I feel you. I basically fell off the face of the earth for like 10 years. I was fighting just to survive and the only thing on my mind was to get to the next day.
I was too tired to even think about fun.
Now that I am out of that funk, I worked on getting back to socializing. I feel like a lot of peers I had before are in a similar funk that I was. Just surviving. Sometimes it is because of bad decision making. But usually, not… They did their best and it wasn’t good enough to both pay the bills and have some time to enjoy themselves.
You might be able to hang out with folks that have a similar amount of free time as you. It doesn’t have to be people you grew up with. You have a great opportunity where your own life is in a good spot, so you should have more time to pursue connections with people you would enjoy.
Good luck out there!
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