Don't be ashamed of your story, it will inspire others.

I am sorry you had a tough life so far Mary, at some point ill share mine but let me just say I feel you and I am sorry you had to go through that. You did the right thing but i know how much it hurts. Your message at the end is rock solid though. Good Job adapting and learning to stay strong.

Mary, I read the whole thing. All I can say is that I'm sorry and that I'm proud that you were able to overcome so much. Eventually I'll share as well, but until then just keep moving forward

I guess somehow we ended up liking anime 'cause there's something broken inside us, for whatever reason family issues and stuff we have lived through our lives. I have read real though stuff here so far that I can even imagine... I've lived through some serious crap... maybe later on I'll tell a bit about it. But is not as heavy as what I have read here. Thank God you were able to overcome it

i agree with asuka. it seems most social outcasts (varying degree of how outcast they are of course, depends on the person ya know), tend to be into nerdy/geeky things. it's quite hard to say, but it would make sense, to me, to find something to latch onto, some hobby that helps you avoid reality, anime or video games and such, help to avoid reality as they have their own separate worlds.

I like video games more then drinking. Been playing a old game. Dink Smallwood. Zelda type games. Better then being in a relationship like that my old roommate was in. That's was some crazy shit. She was bipolar and my roommate was a drunk. I feel sad sometimes that I wish I could go on a date with a girl. Even if it's a fake date if it was with my senpai

Very poor and still poor since. Don't know how it's like to be a kid. Have an abusive and manipulative father. Still goes to bed hungry at times for a few days when the fridge is empty. Very disconnected due to the experiences of interacting with people. Was suicidal a few months back and during high school/college. Yet... Still offers a helping hand because the experience of being alone. Still gives despite having little because of knowing how it's like to have nothing.

This is such a depressing thread... not because the stories bring me down, but because I read these things from people I don't know on this site, yet I still find myself wishing I could do something, and the reality of it all is... what can I really do? I can only offer an arbitrary "You'll get through this!" and that's what's depressing. So... https://newromantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sales-of-hang-in-there-2.jpg

I'm fine but live definitely isn't easy. Crazy world, sometimes it's like the world is doomed and sometimes there's hope. Makes life interesting for me