religious societies or societies involving a cause will have people that may other some sympathy and help build your confidence.

Reply 8

It's ok to be pissed off and hate everybody, confidence comes when you do something decent for yourself, e.g. buy a new dress or having your hair styled, this will give you a new sense of confidence.

As for the Uni degree, you are too far in now to quit. In a few years you might look back and think "I'm so glad I didn't quit" because it may open new doors for you in the future.

As for friends, I am sure you have hobbies so why not mingle with people in Uni who have similar interests, go to societies dedicated to your hobbies. As for people like your "friend" the best approach is to leave them be, I highly doubt they will achieve anything in their lives by "pulling faces" it is just childish and a lot of people don't like it.

I will be your friend [God help you] if you want.

Reply 9

Ham22
i deal with ********* taking advantage of my 'mild' nature by sprinkling life with occassional explosions of rage. people get to know that i will not take their ****, so they better watch the **** out. i suggest you adopt this tactic too. :smile:


I am not a confrontational person. I hate arguments and always have. I don't know how to handle someone having sly digs at me. :frown:

Reply 10

M1F2R3
It's ok to be pissed off and hate everybody, confidence comes when you do something decent for yourself, e.g. buy a new dress or having your hair styled, this will give you a new sense of confidence.

As for the Uni degree, you are too far in now to quit. In a few years you might look back and think "I'm so glad I didn't quit" because it may open new doors for you in the future.

As for friends, I am sure you have hobbies so why not mingle with people in Uni who have similar interests, go to societies dedicated to your hobbies. As for people like your "friend" the best approach is to leave them be, I highly doubt they will achieve anything in their lives by "pulling faces" it is just childish and a lot of people don't like it.

I will be your friend [God help you] if you want.


Aww thank you :o: I am a lot worse with confidence around really loud and intimidating people....I lose the ability to speak and end up making a fool of myself. And I am too afraid to stand up to my friend as we have to work in a team together for the next year or so....:frown: Thank for your advice.

Reply 11

Emy8643
Nope it doesn't matter at all.

I think you should forget about that girl your talking about and find some new friends who really appriciate you for who you are. You should go out more and maybe join some Societies in Uni to meet new people, it would also bring your confidence up a bit :smile:


Thanks a lot....these kind replies kind of restore my faith in humanity.

Reply 12

Anonymous
Aww thank you :o: I am a lot worse with confidence around really loud and intimidating people....I lose the ability to speak and end up making a fool of myself. And I am too afraid to stand up to my friend as we have to work in a team together for the next year or so....:frown: Thank for your advice.


You're welcome, I don't like loud attention seekers either, quiet people ftw :p:. I am also pretty good at making a fool of myself * walking into glass doors * but as for the "friend", how can somebody be your friend when they take advantage ? A friend is mean't to care for you and help you out when times get hard, doesn't sound like this "friend" is doing much of that.

Perhaps the "friend" thinks you are weak, you should speak your mind with confidence, you have your beliefs and you should express them when you feel strongly against an idea etc. There is nothing worse than being upset on the inside because you didn't express how you feel.

Reply 13

Something that always builds confidence is being good at something, something that makes you stand out a little. In the beginning it doesn't even have to be something that others have to know about, learn to play a musical instrument or take up a sport. If nothing else it may take away your time to think about being upset/depressed.

Reply 14

M1F2R3
You're welcome, I don't like loud attention seekers either, quiet people ftw :p:. I am also pretty good at making a fool of myself * walking into glass doors * but as for the "friend", how can somebody be your friend when they take advantage ? A friend is mean't to care for you and help you out when times get hard, doesn't sound like this "friend" is doing much of that.

Perhaps the "friend" thinks you are weak, you should speak your mind with confidence, you have your beliefs and you should express them when you feel strongly against an idea etc. There is nothing worse than being upset on the inside because you didn't express how you feel.[/QUOTE]

That is exactly how I feel most of the time....

I feel so angry at myself afterwards for not standing up to myself but I genuinely don't know how to and I am afraid of her reaction. I hate arguing with people and like to keep the peace. But she is a bitch. Why is she being mean when I have done nothing but be nice? I really don't get some people. Thanks so much for your reply :smile:

Reply 15

indifferencepersonified
Something that always builds confidence is being good at something, something that makes you stand out a little. In the beginning it doesn't even have to be something that others have to know about, learn to play a musical instrument or take up a sport. If nothing else it may take away your time to think about being upset/depressed.


That is the problem, I am rubbish at everything. I often dream that I could sing or dance, be good at sport, be a whizz kid at computers, be a great public speaker but I am literally NONE of those things.

Reply 16

Anonymous


That is exactly how I feel most of the time....

I feel so angry at myself afterwards for not standing up to myself but I genuinely don't know how to and I am afraid of her reaction. I hate arguing with people and like to keep the peace. But she is a bitch. Why is she being mean when I have done nothing but be nice? I really don't get some people. Thanks so much for your reply :smile:


It's ok what else could I do at 1.50 in the morning lol. Back to the point though, to stand up for yourself isn't hard. If a person says something to insult you e.g. " nice hair... not" the majority of the time they are jealous, a major cause of hate is jealousy.

I am pretty independent, I like to do things my way and don't give a **** what others think. If I am in town and I want to go home and my friends are like " you can't leave, how are we going to get home?" the best thing to do is just say " you got here all right, now you can make your way home the same way you got here". I admire you like to be peaceful but in life you need to be strong otherwise people will just take the urine, honestly if this girl/boy is horrible to you then why bother you would be better off without him/her.

Reply 17

Anonymous
That is the problem, I am rubbish at everything. I often dream that I could sing or dance, be good at sport, be a whizz kid at computers, be a great public speaker but I am literally NONE of those things.


Hmmm, I have no real talents per say, but just do something you enjoy, the more you grow to love something, the better you will become at it. I suppose it's more about just finding your own niche where you feel comfortable, and hopefully confidence can grow from that.

Reply 18

M1F2R3
It's ok what else could I do at 1.50 in the morning lol. Back to the point though, to stand up for yourself isn't hard. If a person says something to insult you e.g. " nice hair... not" the majority of the time they are jealous, a major cause of hate is jealousy.

I am pretty independent, I like to do things my way and don't give a **** what others think. If I am in town and I want to go home and my friends are like " you can't leave, how are we going to get home?" the best thing to do is just say " you got here all right, now you can make your way home the same way you got here". I admire you like to be peaceful but in life you need to be strong otherwise people will just take the urine, honestly if this girl/boy is horrible to you then why bother you would be better off without him/her.


Bless you thank you....

I like your attitude and shall be adopting some of it starting now!! :p:

Reply 19

You could get into magic and show people magic tricks...they'd be well impressed