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Dude, start drinking. You will get over your inhibitions and meet people. You will have the best and worst experiences of your life. And sometime after it is all said and done you will find yourself.


Horrible advice. If you need a drug that makes it easier to talk to people, Alcohol is one of the worst choices.


And yet it's consumed by about 2 billion people worldwide. The OP's problem is that he's a 21yo boy. Talking about his problems with a shrink and taking little colored pills is not going to help him have the experiences he needs to grow.


You don't have a thorough understanding about how psychologists help people. Pills aren't always prescribed and sometimes it's nice to have a professional evaluate your life and make some suggestions. And little? I don't think depression is a "little problem."


You don't have a thorough understanding about how psychologists help people.

That's probably because I've never known any who have.

And little? I don't think depression is a "little problem."

Fair enough. I switched little to the colored pills.

Anyway, he asked for advice from a bunch of random people on the internet - and IMO there were a lot of good ones... exercising and stuff like that - but that takes real effort and the OP doesn't seem capable of that right now. So in that context I think my advice was as fair as the rest - certainly seems to work for the socially awkward in the rest of the world which is why it's pretty much accepted in every culture everywhere.

Edit: Wish I could get Kingfisher and Taj Mahal here...




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