1000Knives wrote:
" . . . I'd just move to Africa or something like that and start fresh." . . . If that's not feasible, try a different town or state. Even that can help loads. Like I hate Connecticut, but feel completely at peace in Vermont. Also, I can say from personal experience, moving just a few towns away from my old high school helped me loads. . .
I disagree with the first part, agree with the second.
I have twice tried moving to an whole new state, and basically ended up lonelier than before. It was a clunk move. The big all-at-once that I expected to 'automatically' work.
I now believe in the medium move and feel-and-texture, and if it works, keep rolling with it.
So, moving a few towns away, that may work. A fresh venue, but then (for me) still have my monthly Green Party meetings, my once a month writers' which I sometimes go to, Mensa game parties which had wound down but were still okay (I got in with a good SAT, emphatically not an intelligence test), etc, etc, taking classes at my old college and paying in-state tuition, etc, etc. Anyway, sometimes it's nice just to see familiar faces, I almost think that's biological. Plus, the possibilty of a new neighborhood and new venues. So, yeah, the artful and agile medium move.