Rely on internet for summer

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Ever since the end of my senior year, one years ago (summer of 09) I realized I wasn't living the "highschool life" of partying all the time and going on a senior trip with my friends. I realized that through out my four years at highschool I didnt make close friends. I mean I knew a lot of people, but I never had that friend that would come over all the time. I used to have a lot of close friends from about kindergarden to seventh grade, but after that I dont know what happened. Anyways, I realized that I didnt go on any senior trips and I was bored so I started joining websites like stickam and omgpop to get to know knew people. After a while I started to talk to people online and I even made a made up identity. Wierd I know, but anyways I went into college forgot all this and now this summer again it started fairly well until I had nothing to do again so I went back to these sights and started talking to people online again. I find this fairly wierd, but yet again I have nothing to do so I keep on doing it. I consider myself a fairly normal person besides my internet side of me, which sometimes creeps me out and I can't believe I've done what I've done but besides that I was just wondering if anyone else has faced the same thing. I feel like i'm trying to replace real world people with people online. In other words the people I don't have in real life i'm trying to meet online and even at one point seekd for an online girlfriend. I really want to end this bullshit because its fucking wierd and its not me! I can't stop it too some suggestions would help. THanks!

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    i'm just like that too, i have no real close friends, and have no fun.
    stupid parents/school

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  • familyguy63
    10 years ago

    Common sense nailed it!

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  • Stern_rules
    12 years ago

    Maybe try and get a job just to keep yourself occupied, I find my brain rots if im on the internet for too long :P

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  • Lostboyck13
    12 years ago

    If it feels weird then you should do what you want to do. Just think about it there's something you want to do.

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  • deepthought33
    13 years ago

    I feel the same way and it creeps me out too. I'd MUCH rather have a face-to-face social life and that is what I had all through school. When I got married and had a kid though I kinda holed up. It didn't take long for me to start using the internet for my social needs. Now it is this awkward, boring habit that I now have to unlearn.

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    • buttkicker0
      13 years ago

      same man...it sucks but y u bored u have a kid haha

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  • alv1592
    13 years ago

    there's really nothing wrong w/ that. online friends are friends too. i have real life friends, and a lot of online friends. one girl who lives in another country is like my best friend, and we plan to meet someday :)

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Find something else to do with your summers away from college. Get a job, volunteer, look up some of the people you used to hang out with ,,,

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  • CaramelChrissy
    13 years ago

    Like everyone above me has said, It is completely normal. You're bored and you just want to talk to people.

    But you say you want to stop so... I suggest you to get active. You are in college. Maybe there are some clubs you can join. I think that is a good way to make friends?

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  • atz999
    13 years ago

    its normal, when theres nothing to do then theres nothing to do

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    try to talk to the friends u wants to be friends.Just say Hi to the friends u want to be friends.

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  • bleach_baby
    13 years ago

    Hey

    I know what you mean. When I was younger, like 14 or 15, I was at this school I really hated, I had like friends but they werent people Id have chosen, like none of us was really mad about each other we were just stuck with each other, so, I used the internet when I was bored. At first I'd go on chatrooms just to take the piss out people and stuff like that, but then I'd started getting involved and pretending to be these different people. I met a few people online who I'd talk to all the time. Then I started 6th form at a different school and I forgot all about them. I'm also at home for the summer and bored. I havent started talking to them again and I dont think about them, but if I felt like it, I wouldnt see anything wrong with it. You're just trying to keep yourself occupied, maybe some people think its a little weird but alot of people do it, just like a lot of people get lonely or bored. I think its normal.

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  • Comm0nSense
    13 years ago

    no it's not normal people are supposed to talk face to face. a computer screen will never replace that

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