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Mr. Talk

I have been struggling with suicidal thoughts my whole life. Here' s a few details about me;
I am 19 year old male. I am in University and have been successful. However I have never had any friends because I have a personality disorder. I have family issues and I'm not close to anyone. I have never even been to a nightclub. I Have asked people to come out with me but they always come up with an excuse which makes me feel bitter. I have been to a councellor and a doctor. All I got from them was question after question and I left feeling worse.

I just want to hear from other men around my age about their struggles. Do you ever talk about it to anyone? If not, why not?

freshpopcorn

When I finished school I was shy and I knew when I went to college I had a chance to get chatty with people/go put more etc.
My best friend from secondary school was similar to me shy and want to get out there/meet people/etc.

When I went to college I put in my best effort into talking to people/meeting people/going out more. I did this by pushing myself to talk to people in my course and I was helpful to the people that needed it. I had the same approach with the people in my apartment and neighbours. Once you get talking to people you begin to make friends. Sometimes you get on with people and others you totally clash with. After a time I began to go on class nights out/ etc
My friend went to a different college and I gave him as much advice as I could/supported as much as I could. He wanted to make friends/go out/etc but he wasn't will to even to try and talk to him.

You could also look into joint clubs/societies to make friends.

Tokyo

Hi OP

I appreciate that you are looking for discussion with other men around your age about their struggles, and how to deal with what you have been through and move forward, however it is standard practice in the Personal Issues forum not to allow threads from those in suicidal distress. Normally we close such threads and refer the OP to the relevant support organisations, as with the best will in the world, most of us here can't understand fully what you are going through.

Considering the nature of your thread - reaching out to others in a similar situation - I have taken the liberty of passing along a link to this thread to turn2me - a support organisation that works closely with the moderators of this forum to offer to help to those in situations such as yours. They have an account here, and will hopefully drop you a PM soon to help you find the support that you are looking for.

Regards,
Mike

Taltos

OP - as well as the advice above from mike_ie and the contact with turn2me.org you might find this thread useful.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75964786

Regards
Taltos