Does anyone feel like they don’t truly belong anywhere? I’m not good at short stories so I’m sorry if I’m rambling.

I know this post won’t resonate with a lot of people but even if it does for a few maybe it’ll help me feel better. I’ve always felt like I don’t belong. I am mixed race and grew up in private Christian schools with primarily white students. I had friends but always felt like I was different. Fast forward to middle school and my parents let me transfer to public. I was so out of the loop extremely awkward didn’t dress how everyone else did because I was used to wearing uniforms. My hair was super long and curly/frizzy. I had bad acne and got bullied. I then went into high school going back to private Christian schools and it was the same story. Got bullied and called the N word. Transferred back to public and then all the minorities thought I was under the impression I was too good for my own race because of the way I spoke and dressed and had my hair. Fast forward to adulthood things got better because I was out of the school bubble. I had friends but I always felt like I was trying to squeeze myself into the group somehow and it didn’t feel right. Fast forward to now I’m a SAHM with three kids practically no friends . I don’t leave the house. My partner is basically my only friend and I just feel like I don’t have a support group anywhere and it’s lonely. Some days it gets to me more than others. I never thought being 30 years old I would feel like this I’m just wondering if anyone else feels the same way. I’ve tried to talk through this with a therapist but it seems like it just doesn’t help. And therapy doesn’t help me in general.
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Yes, I got no friends but my husband. It’s very lonely n making me feel real depressed. I try to say I have my family n that’s all I need but sum friends would b nice🫠 one day we’ll make sum!

As an Asian that attends a Christian church I can 100% say that it’s so multicultural in my church there’s Asian, islanders, refugees from India and Spain, New Zealanders, heapppps of Filipinos, mixed people and fully black, and then the white people. I walk in and it’s just a sea of different coloured skin and hair - no one really belongs in there coz we’re all so different I’ll be lining up for coffee and have a white person in front an a black person behind me. Another community that’s so diverse is my salsa dance community- sure they all dance salsa but not everyone speaks Spanish and even if they do, they could be white or Asian or black. This black guy asked me in Spanish “would you like to dance” (I learnt that much 😂) and I was kinda shocked he could speak Spanish coz I’m used to hearing Spanish from the Coumbian dudes. You could try going church on Sundays? Look for Hillsong or Planetshakers. Or learn salsa. You won’t feel the need to belong there coz everyone’s so different.

@Kellie thank you 💖 I’ve been thinking about finding a good church for a while now it’s just kinda scary

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