hydorclops Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 It has come to a point when i dont dare to step out of my house unless its necessary. Yikes, that's pretty bad. I hope you can find a way to start feeling better. You have the right to enjoy life despite some asshats you met on a dating site. Seriously, dating sites can be terrible. I'd never do it. It can be really harsh and give you unrealistic ideas about how people see you. You've mentioned work, and also some women friends. Are things OK in these areas of your life? A few years ago I decided to give up on life and I started hiding out at home. Hiding out like that didn't help. Things got worse, I lost my job, got evicted, ended up in a mental hospital. I recommend that you not do what I did. Among other things I've got social phobia. It's the neurotic idea that everyone is making negative judgments about me and the short term relief is to avoid being seen. If any of my experience seems familiar, you should try really hard to resist hiding out. It only works in the moment, but has really bad long term consequences. If this does sound like you, get some help. Again, I really doubt that you look as bad to others as you fear. It's pretty hard to imagine. By the way you should give yourself credit for trying internet dating. It hasn't gone the way you wanted, but it was pretty brave. I hope you can at least have some pleasant time off and on here and there. Everyone deserves to enjoy some of the simple things. Good luck
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