Hi, you sound a lot like me. I'm also socially awkward. If I know a social situation is coming up I start feeling anxious days beforehand. It has been great to find this forum where I don't feel like I'm the only one who feels this way 🙂
No, but sometimes feel like a freak. I'm not what society would call 'normal' for my age and gender, I am not good in social situations and when some people know my history they keep me at arms length. But it's their problem and I am who I am. They can go on living in their bubble in ignorance...
It took a lot of courage to do that. You needed to get it off your chest to be able to move on. Sounds like you have good things to look forward to so concentrate on creating a bright future for yourself and leave the past in the past where it belongs.
Hi, I think you can but it's damned hard. I was in a relationship where I was told for years that I was stupid, worthless, lazy etc etc and after a while it's like being brainwashed. You really believe it's true. But more than that in your mind it's an irrefutable fact and no matter how many...
I agree with Richard. Friendship should be natural and fluid. A friend likes and accepts someone for who they are, not what they have/don't have, or what benefits can be gained from being around them. If they only want to self benefit you're better off without them. Don't give up, there are nice...
Hi, would love to make some new friends. I'm 43, Australian.... feeling a little
lonely (obviously, or I wouldn't be here 🙂). Male or female, any location. Feel free to send me a message and say hi.
Hi, I'm a 43 yo Australian female. It sounds strange but I've only recently realised I've been experiencing loneliness even though it's been with me for a long time. I am surrounded by people in my everyday life, but it's as if there's an invisible barrier between them and me. I was in an...
Hi Chris, I'm new here too. I live with anxiety and particularly social anxiety and have found the lack of understanding by people really difficult. It has left me not wanting to get close to people for fear of rejection but at the same time feeling quite isolated and lonely at times. So I kind...