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You sound a little needy and that’s going to make it tough to find friends. Try changing your outlook and figuring out what you have to offer that would make people want to be your friend. Friends are there to support each other but no one really wants to have someone consistently sniveling on their shoulder.

hey.
i love making new friends.
and i love to listen.
so if you ever wanna chat, hit me up.

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oh, and in my opinion, ignore the person above my 1st reply.
friends should be there for you, no matter what.
and if you need someone to cry on, they are there for you, or they arent your friends.

Sounds like you are struggling with depression. HAve you sought professional help from a psychiatrist or counselor? IT could be helpful. I have struggled with depression for 25 years. I have only recently realized what it even was, but it felt the same way back in jr high.

When I was 18 I moved to a new state, 5 hours from home. Whin I first got there everything was OK as I lived with my brother. Within 2 months , he was transferred to a new state, and I had just enrolled in college. I can honestly say that it was the lonliest time in my life. I cried mnyself to sleep nightly. I was living in a large 2 bedroom apartment, 5 hours from anyone I knew. That is when I realized something was different about how I felt. I knew lonliness was normal, but I felt such despair, as if my life would be this difficult and miserable forever. WEll, I am proof that this is not reality, it is just perception. I am now married for 11 years with 3 beautiful daughters, and the wife of my dreams. It was all made possible because I did not give up. I knew that I had something to offer to other people as a friend, and in due time I found the right group of people. I also worked on my self esteem with a therapist and I even went on antidepressants. This may or may not be the right thing for you, but it worked wonders for me. At first I was resistant, but then I realized if taking a little pill allows me to be the person I want to be; a good father, a caring husband and a true friend, then I would take that pill everyday for the rest of my life.

Hang in there and know that there is hope. I was once hopeless, but I am now fulfilled, content and happy.

You are in my prayers!!!!

Why are you afraid to call and talk to your friend’s. Isn’t that what friends are for. You don’t have to talk to them everyday, they will still be there for you call them.

I find the best way to make new friends is to do some volunteer work at the local animal shelter. They always need the help and the animals need the love.