u/Honda2557

There's Salsa dancing, speed dating, and singles mixers in my city. I'm also interested in volunteering for the sierra club because I'm into environmental stuff and collecting water samples seems fun. But because of loud noises after a brain injury, my dark past at nearly thirty years old of never dated, bad choices in the past with addiction being found out, and just striking up a conversation or dancing with a woman that I just met seems intimidating. Since I also have an Insurance case going on, I'm afraid of a private investigator catching me dancing, lifting, or doing other physical things that may hurt my case.

Does anyone have any advice for me?

I moved here near my last year of high school, it was really difficult to make friends near the end, and it was also hard to leave behind my old friends elsewhere. I didn't like any of the Jobs I had in retail or manufacturing. I went to Ivy Tech for two years and I didn't like it due to the lack of campus Life. I wanted to go to Purdue but that didn't work out due to the high GPA that's required to get into a lot of Programs. I like where I live now because of having broader things to do and having a more welcoming community that matches my beliefs. I did make some friends near the end of my time here but that just didn't give me enough of what I wanted for my Life with Career, Social Life, or Dating.

How can I still think positive of Greater Lafayette despite my negative past?