will I (likely) burn out?

[purplephilosopher]

so throughout high school, i was suffering immensely from social problems because i was an introvert and my parents and brother kept telling me to "make more friends"
i tried and tried and was frustrated a lot
and even when i did get some friends, i was never happy (and wasn't quite sure why)
i still felt shy and socially awkward though my confidence did increase very slightly over the years
and because i had poured so much energy into this area of my life, other areas of my life took a hit
at the end of high school, i essentially burned bridges with two of my better friends because i imploded emotionally (i felt they had left me out when i was just being too needy)
this incident made me look deeply within myself and i essentially realized that i had let society/someone else define my happiness to mean "having friends"
i never went after changing the thought, the belief deep inside: "i am shy," "i am not confident," etc
and because of this, i was always needy and not very stable emotionally
now that i've realized this, i'm more stable emotionally but i still lack the social skills
i've since apologized to my friends, admitting outright my emotional weakness, but i don't expect them to return (is there any chance?)
and now i'm at college and i'm quite lonely
this social issue that has been bothering me for the last four years no longer bothers me anywhere near as much now
i'm immensely focused and motivated to do well academically in college and really go after my goals and utilize my full academic potential
i know i don't have the social skills many of my peers in college have; my strength with people lies in my trustworthiness and sympathy...
point is...i don't expect to make too many friends (right now i'm just trying to change my deeply embedded thoughts) and i'm pretty much going to study my ass off
will i burn out??

[Christian223]

yes.

hehehe, we live to be happy, not to bust our asses off, we cant be happy without friends

I think its ok to be introverted but only if thats what you really are and if only its your true self, not because you have no other choice. Beign introverted because you are emotionally unestable, or shy, or lack social skills is not healthy introvertion, its harmfull introvertion, so if you think introvertion is harming to you in any way, or you dont enjoy it, or you think you are capable of something else, just work on your issues who are keeping you in that un-wanted introvertion. If you lack social skills i recommend you a book that i am still reading and wich is great, it can change your life, its called "how to make friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie, it will teach you what you need, it accomplishes what it promises.

You sound like me, my i was also very shy and introverted, im still introverted, but now im also more extroverted when i want to, i fixed many of my inner problems with the help of EFT and TAT, visit the link at my signature, its a werid technique for personal growth, but it works, thanks to it my motivation has grown, im more confident, happier, and the list goes on, it can change you from a deep level, try it for a few days and people will notice the difference, also try Tapping.com - Free EFT Videos - Emotional Freedom Technique for some videos to get started quick.

Good luck, im sure youll change from now on