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2manyopiates

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Tampa, FL
Hey everyone, my name is 2many(for fear of anyone IN RL reading this) and I used to frequent this site quite often when I was in highschool and really into opiates. I'm now 20 and i've been clean via the use of suboxone for 4 months now. The thing is, i'm not very happy at all. I feel like getting off of opiates has really brought my anxieties to the surface and boy do I have a lot of them :/. I find myself using the majority of my free time to just sit alone in my room playing video games, or watching netflix. I don't have any friends anymore, as I cut the majority of them off when I decided to venture into sober terroritory. I feel so alone, and scared, and unsure. I don't think i'm suicidal but I often find myself staring at things and thinking "That'd be great to off myself with," etc, but I don't really even know myself so I can't even tell if this is a big problem. I don't hate life, I just hate how i've caused such a shitty one for myself by making such bad decisions. I'm relatively frail, and underweight clocking in at 5'8 125lbs. I recently got a job at McDonalds but my anxiety (and self concious? self doubt? what am I looking for here?) is so through the roof it makes working properly nearly impossible. I just started training yesterday so hopefully I don't fuck this up. Im at very unease with my appearance, I suppose all those years of opiate abuse and not taking proper care of myself are catching up to me (i've been using opiates since the age of 15)

I don't really know why i'm posting this. Perhaps it's to get all my negative thoughts out into clear form so I can read it in hopes to understand myself better. Perhaps it's because i'm looking for guidance. I've had a lot of bad shit happen to me in the past year, a good buddy hung himself, I had a kid I found out wasn't mine, etc etc. I really thought getting off opiates would help my outlook on things but I'm more unhappy now than I have ever been. What is wrong with me? Why can't I be confident with myself? Am I doomed to be a loser forever? I dated this girl for 3 years and she's off doing great things now and i'm sulking in my room wanting to off myself. I'm not jealous of her, i'm happy for her. I just wish I was with her doing those great things but instead i've reverted into a sad reclusive underweight fucking weirdo


fuck it
 
Based on what you have said here, I'd say it sounds like you are suffering from social anxiety.

Best of luck holding down your job man. You have more control over your life than you know.

I would say to not over-think things, just do them. And believe in yourself.
 
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