Even here, everyone is ignoring me.. feeling worthless

When one constantly seek approval from other people, they start to revolve their lives around making others happy, and totally ignore their own needs.

Additionally, when they don't receive the kind of approval that they're hoping for, it leads to lower self-esteem and depression.

You need to focus on what makes YOU happy, rather than what you think would make others "approve" of you.

 

Hi Robert, I just wanted to give you some tips on your anxiety and lack socialization, because even though im quite new to this NoFap thing, i believe i`ve had a lot of practice on the other problems you refer, so here it goes:
First of all, i believe you should identify what is keeping you from connecting with these people. It might be that, like 10 year olds, they are annoying and childish, and you just dont want to be around them, however from your first post, I take this is not the problem. So essentially, you should first accept that the problem is you, mainly because it is the only way you might have any control over the situation. From here, i think there are to ways you can improve your situation: You can try to fix some of your anxiety and possible lack of social skills, OR, on another approach, you can change your thought process in regards of acceptance, and it is my belief that this second option will subsequently eliminate by large your anxiety.
What i mean by this, is i believe you should find a purpose, a purpose for your life. You can do this by getting in touch with your desired archetypes, those characters you see in movies or read about in history books whose character and resolve you admire, and try to embrace their ethic and spiritual values. you mentioned you where in med school, so your purpose might be to save lives, in which case you need to adquire all the knowledge needed to do so. A purpose is not a job, it is your end game, even if it is a continuous effort, such as saving lives. It is my belief that when you fill yourself with this purpose, when you really embrace your desired ethic values, you will free yourself from the fear of rejection.
Anyways, its quite late at night here, so i apologize for the huge rant, i really ought to get myself a diary
Just wanted to let you with a quote which i thought was interesting, from a book i read: "when external factors can`t influence your sense of "you", you become immune to critique or complement".

 

You are totally right Shauncote73 and RenisanceBrinco, I couldn't put in better words myself..