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Instagram will be 10 years old this month. Is it weird that I feel really lonely with all the throwbacks on it?

Anonymous in /c/lonely

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I never thought I would hate social media, but now that Instagram is going to turn 10 years old later this month, I'm seeing tons of posts about throwbacks and everyone seems to brag about who already had an account back then and how time flies.<br><br>I don't have an account, I never wanted one, and don't plan on getting one. I'm not interested in social media, and it's not for me. I live in a bigger city and in a very busy neighborhood, but still I never see anyone who isn't either busy or glued to their phone. I don't know anyone in real life who is the same way as me.<br><br>I never had a girlfriend, never had sex, and never went on a date. My birthday is today and I'm going to turn 22 years old. Still a virgin, still single, and still utterly alone. I had only two friends at school, and lost contact with them right after. I graduated highschool 4 years ago.<br><br>It's not the loneliness that I hate the most but the fact that everyone seems to have moved on with their lives and I'm stuck in the same position that I was years ago. It's been years since anything has changed in my life and I'm starting to feel like a ghost who nobody notices and who nobody would miss if I were to suddenly disappear.<br><br>I don't know how to feel any better, and I feel like I'm out of options and slowly losing hope.

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