I'm stuck at home all day long and i'm 18.

I completely understand what you are going through. When I was 18 I was so out of touch with reality, and so immature. I completely lost it, and ran away from home. Honestly though the reason why probably was because of the home schooling. I actually went to christian school, but we were seperated by grade, and ever year I was always by myself. It might also have something to do with the fact that I was never taught anything about the outside world, and I barely got to go outside the "boundaries" of a very strict christian home. We had little dividers so we couldn't see each other. We did have a 10 minute break to go outside and talk or whatever and lunch, but I hated every minute of it. I think it has caused me to be a bit eccentric and anti-social.

Listen to me, you will get over it, trust me. I know I was very different when I started working, and dating. I still have a hard time expressing myself, and communicating with others, but it has improved. I do remember when I first started community college I was so nervous I vomited after taking just the placement tests, and the first day of school was awful. However, after just a few days I fell in love with it, everyone is so nice, and their is just something so liberating about college. I'm now going back starting monday, and I'm very excited. I know this is long, but the best advice I can offer you is go get a job, then go get some clothes and a car, get a cell phone, find some friends, embrace life, and stare everything you thought you could never do in the face. You're grown, go explore.

your lack of socialism will pay off later in life.
Now I feel like a fortune cookie.

Another sad American kid.Just a sign of our times.

smoke some tree? ;)

I actually have a friend who was part of a very large family, lived on a farm and was homeschooled.

She IS very eccentric, I will say but well adapted.

I think the only way to get around it is to put yourself into social situations. I know it sounds tough..and will be. But it will help. SWEAR.

Even just start small! Like go to the mall and give people compliments. Start some small talk and get a confidence boost.

And as for your sister..my brother is the same way! and mostly I just tell him to go fuck himself. You gotta worry about you!

Dude, i'm pretty much just like you. Anyone with problems in social skills and social phobias and nervouseness around people just aren't going to be understood by the majority of the population. I know how you feel. I don't know what advice to give you though, i'm still fucked up myself.

Ive been homeschooled my whole life as well. It really stinks. I do have friends but i am only allowed to see two of them for some reason that i dont know. Like most parents who homeschool my parents think it was best for me. Well like most parents they were wrong. I have a really hard time having real conversations with people i dont know very well and i am basically stuck in my house all day like you.

Thats not a normal situation for someone to be in as most people are put in public school, but I see where your coming from and how you don't have much social exerience, as your always home. Wait until your in College... try and talk to people. It will be hard, but it will eventually break you out of your shell. Thats the only thing thats going to help you. I wish you the best of luck!!!

I'll be 18 in a week and have been home schooled for 2 years (this year and last) but I find your post to be it a bit strange. I%%u2019d suggest you get out there, try to make friends, meet people, and try to do something more productive with your free time.

But then again, I'm sure that there are others out there like you. So this post isn't all that weird.

keep at it. just convert all the rage incurred through homeschooling into confidence, tough but plausible

dont listen 2 those ass holes u just have 2 adapt 2 people that are like you give it some time =)

Whatever you do don't take 80 sleeping pills, you'll have bad dreams...

Why any parent chooses to homechool is rediculous except in places of remotness. You cant expect to develop properly being at home everyday. This is why homeschooling is crap no social functions no excursions no school girls in uniforms what a load of shit

man up son

sound like a plot for a movie so no not normal

Yank it

I have a brother like this. He's 28 though, I hate him.

I am kind of like you. I was home schooled for a while, but I think I would have turned out the same regardless. I'm just not much of a social person. But I can tell you one thing, if you start being more involved in the stuff that you aren't used to, you will adapt very fast. Don't feel bad. And try not to let your sister bother you, she sounds very insensitive.

That's what the Japanese term 'hikikomori' stands for. Don't know if this is helpful, but at least in Japan there are many people like you.
It all depends on your will to change,though.

it's normal. I think about that too.

Oh and I can't beleive that SpermJavelin is still on this damn site.

I would have thought some one would have anal raped him till he bled to death by now.

Peace Out

The Weasel