vent thread 4 all

i know this isn't easy, but you really shouldn't compare yourself to others, which i know is hard especially if you have other people comparing you to others.
but everyone moves at their own pace, everyone has their ways of seeing the world, everyone's lives are different, and the puzzle pieces might not line up the same.
these other people might have had more opportunities than you, they may have better connections, and all that, none of which is your fault. 
i'm not sure how old you are, but i'm sure you still have a lot of years left to live, and while it might not happen now, doesn't mean that it won't happen eventually.
and if it doesn't, why not forge your own path? don't do what everyone else does, make a life that's uniquely yours. 
plus with this economy can you really blame yourself? 
you're not a failure at all, you're a very kind person from what i know so far, and it's not like you're a burden or anything, you're just existing, you're not taking from anyone, or making their lives harder. 
you could one day do something amazing.  

If I could press a forget button for everything that wasn't a recent-past or necessary memory for stuff like how to do tasks I would.

I'm tired of remembering.

Hooray. Imgur no longer works on any of my devices - it claims I've taken a wrong turn and then encourages me to visit the gallery. Tons of photos are now lost to me. Thank you, Imgur. Nice one.

Edit: Fixed it. It claimed I wasn't logged in. Doing so fixed the issue.

thank you! the same goes for you! 
i'm not upset or angry at anyone else btw i'm mostly angry and upset at myself for being so negative and needy and stuff
i'm a full grown adult, i need to just learn how to take life as it comes and not let things get me down.

Sometimes going over the same thing can be a necessary step into getting over it and actually processing the trauma.

Though, it's also easy to fall down into the pit of ruminating in it, so vent away but remember to take a breather.

She doesn’t, she always says I can complain whenever I want and it’s perfectly valid of me to be unhappy considering the circumstances, but I still feel bad sometimes anyway mostly just because of irrational anxiety about being annoying or something. I’m sorry your ex-partner and roommates were not understanding like that, it usually just makes it worse when people are like that for me anyway, so I definitely think your feelings there are valid. You deserve to be listened to and cared about.

Leapkit

that's true, but i honestly don't feel like i went through any trauma, so idk if this is applicable, or maybe i have and idk? idk i probably sound really dumb right now, thanks for saying it's ok to vent though.

Ivyfalcon

i'm glad you have people there for you, but i'm sorry you have to go through any of that stuff in the first place, i can 100% relate to irrational anxiety about being annoying, and it's bad because that makes me feel even worse, which in turn makes me act/think more irrationally, so i end up pissing off people who weren't even annoyed to begin with by worrying about being annoying.
thank you, i agree that everyone deserves to be listened to and cared about.
i feel a bit better now, and it doesn't seem like i've annoyed anyone here yet so maybe there's still hope for me.

Thanks! I hope you get some good sleep soon!

Anytime, friend. (I think we're friends?  I mean, I consider you one, or at least a close acquaintance.) And only 7 hours to go!

Yeah, I’d consider us friends!

we need to start a social anxiety support group

i love this idea.

it could be something straight forward like Social Anxiety Support Group
or something more abstract like The Bunny Hill
since like most people who are afraid while skiing start out at the bunny hill.
i'm sure other people will have loads of better ideas.

You guys can totally partner with my spectrum thread. There might be some overlap