this is very true, in the sense that in high school i was a very shy person that other people picked upon. on coming to college [in a different area from where i went to hs], people were from different places, and i didn't have a background as that insert random/weird label here kid, and as a result being my authentic self, i made nice friends, and no one really cared about what i was or was not in the past.
This is actually an issue now for new college students, because of Facebook. People form an opinion of you from your Facebook profile (and thus your social interactions with your high school Facebook friends) long before you meet them face-to-face.
I freelance to make bank. I have enough money to get by for a couple of months, or live beyond my means for 2 months and blow it all. That is the question that i keep asking myself, because I went through all the old stuff on HN that suggested traveling, or helping others and volunteering. I don't have an answer, and I am just freaking out because of that.
Thanks man. I usually run 60-90 minutes 2x week, so running calms me down, and that is something that I force myself to do, but the other stuff doesn't happen. I guess that is what i figured after reading all this self help stuff that I ultimately need to figure stuff out myself, but I thought there might be other folks that could point me in the right direction.
I told her that i needed sometime alone to figure stuff out. I still like her, and she still likes me, she tried to help, but sometimes I just don't want people around me. I thought that was understood, but clarifying again.
