I am a 25/m that got out of a 4 year relationship about 6 months ago with my mother of my kids. It ended pretty bad, but our relationship has gotten alot better where we can talk about the kids pretty civil. At first it was pretty nasty where she would constantly call me things like "dead beat dad, low life, loser, etc" because she hated that we broke up...


Since we've broken up, and even while we were together my personality has totally changed. When I was younger I was the type of person that would easily make friends whereever I went. I could talk to anyone, make just about anyone laugh, and was always fun as anything to be around.


Now I basically have no friends left, I can't seem to make new friends because the people I do meet now I just don't feel like talking to. I am so quiet now, and barely even talk to people anymore. I look for reasons to walk away from people just so they stop talking to me.


If its someone I have already known a while I don't seem to have this problem 'as' much, but I still notice myself doing it all the time. Right now I have so much stress and problems bottled up in me and I don't know how or who I should let them out on. I don't really have that close type friend that I can really spill my guts too cause frankly I don't really trust many people anymore.


I feel like I know what my problems are, but frankly I don't see those problems as the real problems. I don't know what I should do! Should I seek professional help? Do you think medication can help me? I can't live like this anymore, I feel like I am trapped in a box and nobody can here me!


Maybe I just need someone who would lend me there ear, I don't know...


Edit: I forgot to mention when I was about 18 I use to get anxiety attacks and had to take medication for them. I don't feel them anymore and have since stopped taking the medicine years ago. I don't know if that has any relavance to this or not but figured i'd throw it out there.