Hi, i'm new here, I stumbled across this forum after clicking a google link to an unrelated thread. I have spent a good hour looking through other peoples posts on numerous threads,i have read some horrific story's on here that make me feel absolutely terrible that i am going to winge on about something that doesn't compare to childhood abuse or schizophrenia. But after nearly 6 months of feeling like this, i am generally scared of where my thoughts are taking me and stumbling across this site seems to be a candle in the darkness. I don't know if there is a limit on post lengths or if anyone will actually read/reply to this but i need to talk. I am not sure if this belongs in this category or not, if it doesn't, i apologize.
i'm a 20 year old male who split up with his girlfriend late December, i loved this girl, i lived with this girl for nearly 3 years the split up was due to paranoid thoughts that she would cheat ( past girlfriends all had ). It destroyed me when we split, i spent the best part of 3 months going to my part time job then drinking myself stupid everyday, a weak way for a person to attempt to deal with it i admit and certainly no solution this started off a downward depressed spiral. I have spoke to other girls and i had a girlfriend for 2 months and i cheered up a bit, put the partner of three years out of my mind ( sorta ) but with that also coming to an end, i feel like i am dependent on the companionship and i dont think this is healthy. The first breakup helped me realize i have some serious problems that need sorting.
I have absolutely no confidence or self esteem, i left school in year 10 ( 14/15 ), i did not attend my GCSE exams, i went to college to study in construction but goofed about in the second year, The point in that is, i have never had any idea or passion in what to do with life. My friends went off to be mechanics, university, police officers etc, i never had the confidence or passion to pursue anything. I am terrified to drive and honestly feel like i am not good at anything, or capable of doing it. I take a long time to learn. Even factory work or something along these lines, i feel like i could not do it. This is one of the many factors.
I just dont have a passion or interest to pursue, when not at work i spend my time playing video games ( cliche ? ), watching movies or doing my weights ( at home because i lack the confidence to go to a gym ). I want to go to a boxing place round the corner but i fear of new people,places. Being laughed at, the noob who cant do anything. I see that this is silly but still this is pretty much my life. Fear of anything new.
I'm paranoid about everything, if the door rings i assume the worst, if a friend rings me out of the blue, i assume it is going to be some sort of trouble for me, e.g i am going to be attacked, despite knowing my friends would not do this and i see no reason for them to want this.
I fear i will always be alone, i am dependent on a girlfriend but there are factors that stop me, the low confidence/self esteem, paranoia, sexual embarrassments, my penis is like 5 inches and i cum quickly, 4/5 minutes. I have pretty extreme politics, i wont go into these but they certainly will put off girls and the ones who would tolerate them would lead a life that i strongly disagree with. Are these factors just a cocktail of a grim alone future? i take solitude in my laptop, political discussions, movies and video games just like the guy does in his books out of Poe's " The Raven", but i know i should not be doing this.
The breakup lead me to suicidal thoughts, and long walks over local bridges pondering awful thoughts, i was great for a few months, but the reason i am posting this now is i fear where my thoughts are taking me. I guess this post is an extremely long way of asking how i can increase my confidence/self esteem and how to beat this overall depression, for both i have tried self help books, self hypnotherapy and i can't seem to do it and i can feel it getting worse. Please offer your methods for coping and dealing with things i'd love to hear of people in a similar predicament. Thankyou
*once again, if this is in the wrong catergory, i apologise.