Food to fill void

[wanttofeelbetternow]

Using food to fill emptiness. Anyone else? I don’t know how to connect with people. I’m in my 30’s. Single. No kids. Outsider. I don’t think like other people. Find it really hard to connect with people. How do you meet like minded people? Open minded. Like to travel. Not set on rat race have kids work til you’re 70 not enjoy life. Etc etc

[namaha]

Don't do anything to others which you would not want others to do to you- even at subtle level !

You need to study a lot.You are born for a special purpose in your life- a long way to go !

Be happy always! Keep smiling !

May God Bless you!

[Zest]

Hi wanttofeelbetternow

Maybe join some clubs or activities that you enjoy, so that you can meet like-minded people that way? Conversations often happen around shared interests.

I just replied to your other post - and hope that the article I shared is helpful.

Once again, welcome to the Healthy eating forum.

Zest

[Cooper27 Administrator in reply to Zest]

I was about to suggest the same stuff check out meetups.com to see if there's anything that appeals to you locally.

[Brightfeather]

Welcome! Great that you are here. I love that you are not interested in the rat race - I have never been either and have travelled everywhere and still do extensively. We are living in exciting times -

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Hi wantofeelbetternow, firstly you name says it all so well done and good for you for saying how you feel.

The fact that you're free thinking is good in my book and I'd try saying to yourself I'm OK you're OK repeatedly and believe it. So that you accept others for what they are and most importantly you accept yourself for what you are.

So instead of filling the void by overeating and literally punishing yourself by making yourself unhappy by thinking about what you don't want, think about you do want and what you'd like and then how to achieve it and the past is the past its gone never to return unless 'we' let it and then it haunts us.

I wish you well and please feel free to say how you feel and hopefully we'll be able to help you feel better about yourself.

Jerry 🙂

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Like Jerry said, think about what you do want. What do you get excited about? Are you passionate about anything? What are you good at? Everyone's good at something!

[Activity2004 Administrator]

Hi wanttofeelbetternow ,

As everyone has said, if you have hobbies and events you enjoy doing, then do them! They will make you feel happy and give you something to focus on during the day.

[jazminakins]

I'd recommend you to study and read more.

[TheAwfulToad]

So many questions in one short paragraph

It's tough not following the crowd. You're going to meet a lot of people who think you're weird for not wanting a nice comfortable blue cubicle and a company pension. On the bright side, an increasing number of people are refusing to follow the lemmings over the cliff, and I find the best way to meet them is to (a) travel a lot and (b) have a specific goal in life. I've met a surprising number of incredibly smart, fun people just by being in unusual places and doing unusual things.

If you're not going to join the rat race, then you have to join in with something else; it's no good waiting for life to come to you. If you want people to like you for who you are, then you need to actually be someone. Decide what it is that you want to do with your life, and then go out there and do it. And do it well. People who are doing something similar will inevitably be drawn into the same places and situations that you find yourself in.

If your goals are fairly modest, I agree with Cooper27 's suggestion to join meetup.com. I've never used it myself, but I've heard of lots of other people building an interesting social life around it.