So long story short, I essentially spend the last 1.5 years rotting at home in bed oscillating from mild to heavy depression, though abt 7months of them was intense studies before I burned out. But anyway I went to a college today, a decent one not amazing, just whatever I got, just to get a look. It starts next week. And to find places to live in a different city (though its only about 100kms apart from my home).
And yeah I am kinda scared now idk. I do not really have any meaningful friends or something or a mentor to ask advice, so well I would like to hear your stories! Or any tips? I am kinda introverted, well not kinda quite a bit. But I wont say I am under-confident, I do not have trouble talking to people or something, mostly I just find hard to relate with them. Even today I tried striking some casual convos but seniors have some attitude towards freshers i guess, and freshers were too busy completing their docs maybe.
Make making friends a priority. Join clubs, go to parties, ask classmates if they want to study together. If you don’t have a mealtime crew, ask people in the dining hall if you can sit with them.
Be careful with drugs, especially alcohol. I’m not saying don’t experiment, but be mindful of how much you’re using and the effects they have. I was not careful with alcohol in my youth and… I wish I had been.
Try things you’re interested in, and try things you aren’t interested in. It’s hard to know what’s interesting without giving it, as they say, the ol’ college try.