Is it normal to be 25 and not have a life

I have no life what so ever.
I am unemployed though hopefully soon i'll have a job but it's extra hard for me to find something. I have just gone through a testing period like an internship of sorts to see my strenghts and weaknesses.
I live with my mom and I have no friends.
My way of socializing is through apps like tinder where I agree to dates in order to have something to do. It rarely goes anywhere because i'm not there for anything.
I am told to "just go outside" when I feel alone but go where? I can go to the mall or take the bus to the city and wander around aimlessly but that's not gonna help. I've done that many times, before the pandemic, and it didn't exactly make people appear and befriend me out of the blue.
I dont even really want friends. I see them as pressures to socialize when I dont feel like it. I only want to socialize when it suits me. But I want experience things. I just dont know what you're supposed to experience. I have done some things like travel alone which I was forced to because at the time I was studying at half-distance at a school 8-9 hours away. I didnt know when I applied how often there'd be physical seminars and classes but it was once a month so once a month I had to travel. It was very scary but very exciting.
I never left my hotel room after classes though. First of all it was a small town on the countryside so what could I possibly do? and because I have no sense of direction. I left my hotel room one time to find the nearby store and got lost after walking 1 street. Luckily I could use google maps.
Is your 20s really supposed to be the best years? I am scared that when I turn 30 I will turn ugly and no one will ever want to see me. And then i'll truly be a hermit and unable to change it.

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  • Whatintarnation

    Well hopefully a new job will mean some coworkers to befriend and hang out with. Also maybe take up some hobbies. I'm the outdoorsy type. And when I've gotten into archery, boating, snowmobiling, etc. I've always met new people along the way of doing those things.

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  • Tinybird

    sounds similar to me

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  • Orphan

    Do u have a job? Do u volunteer? Could u join a group that plays a sport? Or theatre? A class of some sort? Are u part of a minority group where u can have a community of your own like on meetups or a centre? Have u joined meetups to see if there are any activities u might like, u rarely see the same people again but at least u get to go out and meet people and if you're lucky it might click with someone.
    Pick a bar with pool tables or karaoke and stick to that bar, go like every Saturday night, u'll find u see the same faces and these people become bar buddies, and who knows, maybe u can have a supper with them after a while. Or a new f*ck friend.

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  • noid

    Changes will come your way when you’re young: it gets harder when you end up stuck in the middle age years.

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  • DADNSCAL

    Life’s what you make it. Snap out of it before you die young of depression.

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