Feeling lost and alone

[Sam411]

I recently returned from spending 18 months abroad living in the States. During this period I became quite involved with girl who lives over there as well as developed some very close friendships with others over there. Being back home now for 3 months I feel lost, many of my old friends seemed to have moved on with there lives whilst I was gone and no one seems to be able to understand the heartache I go through everyday. I feel like I am spending more and more time alone and have taken to drinking more for no reason. I still speak to the girl I was dating in America and we both want to be together but with us both studying it is just impossible to do at the current time. I feel lost and alone and everyday feels like a huge effort to just get myself out of bed in the morning. 

[white knight]

Hi Sam, Welcome to BB forum

I felt the same in 1976 when I returned to my suburb of Melbourne after 3 short years in the RAAF. All my friends had either married of moved away. 

I am not you, my opinion is my own. I'd chase the love. If your lady friend talks to you on skype or emails etc and pledges strogn feelings then I'd chase her not the education.

But I'm a romantic and dont believe much about the great positives of a higher education.