i was happier when i lived with my parents. although my routine is still about the same as before, been living by myself for 2 years now. i don’t think it’s good for me, now i am so overwhelmed in social situations, im not used to it anymore. living by myself has made me more anti social i think, i don’t even desire friends anymore irl, it all just seems like so much work.
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That’s sad. I get social anxiety too but I don’t live alone. I have a few friends I invite over like once a month. I don’t know where I’d be without family and friends.
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I think you’re around my age (38)? But I get the impression that your parents are younger than mine (74 & 80).
I lived with my parents until the absolute very last minute. My step-dad cant hear anything and he refuses to get his hearing aids checked out. So every conversation between my parents was a screaming match. It actually ■■■■■■ me up pretty good at the end of my stay there.
You’ll probably know when the time is right to move.
However, you’ll need family nearby. This was the one pre-req my pdoc had about me moving out. And she (and this forum) were right. I just kind of moved about 45 min. away from one of my sisters. She knew about the move, but she became more apprehensive about me being so close, as my move date approached.
IDK if you have something like this or not. But for me I’ll always need family nearby. Just something about it… Even if they disapprove of me being so close…
I’m also really lucky to have crazy nice neighbors on all sides of me. Like, I’m REALLY lucky. Even a quick Hello/fence chat while I was grilling in the driveway this afternoon goes such a long way for me.
The one mistake I made was bringing my cannabis habit with me. Looking back I could have easily left it behind, but chose to bring it with me. If you have any chemical dependancy issues you’ll want to keep an eye on those too when the time comes.
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