José

homesick and sober.

As some of you may know, or not, I'm moved to Wyoming for school. I'm only two hours from home but I'm still homesick... The most I miss about home is my cat really. Dunno why, if I had my cat I'd be fine. haha yeah I know, I'm gay for my pussy.

but to top it off I haven't smoked in 3 days. I wasn't smoking all that much up until like the week before I moved.

The first two days were the worst but I'm definitely feeling a little better now. I just wanted to let yahooka know, I also love all you guys so I think if any of you have homesick stories it would make me feel better.

I really like the school so far, I feel fine when I'm staying busy but when other people aren't around I just feel like shit and can't help but think about home.

I think I would feel 10x better if I was half as far as I am away from home. I'm just planning on going home every two weeks until I feel comfortable doubling that time.

It doesn't help that my dorm is on a freshman level floor. My roommates actually really cool and he's my same age, I just feel like I need to meet more people my age though.

When I'm in the dinning hall I hear freshman talking and it makes me think I'm in high school again.

Basically the busier I am the better I feel but the first week of school is a joke. It's hard to meet people too, I've got a meeting to check out some frats but that doesn't really comfort me cause I'm still going to be living in my dorm even if I do join a frat. I do feel like it would help me though.

Hell I've met someone who went to my old school in colorado, I'm surrounded by awesome people but I still feel terrible.

As I recall the first three days of not smoking are the worst then it's fine. I just hope shit turns out alright. I just can't wait till school picks up and I start making friends by association. My roommate has provided me with somewhat of a social life which is nice but just not my favorite type of people..

In a way it's good though cause it will be motivation to study more than I ever have before and do good.

I have found reading to be somewhat of a good escape though. I would go to the gym but I have no decent running shoes and my gym shorts are all fuzzy and shit from the laundry so there's no way I'm going to the gym till I get new shorts.

Roach

get out as much as possible.

don't isolate.

go to theatre tryouts, always hot chicks @ theatre groups...also stoners and usually musicians

frats are overrated.

make buddies with a frat guy and you get the perqs for free.

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José

yea I kind of agree, there's no way I'm joining a frat the first week. definitely just going to wait to see it all play out. by no means am I isolating myself. I've met a lot of people and I talk to people when the occasion arises like in the elevator and what not.

it's really early to be sad about anything like that cause it's only the third day. I'm just ranting cause I feel a bit depressed and homesick.

today was the first day of class and I did talk to some people who seem cool, I just can't wait to start getting to know more and more people everyday. like I said, when I'm busy I feel completely fine and usually happy.

but I just hope I don't end up eating lunch with the honors kids and my RA everyday like I did the first day. not that they aren't extremely nice people, just not my favorite.

Xil

joining a frat can give a lot of benefits and you can meet a lot of cool people. or you can be tied down to a lot of douchebags and spend money. it varies by school/frat. even if you dont join one rushing is a good idea. at my school its like $5 to rush and most of the frats end up giving out that much in free food anyway.

just dont believe the shit about helping your future, also dont believe that they dont haze. they may not do homoerotic paddling shit, but every frat has their own way of weeding people out.

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Xil

also dont go home too often. at my school half the fucking school goes home on the weekends and spends all week secluded in their dorms. people aren't gonna make friends that way....

btw how old are you? i'm a 19 year old sophomore in college.

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You'll get over it soon enough once you get laid.

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José

i'm 20, I was considered a freshman when I got accepted and signed up for classes cause my final transcript wasn't in but I'm actually taking sophomore level classes.

I did talk to some cool people today in class, I just need to keep talking to them and eventually hang out with them and I'll expand my social life that way.

I'm really not worried about my social life, that's not difficult for me. I just feel like shit right now and I'm not going to go up to some hippy and ask to smoke cause I honestly want to stop smoking for as long as I'm here in wyoming where it's not decriminalized.

HTAM

I'm glad you feel like shit.

You didn't even stop in Fort Collins on the way up.

Asshole.

Roach

und douse dis happenz offenze.

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SmokeaJoint

Man, I remember my freshman year in the dorms... I moved away from family to go to college and during Thanksgiving break I was stuck on campus. Car was broke down and I was broke. It sucked, I remember sitting there after everyone in my hall had locked up and left for home. No weed, no alcohol, nothing. Oddly enough, I just watched World Series of Poker to fall asleep and did YaHooka and Youtube during the day between meals. The first three days of being sober are the hardest. After that, it feels normal to feel normal again.

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José

I was with my parents again, cause you know, they wanted to drop me off at college.

sorry I don't look like a hippy, but you know you can tel who smokes when they have rasta hats and long side burns.

Mikey

sorry to hear your feeling blue

and i hate to sound cliche but time does heal all wounds

and just try to keep busy, go to meetings, theater groups like roach said always have hot stoner chicks

any particular reason why your not smoking? can't find weed or don't wanna smoke weed while your at school or que pasa?

either way i really sincerely wish you well and truly believe you will adjust just fine and 3 months down the line you'll laugh at this thread

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SageTree

Take it easy on yourself Spanky, you're still well within the 'period of adjustment'.
Soon enough you'll have a routine and on more sure ground. Over all I'd say this is mostly stuff you know already from what I've read above, so hang in there man.

As a person who likes to isolate myself, I have to agree with Roach.

When I'm feeling down and isolate myself, I push myself to get out and at least take a walk for a while. Before I know it whatever bad shit that was on my mind has been worked out or forgotten.

Got get a cup of coffee or something like that a people watch for a while....


Sorry it's been rough. Come back and vent as needed

We'll always be the place where everybody knows your name!




Take care Brotherman
SageTree

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HTAM

Maybe I need to have a word with your parents about infringing on their son's fun with his interweb friends.

You're still about an hour away (still) if you are in Chey town, so let me know.

And it was completely uncalled for to call you an asshole, because you were hanging out with your parents.

You're a momma's boy.

The Rev

You're actually lucky to be feeling the way you do. It means you love to be home, and you get real support from your family. When I went to school, I never felt homesick once. In fact, I was over 3000 miles from home, and I couldn't have been happier. I envied my friends who were homesick, sometimes. I knew they had something really reassuring and loving to return to.



The Rev

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HTAM

^Absolutely true.


And you currently don't have to lick old, dilapidated scrotums.

José

thanks all, yeah I feel fine during the days mostly it's just in the evening when things start to settle down and I don't have anything to do. Soon enough school will pick up and I won't even have time to feel homesick.

and mikey, I'm not smoking cause of laws. it's not decriminalized here so you go to jail if you get caught, and I would probably get kicked out of school.

I had a chance to go to a party the first night I was here, I just wasn't feeling it.

But this weekend I'll probably be down to party.

Geeno

You should poop in the main lobby of your dorm.

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Lloydy

Dorms suck. Ive got exams all week and the people living around me have taken it upon themselves to go out on the piss every fucking night this week. Twats.

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José

well tonight was actually really good. I studied, and talked to my parents for awhile on the phone. I just walked around some different floors in my hall and talked with some people who I've seen in some of my classes. Then I played video games with some cool people. I met my next door neighbor and he said he has friends in a different hall so I'll get him to introduce me to some people more my age.

I actually think I'm really going to love it here once I can shake this feeling. Right now I feel awesome.

I love my professors and for the most part everyone is super nice here.

As for being sober, I don't feel depressed at all anymore. I think I could get used to this whole sober thing.