Post-Graduation Loneliness
Upon graduation day you're expected to have your plans, your new job lined up, your new place of residence, and nice hair under a really stupid looking cap. Maybe you do have a job, a new beautiful home, and a trusty car to take you across the country. If you had nice hair the whole day I'm sorry but I just don't trust you as a person. It's a week or a few months later and you're settling in and all seems well. Except one day you stop and take a moment to assess your life and you realize something...you're lonely. Like really lonely. I call it post-graduation loneliness. No one wants to admit they're lonely. No one wants to say I don't fit in. No one wants to say I'm having a hard time making friends I genuinely connect with. Well, I'll happily be the first to raise my hand and say I struggle with all of those things . The thing is, I know I'm not alone. It affects everyone. It's not a symptom of simply moving abroad. It's not