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How to stop this depressed and miserable feeling?
for some reason recently I have been feeling somewhat miserable and empty. I also keep longing for the past, keep thinking about is "I wish I had did this or I had done that" or "I wish I had talked to that person or that person" or "I wish I had participated in this or that activity". And missing people that I no longer see. I think hanging out with friends would be a good way to get rid of this feeling but they have been busy recently. I just feel empty and down. I don't know how to feel better. And I am only a 22 year old guy
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They do reckon that we often regret more the opportunities we missed than the things we did do. But man, at your age it's not a lost cause...believe me you can't have wasted or lost the thread your life at 22. There's MILES of it ahead of you! How about taking stock, maybe? New Year's resolution? As long as it's not illegal, immoral, unethical or downright dangerous you'll have a little nibble at anything promising that comes your way in 2014? Jan & Feb are the months when we're notoriously at a bit of a low, mental and even physical. As for old friends. Look them up...but if you find you're struggling to find something to say to any of them, maybe give those particular contacts a miss. The game's not over my man, it's only just begun for you. You can make of it what you please, within reason of course. And if you're not making a few mistakes, then you're not making ANYTHING AT ALL!!
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Relax your normal and this feeling will pass. We all feel this way at one time or another and you will feel this way several more times as you go through life. I cannot explain why this is but we always long for the past.
Right now I would say you feel as you do because of the time of the year and your age. The holidays are over friends and family have returned to their own homes and lives. Your life as a student may be behind you and now in a sense it is time to man-up and face the world as an Adult.
Right now the world is a scary place especially if you have a low paying job or no job and a huge college debt facing you. It is easy to understand why you would want to go back; to long for the past. The past was a place that was much safer and secure. A little curbside psychology if you will.
The reality is we can never really go back we can only move forward. If this feeling continues for more than a week or so then you may need professional help to get over it. I don't see that as being the case for you unless there are things you have not said that should be taken into account.
Everyone gets busy with their own life right after the first of the year. Give your friends some time to get their lives settled. Once that happens I believe things will return to normal for you.
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