Disillusioned. Can't Study. Completely isolated

Hey NoFuture12345, Life is long. I'm a freshman living in Hassay dorms. Im 18 (still a virgin) from California and have not really met anyone here either! I have this problem too. Throughout elementary/middle school I had friends (a group). But, these guys that I had known since elementary school (I found them to be jerks and left the group). Then, high school started. I lost my conversation skills and I felt like I was out of place. The whole 4 years I was eating by myself at lunch, trying to find a group of friends that I had in elementary school/ middle school. I tried going back into the group, but it felt so awkward and I just couldn't. I always wondered why I couldnt gain friends, I played 2 varsity sports. Was team captain for my soccer team and got MVP for my senior year. Also played baseball with the group of guys that were popular (went to parties and such). Towards the end of senior year I found some friends that I actually enjoyed being around! Over winter break we went to Hawaii together and had tons of fun trying to make up for time that we missed in high school. AND then I come back to ASU...No friends, NOTHING, trying to find things that interest me! I always call my dad and ask him for advice. He just tells me that "LIFE IS LONG". You will have your ups and your downs...but TAKE RISKS. Like you and a bunch of others at this college...including myself: we will at some point find our interest and have friends. We have the rest of our lives to figure that stuff out. A lot of people are thinking the same way. P.S. I'm still trying to find friends :P (Joining intramurals etc). Also, when I feel down of depressed I look at all the other people in the world that do not get the chance to live like us fortunate ones. Good people get diseases and are born with defects (shorter lives). They would do anything to be in our position. So, all i'm saying is live your life man. You only have one. Every time I think about no having friends etc I cry and I also think about how fortunate I am to having loving parents and LIFE. (Thanks for reading this if you did).

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