Perhaps it's not directly related, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on something.How do you deal with the anguish of being shunned or ostracized, maybe for your beliefs or simply for who you are?I've met some friends yesterday and we watched se7en,

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Christanon 07/01/18 (Sun) 10:06:23 ff64df No.668723

Perhaps it's not directly related, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on something.

How do you deal with the anguish of being shunned or ostracized, maybe for your beliefs or simply for who you are?

I've met some friends yesterday and we watched se7en, so the topic of the seven deadly sins came up and we talked about who'd be most guilty of which one.

Of course there were 'sick bantz' and I was accused of being envious of having 'a real life', insinuating that I don't have many friends outside of that group and so on. They smiled, but it hurt me.

I had been depressed for years, and life didn't go great for me. I had immense fear of being too stupid, too ugly, too unlikeable etc, to find new friends and so I withdrew to isolation in many instances, because the world outside was so hurtful to me, and it seems people like to dogpile on those they perceive as weaker than themselves.

It's gotten better, I'm not completely broken down by it as I would have been some time ago, but it's still something to chew on.

I'm not actually envious of that kind of 'friendship' or social interaction. I don't want any of it, the constant struggle for hierarchy and status. The relationships I'm looking for are of a constructive nature, but I can't find them.

Do you share those experiences? Is there any hope for what I'm looking for, or is that naive?

How do you deal with this kind of stupidly destructive soul-crushing world and your peers fighting over being the being the most proud and loud?

Christanon 07/01/18 (Sun) 10:20:05 ccbc98 No.668725

That's rough anon. But don't give up hope and don't let your fear and anxiety lie to you.

I'm in a similar situation. I keep my faith on the low and try to look for other people of faith to talk to.

Always try to improve yourself, read, work out, study the Bible and something else with it. These thing help the most. And the constant knowledge that God is by my side, having my back as long as I keep to his ways.

Christanon 07/01/18 (Sun) 13:38:21 4b1af1 No.668804

>>668723

Many great people suffered insults and belittlement, OP. Getting called names, "crazy", "jealous of having 'real' life" (while the speaker debauch like mad) and having no life, etc.

If someone wants to call names and insult, they will call names and insult regardless of anything, no matter how great you are and what great deeds you have done especially in these days and age. Even our Lord got insulted even until today by lesser men who devalue themselves with such actions.

Know this, OP. You have a friend in Jesus, and you have brothers and sisters in us.

Christanon 07/01/18 (Sun) 13:52:56 7e9e3f No.668808

John 15:18 Jesus sas the world hated him first.

I understand it seems like the majority of people are living vain, meaningless lives with no inclination to change or even seem to be aware of how vain their conversations, thoghts and such are.

Constructive relationships are hard to find and they are rewarding. You can keep searching but I would not attach yourself tot hat desire. The only true reward is salvation. Your burden may be greater than others but it is because God knows it is a burden you can handle.

Good luck OP. I read a lot of theology and such to remind me there are people in this world who do care about the eternal

Christanon 07/01/18 (Sun) 13:55:07 3829f0 No.668810

That seems like a pretty cruel joke, if they're at all aware of your sensitivity at such a potetnailly hurtful dig and of your low self esteem. How good are these friends of yours as actual friends? If you don't consider them to be great, people you could confide in and they don't build you up/provide you with encouragement and you can't go to them to discuss them with things like this and are a bunch of ladz with epic bantz, probably time to move on and associate with them less and try to make friends at church, bible study etc. etc. who will be more willing to look out for you as brothers and sisters in Christ. No need to cut them off completely, just probably best for your soul to see them less by the sounds of it.

Christanon 07/02/18 (Mon) 23:27:11 caaee2 No.669317

Yes I also want to fit somewhere. Ask this:

God, help me to find my place in this world and in the next. According to your will. Amen.

Pray constantly and methodically. It works!