Go to a therapist or psychologist and he'll/she'll help you with your social skills. Then, hit the club!

Waking up and asking "why?" or having that feeling of misery was always my least favourite part of the day.

For me, it was a surefire sign that something inside of me was not okay (after struggling with it for years). I went to talk to a counsellor one day at my school, and he recommended a few things to me... just little changes in my diet, the way I organize my life.. that actually helped quite considerably. Do you have access to a counsellor or doctor or therapist? It may benefit you quite a bit!

Yeah I hate waking up in the morning, I always just wish I could sleep forever and never have to worry about a thing. Doctors you say? Yeah I guess I have access to that, and I have thought about it, but I'm afraid people will think less of me or treat me differently if I did.

Doctors are there to help. The same goes for Therapists or Counsellors. They will commend you for seeking help... they understand how hard it is to muster up the courage to get help!

There are times still when I struggle with what people will think. I have more of an issue telling people I have depression than I do telling them that I'm gay. There's such a bad stigma surrounding depression... it adds to the frustration of the disorder itself, I find. We have to learn that it's common... and, most importantly that thoughts are just thoughts: Those who think of us as 'less' because of our depression are wrong!

Dude, yous handsome, yous intelligent, yous young, and you are depressed? I am very sorry, but I don't catch the deal here...

Now, if you just think:

"Ok, I am going to stop having pity of myself and do something about it instead of complaining, I'll say hello to that sexy lady who sells cupcakes at work, or I'll talk about yesterday's game to this guy that I've heard he likes, or even help that neighbor with his bags, for which probably he'll invite me a cup of coffee"

My point is, YOU HAVE A SOLUTION. I mean, why are you depressed, if you won't even try to fix it, which in your case, is more than easy, you make your path, you, by yourself, no doctors, no psychiatrist, YOU can alter this situation, this feeling.

I have acne, and most of the time I feel like you, dude, this is way worst and I tell myself every day I wake up, "It's worth it"... So I let my personality be, and you know what? People freaking likes me. So, you are perfectly NORMAL, and you can change this easily, just... stop being a closed book.

~~~ In life, new friendships and love comes with the creation of opportunities, opportunities that you simply make in purpose or accidentally ~~~

You feel sad because you don't have plans. Think about what you can do in that life. You don't need ppl, you need occupation. Think about it. Labor is a good therapist. Just bend every effort to something and don't think about yourself. It's bad to be depressed. There is nothing interesting and valuable.

I felt the same way the past two years of my life,
My parents didnt care much about me,
I was hopping from programs and bootcamps,
I had plenty of friends,
I always had a girlfriend,
I knew i wasn't too good looking but i didnt let it control my life.
I was still very depressed,
I now dont live with my parents on the weekdays,
Im in a boarding school and i have no friends there,
But im less depressed,
I know deep inside im still depressed,
But i dont let it get to me.
Im happier although im lonely.
You just need to give yourself a chance.
Theres a difference between being lonely,
And trying to be lonely,
Because once you start believing your lonely,
You isolate yourself slowly,
Just find someone you can open up to
A therapist or if your not not comfortable with this,
Talk to a friend or make a friend, Open up to them slowly,
Who knows? Good things might come.

Hey MisterK,
I'm feeling ya. I know exactly what you mean. What I try to do is be happy, but for those ppl trying to be constructively positive, this doesn't always work. What I've found is ppl don't care about sad things, they just end up not talking to you. I feel like I have to fake happiness to make more friends. Then I can open up. How can someone get out of a cycle when it seems like no one cares?? What I've tried to do instead is find hobbies BY MYSELF that make me happy. I'm so back and forth happy though I think it's messing me up. Anyhow, I think if I can somehow be happy by myself I can open up to ppl more, and feel more comfortable being around others more easily.