Is it normal that i am feeling isolated?

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Hi, this is the first time I've ever tried to articulate the way I feel about my situation. I'm not normally very communicative about the way I feel, and perhaps that is why an anonymous internet forum may be the easiest way of releasing some emotion.
I am a late twenties doctor, who has had a fairly easy life so far. Other than normal difficulties in life, I have been successful through school and university, and have achieved a lot in my career so far. I have a loving fiancee who i live with and a close family. However, I have been struggling with increasing feelings of isolation and sadness; I spend a lot of my time a work, or studying and have managed to lose a lot of close friends. I notice I am becoming increasingly anxious, and also a little paranoid about people I know having a better life than me and pitying me. It is not affecting my life but I worry that either I am anomalous in my lack of close friends because of work and my innate antisocial tendencies or that I have a slightly pathological personality that make me drive away friends and become jealous and paranoid about others.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    The worst a person can do is judge you. Honestly, I suggest that you try forcing yourself to talk to people. Start off small, it could like saying hello to a fellow doctor. Eventually talking to others won't feel like such a struggle. Maybe your fiancee could help loosen up? Try meeting some of her friends. You sound like a successful guy and I hope that this feeling of sadness goes away.

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  • Train.Wreck
    12 years ago

    I think you need to sort out your feelings. Maybe there's something you're suppressing (not necessarily a memory or bad experience- an emotion). Try to be closer to your fiance. Spend time with her, take her places, and, if you feel ready, talk to her about it. I know it's hard (I'm probably a hypocrite, as I don't communicate well either) but you should try and seek outside help (not an internet forum, though they are very helpful) if you can't resolve this on your own.

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