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Originally posted by denim
What about classmates? You've never spoken with people you have classes with? That's the way I tended to meet people in college. Worked out pretty well, too.
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I have met a few people in classes (it's pretty hard not to) but it just never goes outside of the actual class, i.e. study sessions, or chit chat about homework and the weather. I'll see them around campus next semester occasionally and say hi, and that's it.
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Originally posted by lurkette
Maybe this was just an offhand comment, but I don't want to step over it. If you're actually thinking about suicide frequently, please get help. Your school should have a free counseling service.
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I don't give it much thought itself but it has been an option lingering in the back of my mind for a while. I've read the "permanent solution to temporary problem" and "you're being selfish" arguments ad nauseum and I don't particularly agree with them. Maybe this is rationalization that needs counseling. Maybe it will go away if I become socially active again. I don't know.
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Originally posted by warmingup2prose
i'm an introvert, too, and i just graduated in may. the best way to meet people, in my experience, is to develop a routine and see who's around...then say hello. if you always see the same person after lit, smile at them. it sounds simple, but it opens things up. the other advice here is good, too.
most importantly, realize that you're someone worth being friends with. if you don't, others won't either. (see the people who've replied here? they'd be your friends, i bet. let that be encouraging.)
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Yeah, I think you're right that the small things make a difference. I appreciate all the advice as I'm trying to put things together.