Struggling With Loneliness

[Catherine Therese]

In a few weeks it'll be 2 years since I left the convent. 

 

Might sound crazy but it's been REALLY hard to reconnect with people socially and I've felt isolated for much of that time. Right now it's summer here and I have a couple of weeks off work... a whole lot of time and some great weather SHOULD be a recipe for a wonderful time, and I'd love to get out and DO stuff, but I've got no-one to do stuff with. 

 

Most of my pre-convent friends are married with kids and have busy lives of their own. My siblings are all kind of narcissistic and wrapped up in their own worlds and there isn't really a place for me there. 

 

To be honest I've been frustrated with this situation for so darn long without really knowing what I can do about it and it's pretty hard not to slide into self-pity, which is ALWAYS unattractive... I seem to have a growing social anxiety that was never really an issue pre-convent, too. Please pray for me.